The following is a list of people of full or partial

Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,00 ...

origin. This includes notable people in the community who were born on the island of

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

during the Ottoman era (1570-1878/1914), the

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

era (1878/1914-1960), as well as with the formation of the

Republic of Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

(1960–present), the

Turkish Federated State of Cyprus The Turkish Federated State of Cyprus ( tr, ) was a state on the region of Northern Cyprus declared in 1975 and existing until 1983, that was not recognised by the international community. It was succeeded by the Turkish Republic of Northern C ...

(1975–83), and the

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Recog ...

(1983–present). In addition, due to the large

Turkish Cypriot diaspora The Turkish Cypriot diaspora is a term used to refer to the Turkish Cypriot community living outside the island of Cyprus. Population Australia Turkish Cypriot migration to Australia began in the late 1940s; they were the only Muslims acceptab ...

living outside of the island, there are many notable people of Turkish Cypriot origin who are living in

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

, the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

etc. These individuals are listed with their citizenship (i.e. as "Turkish", "British", "Australian", "American", "Canadian", "Jordanian", "Egyptian", "German", "New Zealander", "Norwegian" etc.) alongside their notability and connection to the Turkish Cypriot community. Those with dual citizenship (i.e. who were born in Cyprus and have emigrated abroad) are listed as "Turkish Cypriot-born" alongside the citizenship they have acquired.

Academia and medicine

Mehmet Aziz Mehmet Aziz, CBE, (September 24, 1893, Larnaca – June 17, 1991) was a Turkish Cypriot medical doctor and ordinance professor. He was the Chief Health Inspector for the British colonial Government of Cyprus in the 1930s and 1940s, and is widely ...

, medical researcher; widely credited with eradicating

malaria Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. S ...

in Cyprus * Turkan Aziz, the first female Chief

Matron Matron is the job title of a very senior or the chief nurse in several countries, including the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and other Commonwealth countries and former colonies. Etymology The chief nurse, in other words the person ...

of Nicosia (appointed in 1963) *

Erkin Bairam Erkin Bairam (1958 - 21 May 2001Knowles, S., and McCombie, J. (2002)"Erkin Bairam: 1958-2001 His contribution to economics" ''Economics Discussion Papers'' No. 0212, University of Otago.Knowles, S., and McCombie, J. (2003), "Erkin Bairam’s Contri ...

, Turkish Cypriot-born New Zealander economist at the

University of Otago , image_name = University of Otago Registry Building2.jpg , image_size = , caption = University clock tower , motto = la, Sapere aude , mottoeng = Dare to be wise , established = 1869; 152 years ago , type = Public research collegiate u ...

Ulus Baker Ulus Sedat Baker (July 14, 1960 in Ankara, Turkey – July 12, 2007 in İstanbul, Turkey) was a Turkish Cypriot sociology, sociologist. Baker was born to a cosmopolitan family; his mother was the Cypriot poet Pembe Marmara, and his father was the p ...

, Turkish-born sociologist (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Hasan Benar, dermatologist *

Niyazi Berkes Niyazi Berkes (21 October 1908 – 18 December 1988) was a Turkish Cypriot sociologist. Early life and education Berkes was born in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, on 21 September 1908, shortly after the Young Turk Revolution in Turkey.

, sociologist *

Süleyman Başak Süleyman Başak (born c. 1964) is a financial economist of Turkish Cypriot origin. He is Professor at the Institute of Finance and Accounting of the London Business School, an MBA-granting part of the University of London and has previously taught ...

, British Professor of Finance at the

London Business School London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degrees in management and finance, MBA and PhD). Its motto is " ...

* Servet Sami Dedeçay, criminologist *

Mustafa Djamgoz Prof. Mustafa Bilgin Ali Djamgoz ( tr, Mustafa Bilgin Ali Camgöz) (born in 1952, Nicosia, Cyprus) is Professor of cancer biology at Imperial College London and chairman of the College of Medicine’s Science Council. Biography Djamgoz was born ...

, British Professor of Cancer Biology at

Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

and Chairman of the College of Medicine’s Science Council * Ahmet Bayar, thoracic surgery and cardiovascular surgery * Ahmet Bican Ercilasun, Turkish-born linguist, Turcologist and author (Turkish Cypriot father) * Erol Erduran, educator * Fahir Ersin, Turkish political scientist and journalist (Turkish Cypriot father) * Ten Feizi, , Turkish Cypriot-born British Professor and Director of the Glycosciences Laboratory at

* Bayram Göçmen, parasitologist, herpetologist, taxonomist and nature photographer * Halil Güven, Turkish Cypriot-born American mechanical engineer; Dean of San Diego State University - Georgia * Melahat Hulusi Hacıbulgur, head of the first blood bank established in Cyprus in (1953–63); established and directed a second blood bank in the Turkish part of Nicosia (1963–70) * Mustafa Halilsoy, theoretical physicist *

Mehmet Hasgüler Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muh ...

, political scientist * Erol Kaymak, political scientist * Ozay Mehmet, Turkish Cypriot-born Canadian Professor of International Affairs at

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning World ...

* Kamil Özerk, Turkish Cypriot-born Norwegian Professor of Pedagogy at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

* Meral R. Özerk, Turkish Cypriot-born Norwegian author and senior advisor at Statped * Öztekin Öztekiner, physician * Necmettin pamir, neurosurgery * Arda Topal, scientist; Chairman of Cyprus Space Institute * Asım Vehbi, educator; CEO and Vice-Chancellor of

Girne American University Girne American University ( tr, Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi) is a non-profit university in Girne, a city in Northern Cyprus. The university was founded in 1985 by Mr Serhat Akpinar as an institution of American-style higher education. It part o ...

Vamık Volkan Vamık D. Volkan, M.D., DFLAPA, FACPsa, (born 1932 in Lefkoşa, Cyprus) is a Turkish Cypriot psychiatrist, internationally known for his 40 years work bringing together conflictual groups for dialogue and mutual understanding. Among his many ot ...

, Turkish Cypriot-born American Professor of Psychiatry at the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S ...

* Kamer Yusuf, one of the first Turkish Cypriot women pharmacists * Ayşe Zeki, Canadian-born psychiatrist and the current president of the Refugee Rights Association in Northern Cyprus (Turkish Cypriot parents)

Arts and literature

İsmet Vehit Güney - Turkish Cypriot Artist

* Alev Adil, British-born writer, artist and academic (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Mustafa İzzet Adiloğlu, poet * Aydin Mehmet Ali, British author and peace campaigner * Ayhatun Ateşin, ceramic artist *

Ruzen Atakan Ruzen Atakan (born 1966) in Akincilar is a Turkish-Cypriot painter and the daughter of a school teacher Kemal Atakan. She graduated from Gazi University Turkey, in 1988. She has had three solo shows and took part in mixed and group exhibitions in C ...

, painter * Ibrahim Aziz, political analyst * Urkiye Mine Balman, poet * Taner Baybars, Turkish Cypriot-born British poet (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Hussein Bicar, Egyptian-born painter (Turkish Cypriot origin) *

Neriman Cahit Neriman Cahit (born 1937) is a Turkish Cypriot poet and author. She is known as a leading figure of Turkish Cypriot poetry and a vocal advocate of women's rights.Turan, MetinÇağdaş Kıbrıs Türk Şiirinde Eğilimler/ Yönelimler(Çukurova Univ ...

, poet; a vocal advocate of women's rights * Cevdet Hüseyin Çağdaş, painter and museologist *

Mutlu Çerkez Mutlu Çerkez (17 September 196410 December 2005) was a United Kingdom, British-born Australian-Turkish Cypriot conceptual artist. Çerkez was known for titling his work based upon a future date which he would remake it, although not necessarily ...

, British-born Australian artist (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Emin Çizenel, painter * Fikret Demirağ, poet *

Nazif Süleyman Ebeoğlu Nazif ( ar, نظيف, ) is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "pure", "clean", "innocent", "neat and clean" and "chaste". It may refer to: Given name * Nazif Kayacık, Turkish Army general * Nazif Memedi, Croatian politician * Nazif Shahran ...

, poet * Hasan Hilmi Efendi, Ottoman poet *

Tracey Emin Tracey Karima Emin, Order of the British Empire, CBE, Associate of the Royal Academy, RA (; born 3 July 1963) is a British artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. Emin produces work in a variety of media including drawi ...

, British-born artist (Turkish Cypriot father) * Sümer Erek, Turkish Cypriot-born British artist * İsmet Güney, artist; designer of the

Flag of Cyprus The national flag of Cyprus ( el, Σημαία της Κύπρου, Simaía tis Kýprou; tr, Kıbrıs bayrağı) came into use on 16 August 1960, under the Zürich and London Agreements, whereby a constitution was drafted and Cyprus was proclai ...

* Nilgün Güney, painter and writer * Feride Hikmet, poet * Sibel Hodge, British-born writer (Turkish Cypriot father) * Mustafa Hulusi, British-born artist (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Ümit Hussein, British-born literary translator and interpreter (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Yaşar İsmailoğlu, Turkish Cypriot-born British poet * Hikmet Afif Mapolar, novelist * Erten Kasımoğlu, cartoonist *

Pembe Marmara Pembe Marmara (25 December 1925 – 31 January 1984) was a Turkish Cypriot poet. She was one of the most important Turkish Cypriot poets of the 1940s and one of the earliest female Turkish Cypriot poets. Her poetry was influenced heavily by the Ga ...

, poet * Filiz Naldöven, poet * Kaytazzade Mehmet Nazım, Ottoman poet * Ali Nesim, poet * Arif Ozakca, British-born artist (Turkish Cypriot origin) * Kâmil Özay, poet * Ejdan Sadrazam, poet * Faize Özdemirciler, poet * Özden Selenge, painter and writer * Zehra Şonya, sculptor *

Hasan Tahsin Hasan Tahsin was the code name of Osman Nevres (1888 – 15 May 1919), a Turkish nationalist, patriot, and journalist of Dönmeh descent. Hailed as a Turkish war hero, his name has been given by the Turkish Armed Forces to the Information ...

, Ottoman poet * Şinasi Tekman, painter, sculptor, poet and writer * Osman Türkay, poet; nominee for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988 * Süleyman Uluçamgil, poet * Gürkan Uluçhan, writer * Semih Sait Umar, writer * Derviş Vahdeti, Ottoman journalist, writer and clergyman *

Mehmet Yaşın Mehmet Yaşın (born 1958) is a Turkish Cypriot poet and author. Biography Mehmet Yaşın was born in the Yenişehir neighborhood of Nicosia to Turkish-Cypriot parents. His father is the accomplished poet and author Özker Yaşın, and his br ...

, poet and author *

Neşe Yaşın Neşe Yaşın (born February 12, 1959), is a Turkish Cypriot poet and author. Early life Neşe Yaşın was born in Nicosia to Turkish-Cypriot parents. Her father is the accomplished poet and author Özker Yaşın and she is the sister of the awa ...

, poet and author * Özker Yaşın, poet and author Serhat Akpınar Resmi

Business

* Serhat Akpınar, entrepreneur and educator; founder of

and

American University of Cyprus American University of Cyprus is a private, American liberal arts university in Nicosia, Northern Cyprus. The language of instruction is English. Campus The American University of Cyprus, is located in the capital of Northern Cyprus, Nicosia. ...

Mehmet Dalman Mehmet Dalman (born 7 April 1958) is a British- Turkish Cypriot investment banker. He is the chairman of Welsh football club Cardiff City. Early life Dalman was born in Paphos on 7 April 1958. As of Turkish Cypriot tradition, he was born as Mehme ...

, Turkish Cypriot-born British investment banker and chairman of Welsh football club

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

Bulent Hass Dellal Bülent Hass Dellal was a director and chairman of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) in Australia before stepping down on 2 June 2020. Life and career Dellal was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Turkish Cypriot parents,. and is the eldest of ...

, Australian-born director and chairman of the

Special Broadcasting Service The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is an Australian hybrid-funded public service broadcaster. About 80 percent of funding for the company is derived from the Australian Government. SBS operates six TV channels ( SBS, SBS Viceland, SBS World ...

(Turkish Cypriot parents) * Memduh Erdal, businessman * Şemsi Kazım Erkman, businessman *

Suat Günsel Suat İrfan Günsel (born 3 August 1952) is a Turkish Cypriot property developer, businessman and founder and 100% owner of Cyprus's private Near East University. In 2011, Forbes ranked him as the second richest person in Cyprus and the 1,140th ...

, billionaire; property developer and founder of the

Near East University Near East University (NEU; tr, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, commonly referred to as YDÜ) is a private university located in North Cyprus. It was founded in North Nicosia in 1988, by Suat Günsel, a Turkish Cypriot who is the 100% owner of NEU. ...

* Ali Guryel, British entrepreneur; founder of Bromcom * Hattie Hasan, , British-born CEO of the Stopcocks Women Plumbers (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Fatma Kiamil, Turkish Cypriot-born British entrepreneur; co-founder of JJ Food Service (listed in the ''

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'') * Mustafa Kiamil, Turkish Cypriot-born British entrepreneur; co-founder of JJ Food Service (listed in the ''

'') *

Asil Nadir Asil Nadir (born 1 May 1941) is a British Turkish Cypriot businessman, who was chief executive of Polly Peck, which he took over as a small textile company, growing it during the 1980s to become one of the United Kingdom's top 100 FTSE-listed c ...

, businessman * Ozan Ozerk, Norwegian businessman; co-founder of Biip.no (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Touker Suleyman Touker Suleyman (born Türker Süleyman; 4 August 1953) is a British- Turkish Cypriot fashion retail entrepreneur, investor, and reality television personality. In 2001, his company Low Profile Group purchased UK shirt maker Hawes & Curtis, and ...

, Turkish Cypriot-born British fashion retail entrepreneur and a "dragon" on ''

Dragon's Den ''Dragons' Den'' is a reality television program format in which entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists in the hope of securing investment finance from them. The program originated in 2001 in Japan, where it is k ...

Cinema and television

Nej Adamson Nej Adamson (born 23 December 1958), also credited as Nejdet Salih, is a British actor. Career Born in London, Adamson is of Turkish Cypriot descent. He played Ali Osman in the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', a role he played from the series' i ...

, British-born actor (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Zeki Alasya Zeki Alasya (18 April 1943 – 8 May 2015) was a Turkish actor and film director. Alasya was of Turkish Cypriot descent and was related to Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha. Biography Alasya was born in Istanbul. After studying at Robert College, ...

, Turkish-born actor (Turkish Cypriot origin; descendant of Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha) *

Osman Alkaş Osman Alkaş (born 3 November 1955) is a Turkish Cypriot actor. He is one of the founders of Nicosia Municipal Theater and he is still active in this theater. He was involved in the production of ''Torba'', a popular program among the Turkish Cypr ...

, actor * Ferhat Atik, filmmaker, scenario writer and novelist * Feri Cansel, Turkish Cypriot-born British and Turkish actress * Zümrüt Cansel, British-born Turkish actress (Turkish Cypriot mother) *

Kem Cetinay Kemal Cetinay (born 25 April 1996) is a British presenter, TV personality and entrepreneur. He appeared on ITV2 reality series '' Love Island'' in 2017, where he won the series. Early life Cetinay was born on 25 April 1996, in Essex, England, t ...

, British-born TV personality and rapper (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Haldun Dormen Ahmet Haldun Dormen (born 5 April 1928) is a Turkish theater, movie and TV series actor and film director. Dormen is of Turkish Cypriot descent. Biography His father Sait Ömer Bey was a Cypriot businessman, while his mother Nimet Rüşt� ...

, Turkish-born actor (Turkish Cypriot father) *

Ali Düşenkalkar Ali Düşenkalkar (born 1961) is a Turkish Cypriot actor based in Turkey. Biography Ali Düşenkalkar graduated in theatre from Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory in 1983, following which he joined the İstanbul State Theatre. Düşenkal ...

, actor *

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, Turkish-born actor (Turkish Cypriot origin) * Jaye Ersavaş, British-actor (Turkish Cypriot mother and Turkish father) *

Aslı Enver Aslı Enver Gökbudak (born 10 May 1984) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for her roles in several TV series including as Mine in ''Kavak Yelleri'', as Ahu Kumral in '' Suskunlar'' and as Süreyya in ''İstanbullu Gelin''. She is also kno ...

, British-born Turkish actress (Turkish Cypriot father) *

Hazar Ergüçlü Hazar Ergüçlü (; born 1 January 1992) is a Turkish-Cypriot actress. She is best known for playing Simay Canay in the drama series ''Kuzey Güney'' (2011–2013) and Eylül on the Turkish drama series ''Medcezir'' (2013–2015). Early life Er ...

, actress * Mem Ferda, British-born actor (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Tamer Garip, film director *

Akin Gazi Akin Gazi (born 15 October 1981) is a British actor. Life and career Gazi was born in North London, in 1981, to Turkish Cypriot parents. He attended Queen Mary, University of London studying English and Drama graduating in 2003. He is married ...

, British-born actor (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Tamer Hassan Tamer Hassan (born 18 March 1968) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as the leader of the Millwall firm, opposite Danny Dyer, in '' The Football Factory''. Hassan has also appeared in ''Batman Begins'', Declan O'Brien's '' Wrong ...

, British-born actor (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Belle Hassan, British-born model; Season 5 of '' Love Island'' (Turkish Cypriot father) *

Aykut Hilmi Aykut Hilmi (born in London, United Kingdom) is an actor of Italian and Turkish-Cypriot parentage. He is known for starring in the West End theatres and being part of the Royal National Theatre company. Aykut performed in hakespear omeo & Julie ...

, British-born actor (Turkish Cypriot father) *

Metin Hüseyin Metin Hüseyin is a Turkish-Cypriot-United Kingdom, British television director, television and film director. Career Hüseyin's debut film, ''Tight Trousers'', was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film in 1989, and in 1998 he r ...

, British-born film director (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Hüseyin Köroğlu, actor * Erim Metto, British-born film director (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Mem Morrison Mem Morrison, born as Mehmet Muhaurem Ramadan, is a British performance artist. His work draws upon personal complexities by acknowledging cultural differences. Biography Morrison was born in south-east London to Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypri ...

, British-born actor (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Erkan Mustafa Erkan Mustafa (born 14 May 1970) is a British actor and television presenter of Turkish Cypriot descent, most noted for the part of Roland Browning in ''Grange Hill'' (BBC 1982–1987). Other parts include "Enormous Orphan" in ''Blackadder's C ...

, British-born actor (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Cosh Omar Coşkun Ömer, more commonly known as Cosh Omar, (born in London, England) is a British actor and playwright of Turkish Cypriot descent. Omar’s most notable plays include ''The Battle of Green Lanes'' and ''The Great Extension'' which deal with m ...

, British-born actor (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Hal Ozsan Halil Özşan (; born 26 October 1976) is a Turkish Cypriot-origin British-American actor, screenwriter and producer. As an actor, he came to prominence for his role as Todd Carr in ''Dawson's Creek''. He has gone on to appear in various series ...

, Turkish Cypriot-born British and American actor * İnci Pars Özgürgün, actress * Selen Öztürk, Turkish-born actress (Turkish Cypriot mother) * Erol Refikoğlu, actor; co-founder of the Nicosia Municipal Theater * Sinem Saban, Australian-born film writer, producer, director, and human rights activist (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Tolga Safer Tolga Safer (born 26 June 1982) is a British actor who is known for playing Igor Karkaroff's Aide in the movie version of ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. Life and career Safer was born in London, to Turkish Cypriot parents. He start ...

, British-born actor (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Meliz Serman, British-born stage actress * Kemal Shahin, British-born ''Big Brother'' contestant (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Anna Silk Anna Silk (born 31 January 1974) is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Bo Dennis, the protagonist of the Showcase television series ''Lost Girl'' (2010–2015). Personal life Silk was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canad ...

, Canadian-born actress (Turkish Cypriot-British mother) *

Ilkay Silk Ilkay Silk (born in 1948 in Nicosia, British Cyprus) is a Cypriot-born British and Canadian award-winning actress, playwright, producer, administrator, and educator. Between 1978 and 2014 she was the Director of Drama for St. Thomas University ( ...

, , Turkish Cypriot-born Canadian actress, playwright, producer, and educator * Mine Teber, actress * Aden Theobald, British-born ''Big Brother'' contestant (Turkish Cypriot mother) * Üner Ulutuğ, theatre artist and director * Sezer Yurtseven, British-born ''Big Brother'' contestant (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Anatol Yusef Anatol Yusef is an English stage, film and television actor, writer, director. He is best known for his work at The Royal Shakespeare Company, for his portrayal of Meyer Lansky in the television series '' Boardwalk Empire'', and Channel 4's '' ...

, British-born actor (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Çağlar Yüksel, actor *

Derviş Zaim Derviş Zaim (born Derviş Zaimağaoğlu in 1964) is a Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist, who has twice won the Golden Orange for Best Director for '' Elephants and Grass'' (2000) and ''Dot (2008)''; Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Sc ...

, filmmaker

Design and fashion

Mustafa Aslanturk Mustafa Aslanturk (born in Cyprus) is a Cypriot fashion designer who currently resides in London, England. Aslanturk graduated from the London College of Fashion The London College of Fashion is a constituent college of the University of the ...

, Turkish Cypriot-born British fashion designer * Raşit Bağzıbağlı, British-born fashion designer (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Hussein Chalayan Hussein Chalayan, (; tr, Hüseyin Çağlayan ; born 12 August 1970) is a British-Cypriot fashion designer. He has won the British Designer of the Year twice (in 1999 and 2000) and was awarded the MBE in 2006. Chalayan is currently teaching a ...

MBE Mbe may refer to: * Mbé, a town in the Republic of the Congo * Mbe Mountains Community Forest, in Nigeria * Mbe language, a language of Nigeria * Mbe' language, language of Cameroon * ''mbe'', ISO 639 code for the extinct Molala language Molal ...

, Turkish Cypriot-born British fashion designer *

Nasir Mazhar Nasir Mazhar is a British fashion designer. He is best recognised for his inventive approaches to sports caps and headwear. Lady Gaga has worn a few of Nasir Mazhar's hats. Biography Mazhar was born in East London and brought up in Leytonstone, Lo ...

, British-born fashion designer (Turkish Cypriot parents)

Food

* Refika Birgül, Turkish-born celebrity chef (Turkish Cypriot mother) *

Leyla Kazim Leila ( fa, لیلا, ar, ليلى, he, לילה) is a feminine given name primarily in the Semitic (Arabic, Hebrew) and Iranian languages. In Latin alphabet the name is commonly spelled in multiple ways, including Laela, Laelah, Laila, La ...

, British-born food and travel photographer (Turkish Cypriot father) * Selin Kiazim, British-born chef and winner of the ''

Great British Menu ''Great British Menu'' is a BBC television series in which top British chefs compete for the chance to cook one course of a four-course banquet. Format Series one and two were presented by Jennie Bond, the former BBC Royal correspondent, where ...

'' (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Ismail Tosun Ismail Tosun (born 1975 in Bozcaada, Turkey) is an acclaimed Turkish Australian Celebrity chef who was voted the best new talent in Australia. Tosun is the founder of Eminem, a Turkish restaurant in Nedlands which earned the title of best new ...

, Turkish-born Australian celebrity chef (Turkish Cypriot mother) * Zeren Wilson, British-born food and wine specialist and columnist (Turkish Cypriot mother)

Journalism

Kutlu Adalı Kutlu Adalı (1935 in Nicosia – July 6, 1996), was a Turkish Cypriot journalist, poet, socio-political researcher, and peace advocate. Background His family emigrated to Antalya, Turkey, when he was three years old. After completing his se ...

, peace advocate *

Alkan Chaglar Alkan Boudewijn de Beaumont Chaglar (born August 5, 1981 in London) is a Canadian and British journalist. He used to be editor and columnist for the Turkish Cypriot weekly bilingual (English-Turkish) newspaper ''Toplum Postası''. He is currently Ed ...

, British-born Canadian journalist (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Başaran Düzgün, journalist * Haşmet Muzaffer Gürkan, journalist, writer and researcher * Bener Hakkı Hakeri, journalist * Yücel Hatay, sports journalist *

Ayhan Hikmet Ayhan Hikmet was a Turkish Cypriot who was allegedly assassinated by the Turkish paramilitary group TMT. He was a London-trained barrister, and editor of the Turkish Cypriot weekly newspaper ''Cumhuriyet''. On 23 April 1962, masked men broke i ...

, journalist; editor of the Turkish Cypriot weekly newspaper ''Cumhuriyet'' * Metin Münir, journalist *

Fazıl Önder Fazıl Önder (born 1926) was a Turkish Cypriot journalist who was assassinated. Biography Fazıl Önder was born in Omorphita in 1926. He completed primary school, but was unable to attend secondary school for financial reasons. Thereafter, al ...

, journalist; peace advocate *

Sevgül Uludağ Sevgül Uludağ (pronounced ooh-loo-dah); born October 15, 1958) is a Turkish Cypriot journalist, as well as a peace and gender activist. Born in Nicosia in 1958, Uludağ worked in a bank, and later as a proofreader, before she became a journalis ...

, journalist, peace and gender activist

Law

* Gönül Başaran Erönen, British-born judge in the

TRNC Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Reco ...

Supreme Court (Turkish Cypriot origin) * Narin Ferdi Şefik, President of the TRNC Supreme Court

Military

* Patrick Azimkar, British-born soldier killed during the

Massereene Barracks shooting The Massereene Barracks shooting took place at Massereene Barracks in Antrim, Northern Ireland. On 7 March 2009, two off-duty British soldiers of 38 Engineer Regiment were shot dead outside the barracks. Two other soldiers and two civilian ...

in 2009 (Turkish Cypriot father) * Özer Türkmen, head of the

army

Music

* Acar Akalın, composer, guitarist and singer * Beyhan Demirdağ Alkan, mezzo-soprano *

Erol Alkan Erol Alkan (born 30 May 1974) is an English DJ and producer of Turkish Cypriot descent. He grew up in Archway in North London. Career DJ and club promoter In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various indie nightclubs in London. His first ...

, British-born DJ and producer * Kader Ateş, singer * Peri Aziz, British-born singer and former member of ''

Babutsa Babutsa is a British–Turkish Cypriot music band. The group is named after Opuntias which is a fruit particular to Cyprus. The band was formed of three soloists whose members include Peri Aziz, Ali Sönmez, and Soner Türsoy. Babutsa sings popu ...

'' *

Kamran Aziz Kamran Aziz (1922 – 7 March 2017) was a Cypriot musician and pharmacist. She was the first female composer and the first female pharmacist in Turkish Cypriot society. She made significant contributions to Turkish Cypriot folk music to the extent ...

, musician *

Nil Burak Pembe Nihal Munsif (born 27 April 1948), better known as Nil Burak, is a Turkish Cypriot pop singer and actress who is famous in Turkey and Cyprus. Biography She was born in Lefka, Cyprus in 1948. She is best known for her hit song '' Sen de B ...

, pop singer and actress * Buray, pop singer * Gültekin Çeki, Turkish-born classical music singer and composer (Turkish Cypriot father) * En Derin, singer * Jale Derviş, pianist *

Genco Ecer Genco Ecer (; born 13 December 1985) is a Turkish Cypriot singer and athlete. Prior to his music career, Ecer represented Northern Cyprus in its national basketball and swimming team. In 2009, Ecer released his debut album ''Kandıramazsın''. ...

, Turkish-born singer (Turkish Cypriot father) * Okan Ersan, jazz fusion guitarist, composer and record artist * Oytun Ersan, bass guitarist and composer * Aslı Giray, Turkish-born musician * Adam Harison, British-born singer-songwriter; appeared on '' Little Mix The Search''; and pitch invader during the

2020 UEFA European Football Championship The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2020) or simply Euro 2020, was the 16th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe ...

final match (

origin) *

Turgay Hilmi Turgay Hilmi (born in Cyprus ) is a Turkish Cypriot French horn player. He is a former member of the Staatstheater Nürnberg and associate professor of music at the Friedrich Alexander University, in Erlangen and Nuremberg, Germany. Hilmi is also ...

, French horn player *

Atila Huseyin Atila Huseyin is a Turkish - British jazz singer. Biography In February 2002, Huseyin was invited by the British jazz musician Bill Ashton to work with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. By June 2005, he had released his first solo CD, called ...

, British-born jazz singer *

Işın Karaca Işın Funda Büyükkaraca (born 7 March 1973), better known as Işın Karaca (), is a British-born Turkish Cypriot pop singer. Personal life Işın Funda Büyükkaraca was born into a Turkish Cypriot family which had emigrated to the United Ki ...

, British-born Turkish singer (Turkish Cypriot mother) * Fikri Karayel, rock singer and songwriter *

Tolga Kashif Tolga Kashif (Tolga Kaşif) (born 1962) is a British born musical conductor, composer, orchestrator, producer and arranger of Turkish Cypriot descent. Early life Turkish-Cypriot Tolga Kashif was born in London. Before going on to further educati ...

, British-born music conductor * Eylem Kızıl, British-born singer (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Dogan Mehmet Dogan Mehmet (born in Brighton, England, on 31 March 1990) is a British stage performer and musician of Turkish Cypriot descent. Mehmet writes a mixture of English and Turkish Cypriot folk songs and tunes. He was a finalist in 2008's BBC Young Fol ...

, British-born musician (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Ayla Peksoylu, British-born singer (Turkish Cypriot father) * Tony Perry, British-born

Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...

DJ; introduced the song ''

Sweet Caroline "Sweet Caroline" is a song written and performed by American singer Neil Diamond and released in May 1969 as a single with the title "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)". It was arranged by Charles Calello, and recorded at Americ ...

'' as England’s unofficial anthem during the

(

origin) * Arman Ratip, pianist *

Sav Remzi Sav Remzi is a creative entrepreneur, record producer and impresario. He is responsible for a number of imprints over the past three decades, including the music label Nuphonic Records, the Blue Note Club in Shoreditch, the '' London Xpress'' rad ...

, British-born record producer *

Ziynet Sali Ziynet Sali Safter (born 29 April 1975) is a Turkish-Cypriot singer who also holds British citizenship. Her later works contain pop elements while her earlier works also had rebetiko and classical Turkish music themes. Sali was born in Nicosi ...

, Turkish Cypriot-born British singer * SOS, rock band * Zeliş Şenol, singer * Ali Sönmez, British-born musician; lead singer of ''

'' *

Rüya Taner Rüya Taner (born 1971) is a Turkish Cypriot pianist. She was born in Germany and settled in Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a ...

, German-born pianist (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Tash, British-born singer * Hakan Tuna, British-born rock musician; member of the band '' Natural Life'' (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Soner Türsoy, Turkish Cypriot-born British musician; member of ''

'' *

B Young Bertan Jafer (born 12 January 1995), known professionally as B Young, is a British rapper and singer and songwriter from Hackney, London. His parentes were born in the Kurdish part of Iran before arriving to England. Before becoming a rapper, ...

, British-born rapper and singer-songwriter

Politics

Official portrait of Baroness Hussein-Ece crop 2, 2019

Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F014934-0068, Fazil Kutschuk

Ersin Tatar in Konya, July 2022 (cropped)

Sonay Adem Sonay Adem (1957, Paphos-29 October 2018) was a Turkish Cypriot politician. He served as the Minister for Labor and Social Security in the Cabinet of Northern Cyprus under Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer. He was confirmed in his office (in the 2 ...

, TRNC Minister for Labor and Social Security (2005–09) * Peray Ahmet, British-born leader of

Haringey London Borough Council Haringey London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Haringey in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. As of 2022, Haringey is divided into 21 wards, ...

(Turkish Cypriot parents) * Asım Akansoy, TRNC Minister of Interior and Labor (2015–16) *

Mustafa Akıncı Mustafa Akıncı (; born 28 December 1947) is a Turkish Cypriot politician who was the president of Northern Cyprus from April 2015 until October 2020. An architect by profession, Akıncı in 1976 became the first elected mayor of the Nicosia ...

, President of Northern Cyprus (2015–20) *

Hakkı Atun Hakkı Atun (born 7 October 1935) is a former Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He held this office between 1994 and 1996. He was born in Famagusta in 1935. In 1959, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University as an ...

, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1994–96) * Sunat Atun, TRNC Minister of Economy and Energy (2016–18) * Perihan Arıburun, Turkish politician (Turkish Cypriot origin; descendant of Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha) *

Turgay Avcı Turgay Avcı is the deputy prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He was the Leader of the former Reform Party (Northern Cyprus). Biography Avcı was born in Larnaca in 1959. A ...

, leader of the

Freedom and Reform Party The Freedom and Reform Party ( tr, Özgürlük ve Reform Partisi, ÖRP) was a liberal political party in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The party was formed in 2006 by four former MP's from the National Unity Party (UBP) and the Democr ...

(ÖRP) * Ahmet Yalçın Benli, Mayor of Gönyeli (2006–present) * Ahmet Mithat Berberoğlu, founder of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) * Beran Bertuğ, first female kaymakam of Gazimağusa *

Filiz Besim Filiz Besim is a Turkish Cypriot politician, dentist and writer. She became a member of Council of Ministers as the Minister of Health for Northern Cyprus in 2018. Education Besim completed her secondary studies at the Türk Maarif Koleji. She l ...

, Minister of Health (2018–present) * Ziver K. Bodamyalızade, Mayor of the

Nicosia Turkish Municipality Nicosia Turkish Cypriot Municipality ( tr, Lefkoşa Türk Belediyesi) is the governing body of North Nicosia province of TRNC. It was established in 1958 and was recognized by Article 173 of the Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus. After 1974 a ...

(1969–76) * Şemi Bora, Mayor of the

(1994-2002) * Hasan Bozer, speaker of the Assembly of Northern Cyprus (2009–13) * Gülsen Bozkurt, Minister of Health and the Environment (1999-2001) *

Cemal Metin Bulutoğluları Cemal Metin Bulutoğluları (born September 2, 1960) is the mayor of the capital of Northern Cyprus, North Nicosia's Nicosia Turkish Municipality (Turkish: ''Lefkoşa''). He was born in Nicosia. He lived his childhood in Ortaköy Marmara neighbourh ...

, Mayor of the

(2006–13) * Nesil Caliskan, British-born politician;

Enfield London Borough Council Enfield London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Enfield in Greater London, England. It is one of 32 London borough councils in the United Kingdom capital of London. History There have previously been a number of ...

's first female leader (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Fuat Celalettin, Mayor of the

(1962-1969) * Mete Coban, , Turkish-Cypriot born British Labour Councillor for

Stoke Newington Stoke Newington is an area occupying the north-west part of the London Borough of Hackney in north-east London, England. It is northeast of Charing Cross. The Manor of Stoke Newington gave its name to Stoke Newington the ancient parish. The ...

; founder of My Life My Say *

Mustafa Çağatay Mustafa Çağatay was a Turkish Cypriot politician who served as the first Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus from 15 November 1983 to 13 December 1983. He was previously prime minister of the Turkish Federated State of Cypr ...

, Prime Minister of the

and the TRNC (1978–83) * Mehmet Çakıcı, first leader of the

Communal Democracy Party The Communal Democracy Party ( tr, Toplumcu Demokrasi Partisi, TDP) is a social-democratic political party in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The party came into being in May 2007 as a merger of the Peace and Democracy Movement with the Co ...

(TDP) (2007–13) * Zeki Çeler, member of the TDP * Emine Çolak, TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015–16) * Derviş Kemal Deniz, TRNC Minister of Economy and Tourism *

Raif Denktaş Raif Denktaş (also known as Raif Rauf Denktaş) (January 26, 1951 – December 26, 1985) was a Turkish Cypriot composer, politician, academic, journalist and writer. He died after a controversial car accident where his car collided with a milita ...

, UBP MP (1983–85) *

Rauf Denktaş Rauf Raif Denktaş (27 January 1924 – 13 January 2012) was a Turkish Cypriot politician, barrister and jurist who served as the founding president of Northern Cyprus. He occupied this position as the president of the Turkish Republic of North ...

, second Vice President of Cyprus (1973–74); first President of Northern Cyprus (1983-2005) *

Serdar Denktaş Serdar Denktaş is son of Rauf Denktaş, the former President of the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He was the Minister of Finance of Northern Cyprus from April 2016 to May 2019. His previous portfolios include Labour, Settlement ...

, leader of the

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

(1996-2018); Deputy President of Northern Cyprus (1996–98; 2005–06; 2013–15; and 2016–19) *

Doğuş Derya Doğuş Derya (born 1978) is a Turkish Cypriot activist and politician. She was elected a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Northern Cyprus in 2013. Early years, education and activism Derya was born in North Nicosia in 1978. She studi ...

, CTP MP (2013–present) *

Meral Ece Meral Hussein Ece, Baroness Hussein-Ece, (born 10 October 1955) is a British Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. She is the first woman of Turkish Cypriot origin to be a member of either house of Parliament after she was appointed a ...

, British-born politician; Liberal Democrats member of the

House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the Bicameralism, upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by Life peer, appointment, Hereditary peer, heredity or Lords Spiritual, official function. Like the ...

(Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Emma Edhem Emetullah "Emma" Edhem (born August 1966) is an Alderman in the City of London Corporation representing the ward of Candlewick. She is also Professor in Practice for Finance at Durham University, and a practicing barrister. Since June 2020, Edh ...

, British-born councilwoman of the

City of London Corporation The City of London Corporation, officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, is the municipal governing body of the City of London, the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United King ...

(Turkish Cypriot parents) * Hacı Rasıh Efendi, Ottoman politician; the first mayor of Lefke (1900–08) * Fatma Ekenoğlu, first female Speaker of the Republican Assembly of Northern Cyprus (2004–09) * Ahmet Erdengiz, Ambassador of the TRNC to the United States of America (1998-2002) *

Kutlay Erk Kutlay Erk (born 1952) is a Cypriot politician. He served as mayor of North Nicosia, the Turkish Cypriot part of Nicosia Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Ara ...

, Mayor of the

(2002–06) *

Tufan Erhürman Tufan Erhürman (born 1970) is a Turkish Cypriot academic, lawyer, diplomat and a former Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus. A scholar in public law by profession, he served in the negotiations to solve the Cyprus dispute between 2008 and 2010. He ...

, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2018–19) *

Derviş Eroğlu Derviş Eroğlu (born 7 March 1938) is a Turkish Cypriot politician, who served as the president of Northern Cyprus from 2010Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (born 1953) is a Turkish Cypriot politician. He served as a member of the Assembly of the Republic representing the Lefkoşa District between 1998 and 2018. During this time, he was a member of the National Unity Party (UBP ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense (1998-2004; 2016–18; 2020-present) * Ahmet Şükrü Esmer, Turkish MP for Istanbul (1939) (born in

Nicosia Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...

) *

Kadri Fellahoğlu Kadri Fellahoğlu (born 1957) is a Turkish Cypriot politician, who was the mayor of the capital of Northern Cyprus, North Nicosia's Nicosia Turkish Municipality ( Turkish: ''Lefkoşa Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefko ...

, Mayor of the

(2013–14) * Tahsin Gözmen, first Mayor of the

(1958-1961) * Kadriye Hulusi Hacıbulgur, first woman in Cyprus to be a member of the Communal Chamber (1960–70) *

Mehmet Harmancı Mehmet Harmancı, (born 1977) is the current mayor of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality, the local government of the Turkish Cypriot capital North Nicosia. He was born in Nicosia. He studied international relations in the Eastern Mediterranean Univ ...

, Mayor of the

(2014–present) *

Richard Hickmet Richard Saladin Hickmet (born 1 December 1947 in Hammersmith, London) is a British Conservative Party politician. Early life Of Turkish Cypriot origin, Hickmet's father, Ferid Hikmet, emigrated from Cyprus to the UK in the 1930s. His father and ...

, British-born

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

MP in 1983-87 (Turkish Cypriot father) *

Hutch Hussein Hatice "Hutch" Hussein is an Australian feminist, activist, and social worker. She served as the elected State President of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) between 2016 and 2019. Upon taking this role, she became the fir ...

, Australian-born State President of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) between 2016-19 (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Sıla Usar İncirli, politician, neurologist, researcher and trade unionist *

Ömer Kalyoncu Ömer Soyer Kalyoncu (born on 16 October 1950) is a Turkish Cypriot politician who was the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus between 16 July 2015 and April 2016. Kalyoncu was born in Kyrenia in 1950. He studied chemical engineering in the Middl ...

, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2015–16) * Ahmet Kaşif, member of UBP * Derviş Ali Kavazoğlu, member of

AKEL The Progressive Party of Working People ( el, Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Λαού, ; abbr. , AKEL; tr, Emekçi Halkın İlerici Partisi) is a Marxist–LeninistHelena Smith, Cyprus gets ready for a communist 'takeover ...

* Oktay Kayalp, Mayor of Famagusta (1994-2014) * Ayla Halit Kazım, first woman in Cyprus to be a member of the

House of Representatives of Cyprus The House of Representatives ( el, Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων ; tr, Temsilciler Meclisi) is the national unicameral legislature of the Republic of Cyprus. Members and three observers representing Armenian, Latin, and Maronite Cy ...

(1963) *

Niyazi Kızılyürek Niyazi Kızılyürek (, born 19 February 1959) is a Turkish Cypriot political scientist and politician. He is, as of 2016, a professor of political history in the University of Cyprus, specialising on the political history of Turkey and Cyprus, an ...

, first Turkish Cypriot to be elected as a

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

Nejat Konuk Osman Nejat Konuk (1928 – 31 December 2014) was a 2nd prime minister of Northern Cyprus, He held this office twice, once from 1976 to 1978 and a second time from 1983 to 1985. Early life, career and death Born in 1928 in Nicosia, Cyprus, Osma ...

, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1983–85) * Namık Korhan, TRNC representative at Washington (1992–97); representative at London (2001–06); Ambassador to Turkey (2009–10) *

İsmet Kotak İsmet Kotak (1939 – 11 September 2011) was a Turkish Cypriot politician, public administrator, journalist and columnist. İsmet Kotak was Member of Parliament (1970–85, 1990–93), Minister of Labour Minister of Labour (in British English) o ...

, co-founder of the Democratic People's Party and founder of the Free Democratic Party *

Fazıl Küçük Fazıl Küçük (; el, Φαζίλ Κιουτσούκ; 14 March 1906 – 15 January 1984) was a Turkish Cypriot politician who served as the first Vice President of the Republic of Cyprus. Biography Fazıl Küçük, the son of a farmer, was ...

, first Vice President of the

(1959–73) *

İrsen Küçük İrsen Küçük (1940 – 10 March 2019) was a Turkish Cypriot politician who was Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus from 2010 to 2013. He was the nephew of the Republic of Cyprus's first vice-president, Fazıl Küçük. Early life and education ...

, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2010–13) * Özdil Nami, British-born politician; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Northern Cyprus (2013–15); Minister of Economy and Energy of Northern Cyprus (2018–present) (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Niyazi Manyera Niyazi Manyera (1911–1999) was the first minister of health of the 1960 Republic of Cyprus. Manyera was born 1911 in Famagusta and died on 24 October 1999 in London. After completing his high school studies, he studied medicine in Turkey at t ...

, first Minister of Health of the

(1960–74) *

Cevdet Mirata Cevdet is a Turkish form of the Arabic name Jawdat and may refer to: Given name * Cevdet Bey (1878–1955), (also D'jedvet Bey) governor of the Van vilayet of the Ottoman Empire, convicted war criminal, responsible for massacre of over 55 000 Assyr ...

, Deputy President of the

(1961–62) *

Özkan Murat Özkan Murat (born January 25, 1957, in BAF-TRNC) is a Minister of Interior in the 20th Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Confirmed in April 2005, he holds the Interior Ministry portfolio under Prime Minister Ferdi Sa ...

, TRNC Minister of Interior *

Osman Örek Osman Nuri Örek (26 December 1925 – 24 March 1999) was a Turkish Cypriot politician, lawyer, author, and academic.Ahmet Aydoğdu, ''Tarihsel Süreçte Kıbrıs Türk Seçimleri ve Yönetimleri'', 2005, p. 20./ref> He was born in Nicosia. Upo ...

, first Minister of Defence of the

(1960–64); Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1978) * Afet Özcafer, Clerk of the TRNC Assembly *

Kudret Özersay Kudret Özersay (born 16 December 1973) is a Turkish Cypriot academic, diplomat and politician. A scholar in international politics by profession, he served in the negotiations to solve the Cyprus dispute between 2002 and 2012 and in 2014. He was ...

, leader of the HP (2016–20); Deputy Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2018–20) *

Özker Özgür Özker Özgür was a leading Turkish-Cypriot politician. Özgür, whose last name means "free" was born in 1940 in the village of Vretça, Paphos District, Cyprus. During 1961–1975 he worked as a secondary school English teacher on the islan ...

, Deputy Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1994–95); leader of CTP (1976–96) *

Hüseyin Özgürgün Hüseyin Özgürgün (born 1965) is a Turkish Cypriot politician and a former Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus. He is the current leader of the National Unity Party (UBP). He was formerly the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkish Republic of No ...

, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2010; 2016–18) *

Canan Öztoprak Canan Öztoprak (born 1955) is a Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Cabinet Minister appointed in the April 2005 TRNC Government of Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer. Her portfolios were National Education and Culture. She has been an active peac ...

, founding member of the

Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group The Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group (also referred to in the media or literature as CRTG: ''Conflict Resolution Trainers Group'', or simply ''Trainers’ Group'' or ''The Trainers'') was founded in 1994 by about 30 Cypriot peace pioneers ( ...

* Hüseyin Öztoprak, former TRNC Minister of Agriculture *

Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha ("Mehmed Emin Pasha the Cypriot"; 1813–1871) was an Ottoman civil servant and statesman of Turkish Cypriot origin, who served at the top post of Grand Vizier during three different times under the reign of the s ...

Grand Vizier Grand vizier ( fa, وزيرِ اعظم, vazîr-i aʾzam; ota, صدر اعظم, sadr-ı aʾzam; tr, sadrazam) was the title of the effective head of government of many sovereign states in the Islamic world. The office of Grand Vizier was first ...

of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

(1854; 1859; and 1860–61) *

Kâmil Pasha Mehmed Kâmil Pasha ( ota, محمد كامل پاشا مصري زاده; tr, Kıbrıslı Mehmet Kâmil Paşa, "Mehmed Kamil Pasha the Cypriot"), also spelled as Kiamil Pasha (1833 – 14 November 1913), was an Ottoman statesman and liberal pol ...

of the

(1885-1891; 1895; 1908–09; and 1912–13) * Raşit Pertev, Secretary of the

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; french: link=no, Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address ...

(2013–present) *

Ali Pilli Ali Pilli (born 1955) is a Turkish Cypriot doctor and politician. He is the minister of Health of the 41st government of Northern Cyprus. He is from Paphos. Early life and career Ali Pilli was born on 1955 in the village Falya of Paphos. He co ...

, TRNC Minister of Health (2019–present) * Kenan Poleo, British-born Consul General and Trade Commissioner for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Ersan Saner Hamza Ersan Saner (born 1966) served as the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus from 9 December 2020 to 5 November 2021. President Ersin Tatar gave the task of establishing the government on 7 November 2020 to Ersan Saner, as he would temporarily ...

, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2020–present) * Abbas Sınay, member of CTP *

Sibel Siber Sibel Siber (born 13 December 1960) is a Turkish Cypriot politician. She served as the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus between 13 June 2013, following the fall of the government of İrsen Küçük in a vote of no confidence, and 2 September 201 ...

, first female Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2013–18) *

Ferdi Sabit Soyer Ferdi Sabit Soyer (; born March 5, 1952) is a former Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and former Leader of Republican Turkish Party (CTP). Soyer, a former union leader, has been a member of the TRNC parliament since 1985 ...

, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2005–09) *

Natalie Suleyman Natalie Suleyman (born Nazlı Süleyman on 6 June 1974) is an Australian politician, representing the safe seat electorate of St Albans in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party. She is the first per ...

, Australian-born politician; the first

, and the first Muslim woman, to be elected to the

Victorian Parliament The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria that follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system. It consists of the King, represented by the Governor of Victoria, the Legislative Assembly and ...

(Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Hasan Taçoy Hasan Taçoy (born 1963) is a Turkish Cypriot politician who served as the Minister of Public Works and Transport between 2009 and 2010 and between 2014 and 2015. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1986, studying economics and politic ...

, Minister of Public Works and Transport (2009–10 and 2014–15) *

Mehmet Ali Talat Mehmet Ali Talat (born 6 July 1952) is a Turkish Cypriot politician who served as the president of Northern Cyprus from 2005 to 2010. Talat was the leader of the social democratic Republican Turkish Party ( tr, Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi, CTP), ...

, President of Northern Cyprus (2005–10) * Oya Talat, President of the Patriotic Women's Union *

Ersin Tatar Ersin Tatar (born 7 September 1960) is a Turkish Cypriot politician, and the current president of Northern Cyprus. He became the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus, prime minister following the collapse of the coalition government of Tufan Erhürm ...

, President of Northern Cyprus (2020–present) *

Alparslan Türkeş Alparslan Türkeş (; 25 November 1917 – 4 April 1997) was a Turkish politician, who was the founder and president of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the Grey Wolves ''(Ülkü Ocakları)''. He represented the far-right of the Turkish ...

, founder of the

Nationalist Movement Party The Nationalist Movement Party (alternatively translated as Nationalist Action Party; tr, Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi, MHP) is a Turkish far-right and ultranationalist political party. The group is often described as neo-fascist, and has been ...

* Mustafa Yektaoğlu, member of CTP *

Burhan Yetkili Burhan ( ar, برهان, ) is an Arabic male name, an epithet of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. It is especially popular in Turkey, as it respects Turkish vowel harmony and the end syllable "-han" can be interpreted as the Turkish variant of " K ...

, Mayor of the

(1990-1994) * Özkan Yorgancıoğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2013–15) *

Ahmet Uzun Ahmet Uzun (born 1950 in Nicosia) was Minister of Finance in the Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk ...

, TRNC Minister of Finance (2004–09)

Religion

* Mehmet Adil, Syrian-born Sufi; leader of the worldwide

Naqshbandi The Naqshbandi ( fa, نقشبندی)), Neqshebendi ( ku, نه‌قشه‌به‌ندی), and Nakşibendi (in Turkish) is a major Sunni order of Sufism. Its name is derived from Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari. Naqshbandi masters trace their ...

Sufi order (Turkish Cypriot father) * Mehmet Nazım Adil, Sufi sheikh and spiritual leader of the

tariqa *, Danish-born imam (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi Aydoğan Fuat, formally referred to as Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi ( tr, Şeyh Abdülkerim Kıbrısî), was an American Sufi Sheikh of Turkish Cypriot origin and former representative of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Order in the United States, und ...

, Turkish Cypriot-born American Sufi sheikh *

Ramadan Güney Ramadan Güney (18 February 19322 November 2006) was a British-Turkish Cypriot businessman and politician. He was the owner of Brookwood Cemetery, the largest cemetery in the United Kingdom, with the aim of establishing a Turkish cemetery. Güney ...

, Turkish Cypriot-born British community leader; founder of the first Turkish mosque in the UK (

Shacklewell Lane Mosque Shacklewell Lane Mosque ( tr, Shacklewell Camii) is a Turkish mosque located in Shacklewell, London. Established by Ramadan Güney, his wife Suheyla Güney and other Trustees Turkish Cypriot in 1977, it is the first ever Turkish mosque in the Un ...

); and former owner of the UK's largest cemetery

Brookwood Cemetery Brookwood Cemetery, also known as the London Necropolis, is a burial ground in Brookwood, Surrey, England. It is the largest cemetery in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe. The cemetery is listed a Grade I site in the Regist ...

(Turkish Cypriot origin) *

Şule Yüksel Şenler Şule Yüksel Şenler (29 May 1938 – 28 August 2019) was a Turkish writer, journalist. Throughout her life, she struggled for the freedom of Turkish women to practice their religion by putting headscarf and proposed an Islamic view and lifestyle ...

, Turkish-born activist; the first woman to introduce the hijab concept to urban daily life in modern Turkey (Turkish Cypriot parents)

Royalty

Zein Al-Sharaf Talal Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil ( ar, زين الشرف بنت جميل; 2 August 1916 – 26 April 1994) was the Queen of Jordan as the wife of King Talal. Queen Zein was the mother of King Hussein. Family She was born in Alexandria, Egypt, into a fami ...

, Egyptian-born

Queen of Jordan This is a list of the women who have been queen consort of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan since the emirate was elevated to the status of a kingdom in 1949. As all monarchs of Jordan have been required by law to be male, there has never been ...

(granddaughter of the Ottoman Cypriot governor Shakir Pasha)
Her children include: **

Hussein bin Talal Hussein bin Talal ( ar, الحسين بن طلال, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl''; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of ...

King of Jordan The king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is Jordan's head of state and monarch. He serves as the head of the Jordanian monarchy—the Hashemite dynasty. The king is addressed as His Majesty (). Jordan is a constitutional monarchy. However, ...

** Muhammad bin Talal, Jordanian prince ** Hassan bin Talal, Jordanian prince **

Basma bint Talal Princess Basma bint Talal (born 11 May 1951) is the only daughter of King Talal and Queen Zein of Jordan, sister of Hussein of Jordan and paternal aunt to the current king, King Abdullah II. Background Basma's father became King of Jordan two ...

, Jordanian princess

Sports

Mete Adanır Mete Adanır (14 November 1961 – 20 January 1989) was a Turkish Cypriot football forward who played for clubs in England and Turkey. Career Born in Limassol, Cyprus, Adanır began playing youth football for local side Doğan Türk Birliği. He ...

, football player * Ümit Aktül, football coach * Emin Atabek, football player *

Jack Aziz Joşkun "Jack" Aziz (born 1968) is a former Australian rules football player. He won two Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medals as the leading goal-kicker in the Victorian Football Association in 1993 and 1996. Biography Aziz was born in Footscray, Vic ...

, Australian-born football player (Turkish Cypriot origin) *

Aziz Behich Aziz Eraltay Behich ( tr, Aziz Eraltay, ; born 16 December 1990) is an Australian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a left back and Wide midfielder, left winger for Scottish club Dundee United F.C., Dundee United and th ...

, Australian-born football player (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Ayten Berkalp, volleyball player *

Adam Booth Adam Booth is a British boxing trainer. He boxed amateur at Winston Churchill ABC, Croydon ABC and the Lynn ABC. Approximately 40+ bouts. Turned professional and suffered career ending injury prior to debut. Biography He is best known as the f ...

, British-born boxing trainer and manager of

David Haye David Deron Haye (born 13 October 1980) is a British former professional boxer who competed between 2002 and 2018. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, and was the first British boxer to reach the final of the World Amate ...

(Turkish Cypriot parents) * Zehra Borazancı, female football player *

Rhian Brewster Rhian Joel Brewster (born 1 April 2000) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for club Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United. In 2017, he was part of the England squ ...

, British-born football player (Turkish Cypriot mother) * Ulaş Candanal, football player * Hamis Çakır, football player * Ayşe Çetinkaya, female football player *

Kamil Ahmet Çörekçi Kamil is a name used in a number of languages. Kamil () is a Polish, Czech, and Slovak given name, equivalent to the Italian Camillo, Spanish/Portuguese Camilo and French Camille. It is derived from Camillus, * Toygar Davulcu, football coach * Çiler Demirtay, female football player * Serhat Deniz, sports manager and coach * Mejdi Direniş, football player * Yasin Doğan, football player * Murat Erdoğan, British-born football player (Turkish Cypriot parents) *

Erden Eruç Erden Eruç (; born 14 July 1961) is a Turkish-American adventurer who became the first person in history to complete an entirely solo and entirely human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth on 21 July 2012 in Bodega Bay, California, United St ...

, Turkish Cypriot-born American adventurer; first person to complete an entirely solo and human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth * Erten Gazi, Turkish Cypriot born-basketball player *

Hakan Hayrettin Hakan Hayrettin (born 4 February 1970) is an English football manager and former player who was most recently head coach of Maidstone United. Early life Hayrettin was born in Enfield, London to Turkish Cypriot parents. Playing career Hayretti ...

, British-born football player (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu, Turkish Cypriot-born Turkish sprinter * Mustafa Hussein, football player (

origin) *

Kemal Izzet Kemal "Kem" Izzet (; born 29 September 1980) is an English football coach and former professional player. He most notably played for Colchester United between 2001 and 2013, where he made over 400 league appearances. He was previously on the b ...

, British-born football player (Turkish Cypriot father) *

Muzzy Izzet Mustafa Kemal "Muzzy" Izzet (; tr, İzzet; born 31 October 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Chelsea, Leicester City, Birmingham City. Born in England, he represented the Turkey national team internationa ...

, British-born Turkish football player (Turkish Cypriot father) * İzzet Kaçmaz, football player and coach * Erol Kahraman, British-born Canadian and Turkish ice hockey player (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Jem Karacan, British-born Turkish football player (Turkish Cypriot father) * Şerif Ogan Karabıyıklı, female football player * Ahmet Karlankuş, football player *

Colin Kazim-Richards Colin Kazim-Richards (born 26 August 1986), also known as Colin Kâzım, Kâzım or Kâzım Kâzım, is a professional footballer as a forward for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük S.K. Born and raised in England, he qualified for Turkish n ...

, British-born Turkish football player (Turkish Cypriot mother) * Dervis Konuralp, British-born Paralympic swimmer (Turkish Cypriot father) *

Billy Mehmet Billy Osman Mehmet (born 3 January 1984) is a professional footballer who last played as a striker for of Northern Cyprus. Born in London, of English, Irish and Turkish Cypriot descent, he has played for the Republic of Ireland U21 team. Me ...

, British-born Irish and TRNC football player (Turkish Cypriot father) *

Dave Mehmet David Nedjate Mehmet (born 2 December 1960) is an English former professional association football, footballer. His clubs included Millwall F.C., Millwall, Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic, and Gillingham F.C., Gillingham, where he mad ...

, British-born football player (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Deniz Mehmet, British-born football player (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Kemal Molla, football player * Tarkan Mustafa, British-born football player (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Önder Mutsuzlar, football coach * Ahmet Ogan, coach and sports manager * Reşat Oğuz, athlete * Yılmaz Orhan, Turkish Cypriot-born American football player *

Levent Osman Levent Osman (born 8 March 1977, in Melbourne) is an Australian former association football player of Turkish Cypriot descent. He played as a defender. He has previously played for Trabzonspor in Turkey, FCU Politehnica Timişoara in Romania, ...

, Australian-born football player (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Erhun Oztumer, British-born football player (Turkish Cypriot parents) * İrfan Özbay, football player * Kenan Özer, football player * Bayram Özgün, football player * Ahmet Patterson, British-born boxer (Turkish Cypriot father) *

Meliz Redif Meliz Redif (born March 26, 1989, Nicosia) is a Turkish Cypriot female sprinter/track runner. She is a native of Northern Cyprus. Meliz Redif is a member of Fenerbahce Sport Club athletics team. In 2015 she was banned from sport for three yea ...

, female sprinter/track runner *

Omer Riza Omer Karime Ali Riza (born 8 November 1979) is a former footballer who is a coach at Watford's academy. Riza, who played as a forward, featured for English clubs Arsenal and West Ham United, Holland's Ado Den Haag and Turkish outfits Trabzon ...

, British-born football player (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Başak Ruso, female football player * Mustafa Salk, football player *

Danis Salman Danis Mahmut Mehmet Salman ( tr, Danış Salman; born 12 March 1960), sometimes known as Danny Salman, is a Turkish Cypriot-born English former professional footballer and coach, best remembered for his time as a defender in the Football Leagu ...

, Turkish Cypriot-born British football player * Memduh Sarıoğlu, football player * Salih Say, football player * Esin Sonay, football player *

Fatih Terim Fatih Terim (born 4 September 1953) is a Turkish association football manager and former player. He is the former manager of Galatasaray, a position he previously held four times. Terim has managed several clubs in Italy (Milan and Fiorentina) ...

, Turkish-born football player; former manager of the

Turkey national football team The Turkey national football team ( tr, Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Turkey in men's international Association football, football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation ( tr, Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu ...

(1993–96; 2005–09; and 2013–17) and current manager of

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

(Turkish Cypriot father) * Acelya Toprak, British-born martial artist; youngest winner at the

European Judo Championships The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union. The 2015 and 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. This is also expected for future editions of the European Games. ...

(Turkish Cypriot parents) * Tamer Tuna, British-born football player (Turkish Cypriot parents) * Mustafa Vardi, football player * Özel Vasıf, tennis player *

Fatima Whitbread Fatima Whitbread (' Vedad; 3 March 1961) is a British retired javelin thrower. She broke the world record with a throw of in the qualifying round of the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, and became the first British athle ...

, British-born javelin thrower (Turkish Cypriot mother) * Halil Zorba, British-born weightlifter (Turkish Cypriot parents)

Others

* Patrick Azimkar, British-born soldier killed during the

in 2009 (Turkish Cypriot father) * Arifs, British criminal gang (Turkish Cypriot origin) * Aysha Frade, British-born victim killed during the

2017 Westminster attack On 22 March 2017, a terrorist attack took place outside the Palace of Westminster in London, seat of the British Parliament. Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old Briton, drove a car into pedestrians on the pavement along the south side of Westminster ...

(Turkish Cypriot father)

References

{{Reflist, 2 Turkish Cypriot people

Turks Turk or Turks may refer to: Communities and ethnic groups * Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages * Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation * Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic o ...