List of French Turks

This is a list of notable French Turks.

Name Life Notability Turkish link
Isabelle Adjani 1955 Actress French-born to an Algerian-Turkish father[1][2]
fr:Münevver Andaç Translator
fr:Osman Aktas 1976 Boxer Immigrant from Turkey[3]
fr:Uğur Aktaş 1967 Writer French-born to Turkish parents
Mirra Alfassa 1878-1973 Spiritual writer French-born to Turkish and Egyptian parents[4]
Fatih Atık 1984 Football player French-born to Turkish parents
Barış Aydın 1990 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[5]
Osman Aydıcan 1982 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[6]
Cem Dursun Aygül 1985 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[7]
Ali Çağlar 1991 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[8]
Gürkan Coşkun 1941 Painter Immigrant from Turkey[9]
İbrahim Dağaşan 1984 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[10]
Buğra Kaan Hekim 1970 Religious figure Immigrant from Turkey[11]
Abidin Dino 1913-1993 Painter Immigrant from Turkey[12]
Ece Ege 1963 Fashion designer Immigrant from Turkey[13]
Cansel Elçin 1973 Actor Immigrant from Turkey[14]
Mevlüt Erdinç 1987 Football player French-born to Turkish parents
Peyveste Emukhvari 1873-1944 Ottoman Princess Immigrant from Turkey
Kudsi Erguner 1952 Musician Immigrant from Turkey
Erhan Gerlevik 1979 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[15]
Nilüfer Göle 1953 Sociologist Immigrant from Turkey
Eva Green 1980 Actress French-born of Algerian, Turkish, Swedish and Spanish descent[16]
Ayhan Güçlü 1990 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[17]
Fatih Sultan Gündoğar 1992 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[18]
Hasan Güngör 1991 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[19]
Ender Günlü 1984 Football player French-born to Turkish parents
Serdar Gürler 1991 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[20]
Nedim Gürsel 1951 Writer Immigrant from Turkey
Murat Işıkdemir 1992 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[21]
Burhan Işler 1991 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[22]
Prince Mukarram Jah 1951 Head of the House of Nizam of Hyderabad French-born to a Turkish mother
Burak Karakaya 1983 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[23]
Yilmaz Karaman (Lil maaz) Rapper Immigrant from Turkey[24]
Tchéky Karyo 1953 Actor Immigrant from Turkey[25]
Ömer Kavur 1953 Film director Immigrant from Turkey[26]
Talha Kaya 1994 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[27]
Tayfur Mesut Keçik 1993 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[28]
Doğan Kuban 1926 Historian French-born to Turkish parents
Seyhan Kurt 1971 Writer French-born to Turkish parents
fr:Nihal Martli 1982 Painter Immigrant from Turkey
Mathilda May 1982 Painter French-born to Turkish parents
fr:Kenizé Mourad 1940 Writer French-born to Turkish parents
Nihat Muslu 1976 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[29]
Princess Niloufer 1916-1989 Ottoman Princess Immigrant from Turkey
Magali Noël 1932 Actress Immigrant from Turkey
Yaman Okur Dancer French-born to Turkish parents[30]
Serkan Özen 1976 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[31]
Sinan Özkan 1986 Football player French-born to Turkish parents
Hakan Özmert 1985 Football player French-born to Turkish parents
Elif Şafak 1971 Writer French-born to Turkish parents
Adem Sağlam 1994 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[32]
Faik Sardag 1981 Musician Immigrant from Turkey[33]
Fikret Mualla Saygı 1903-1967 Painter Immigrant from Turkey
Barış Serbest 1989 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[34]
Servan Taştan 1993 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[35]
Atila Turan 1992 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[36]
Master Turc Singer French-born to Turkish parents
Bülent Üçüncü 1974 Football player Immigrant from Turkey
İsmail Uğur 1987 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[37]
Sabahattin Usta 1990 Football player French-born to Turkish parents
fr:Semih Vaner 1945-2008 Social scientist Immigrant from Turkey
Serkan Yanık 1987 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[38]
Gülseren Yıldırım 1973 Singer Immigrant from Turkey
Murat Yılmaz 1986 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[39]
Berkay Yürdem Model French-born to Turkish parents[40]
Yakup Ramazan Zorlu 1991 Football player French-born to Turkish parents[41]

See also

References

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  2. Love Film. "French Heartbreakers". Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  3. Chateaubriant Actualités. "Osman Aktas Vainqueur aux points, chez lui, à Châteaubriant". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  4. I Love India. "About Mira Alfassa 'The Mother'". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  5. Turkish Football Federation. "Barış Aydın". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  6. Turkish Football Federation. "Osman Aydıcan". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  7. Turkish Football Federation. "Cem Dursun Aygül". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  8. Turkish Football Federation. "Ali Çağlar". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
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  15. Turkish Football Federation. "Erhan Gerlevik". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  16. Eva Green. "Famous Quotes and Sayings attributed to the popular Movie Actress Eva Green". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  17. Turkish Football Federation. "Ayhan Güçlü". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  18. Turkish Football Federation. "Fatih Sultan Gündoğar". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  19. Turkish Football Federation. "Hasan Güngör". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  20. Turkish Football Federation. "Serdar Gürler: Aile boyu futbolcu". Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  21. Turkish Football Federation. "Murat Işıkdemir". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  22. Turkish Football Federation. "Burhan Işler". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  23. Turkish Football Federation. "Burak Karakaya". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  24. The Independent (2007-08-09). "Kebab shop worker's rap is the hottest single in France". London. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  25. Internet Movie Database. "Tchéky Karyo Biography". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  26. Internet Movie Database. "Ömer Kavur Biography". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  27. Turkish Football Federation. "Talha Kaya". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  28. Turkish Football Federation. "Tayfur Mesut Keçik". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  29. Turkish Football Federation. "Nihat Muslu". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  30. Today's Zaman. "Turkish dancer Yaman Okur reveals secrets about Madonna". Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  31. Turkish Football Federation. "Serkan Özen". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  32. Turkish Football Federation. "Adem Sağlam". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  33. Cafe Babel. "Turkish cultural season in France viewed from Lyon". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  34. Turkish Football Federation. "Barış Serbest". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  35. Turkish Football Federation. "Servan Taştan". Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  36. Milliyet. "Beşiktaş'a Türk asıllı Fransız...". Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  37. Turkish Football Federation. "İsmail Uğur". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  38. Turkish Football Federation. "Serkan Yanık". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  39. Turkish Football Federation. "Murat Yılmaz". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  40. Hurriyet. "‘100 yıldızlı’ otel için poz verecekler". Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  41. Turkish Football Federation. "Yakup Ramazan Zorlu". Retrieved 2011-06-02.