Turkish Famous Names Starting with Letter S

A Turkish singer and song-writer. She was the head vocalist of the all-female hard rock band Volvox

A Turkish singer and song-writer. She was the head vocalist of the all-female hard rock band Volvox until 1994, after which she went on to pursue an illustrious solo career. Her music style varies from pop rock to hard rock though her later albums have progressively incorporated more of the hard rock sound.Sebnem Ferah was born on 12 April 1972 in Yalova to Turkish immigrant parents from Skopje of the Republic of Macedonia. She first took solfeggio and instrument lessons from her father who was also a teacher. She grew up listening to her father's Rumelian folk songs played with baglama, mandolin and piano.

Is a player on the Turkish Women's Basketball Team. She was born in Santa Clara, California, USA. Sh

Is a player on the Turkish Women's Basketball Team. She was born in Santa Clara, California, USA. She is an alumnus from Pinewood High School in California and graduated from Stanford before returning to Turkey. Sebnem's sister, Yasemin Kimyacioglu, is al

A Turkish guitarist and singer.She attended the Department of Classical Guitar at Istanbul Universit

A Turkish guitarist and singer.She attended the Department of Classical Guitar at Istanbul University State Conservatory during 1992-1996. Later, she studied singing at Marmara University Music Department.[1][dead link]Paker represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 and Eurovision Song Contest 1997. Her entry in 1997, the song Dinle, composed by Levent Çoker and written by Zerrin Alporal, received the third place. She released her only album, also called Dinle, in August 1997.

A Turkish pop folk singer, actress and TV variety-show hostess.[1]She started her career as an actre

A Turkish pop folk singer, actress and TV variety-show hostess.[1]She started her career as an actress. She starred in several movies when she was young, the most famous one was called "Imparator" in which she was Kadir Inanir's love interest. She also starred in some TV series, such as: "Sirtimdan Vuruldum" (1997), "Evimiz Olacak mi?" (1999), "Hastayim Doktor" (2002).She also performed in the comedy, "Hababam Sinifi 3,5" in 2006, which received poor reviews. Now she hosts a very popular talk show on channel D in Turkey, which is called "Sabahlarin Sultani", the last part of this talk show had been shown under the "Sabah Sabah" title.

Is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm and plays as opposite hitter. She plays for Fenerbahçe Acibadem since 2005 and wears number 9.

A Turkish European champion in weightlifting. He is winner of silver medal in World championship and

A Turkish European champion in weightlifting. He is winner of silver medal in World championship and of bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics.

A Turkish footballer who currently plays for Sivasspor. He is a central defender.

A Turkish footballer who currently plays for Sivasspor. He is a central defender.

A Turkish footballer who is currently unattached.

A Turkish footballer who is currently unattached.

Sedefhar Mehmet Aga (about 1540 - 1617) is recorded as the Ottoman architect of the Sultan Ahmed Mos

Sedefhar Mehmet Aga (about 1540 - 1617) is recorded as the Ottoman architect of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the "Blue Mosque") in Istanbul. According to the biographer Cafer Effendi, he was born on a Christian in Europe about 1540.

A Turkish pop singer.She studied at Bahariye Middle school and Kadiköy Anatolian High School. Later

A Turkish pop singer.She studied at Bahariye Middle school and Kadiköy Anatolian High School. Later she studied architecture at Istanbul Technical University. She made her first recording at the age of 14. She has released seven albums in total.

A Turkish footballer currently playing for Trabzonspor. He plays midfield and standing at 180 cm, he

A Turkish footballer currently playing for Trabzonspor. He plays midfield and standing at 180 cm, he wears the number 18 jersey.He has previously played for Çanakkale Dardanelspor and Manisaspor. He made his debut for Turkey on October 13, 2007 against Moldova.

Is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm. She plays for Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball Team sin

Is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm. She plays for Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball Team since 2006 and wear 15 number.

A Turkish historian and professor in the history department of the Bogaziçi University.

A Turkish historian and professor in the history department of the Bogaziçi University.

Is a boxer from Turkey, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) division at th

Is a boxer from Turkey, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland. Palyani represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Th

Is a Turkish female basketball player. The young national plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul as center p

Is a Turkish female basketball player. The young national plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul as center position. She is 190 cm tall and 80 kg weights. She is playing for Fenerbahçe Istanbul since 2001 in youth level and since 2006-07 in senior level. She playe

Is a Turkish professional basketball player. The 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st) center w

Is a Turkish professional basketball player. The 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st) center was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 60th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.

A Turkish professional footballer currently playing for Galatasaray S.K.in defender position. A prod

A Turkish professional footballer currently playing for Galatasaray S.K.in defender position. A product of Galatasaray's youth system. Arsenal and FC Internazionale were both interested in the youngster but Galatasaray doesn't want to sell Semih Kaya yet.

A Turkish footballer who currently plays for the Turkcell Super League club Fenerbahçe SK in the st

A Turkish footballer who currently plays for the Turkcell Super League club Fenerbahçe SK in the striker position.He played 100 times for Fenerbahçe PAF and scored 63 goals.[1]. His goalscoring exploits increased hopes among the supporters that Semih could be the future of the Fenerbahçe attacking line. Indeed, he managed to become something of a regular fixture in the team during the 2007/08 campaign, in which he scored 17 goals and finished the season as top scorer. His more prominent role in the team was rewarded after he was named as the vice-captain of the team after the departure of the former captains Ümit Özat, now a 1. FC Köln player, and Tuncay Sanli, now at Middlesbrough F.C..

A graduate of Robert College and Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Civil engineering in 1954.

A graduate of Robert College and Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Civil engineering in 1954. In 1962, he went to Canada, and joined University of British Columbia as an Assistant Professor.

A Turkish pop music singer, presenter and film actress. She is best known for representing Turkey fo

A Turkish pop music singer, presenter and film actress. She is best known for representing Turkey for the first time at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song Seninle Bir Dakika.

A popular Turkish actor, son of the actor Ali Sen.

A popular Turkish actor, son of the actor Ali Sen.

A retired Turkish football player and currently Fenerbahçe SK academy director. He played as second

A retired Turkish football player and currently Fenerbahçe SK academy director. He played as second forward and striker position at first.He began football in Petrolofisi in 1975-76 season and played for her for 4 years. He transferred to Orduspor due to Petrolofisi relegated to Amateur League in 1979. He brighted in Orduspor and transferred to Sakaryaspor in 1981. He played as striker in her and transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1984. His position was striker at first, midfielder after 1990. He won 2 league championship with Fenerbahçe seasons of 1984-85 and 1988-89. He loaned to Antalyaspor during first half-time of 1991-92 season. He retired from football after end of 1991-92 season.

A former Turkish footballer, and now a manager.He began his career at Erdogdu Gençlik, playing as a

A former Turkish footballer, and now a manager.He began his career at Erdogdu Gençlik, playing as a goalkeeper. He later moved onto the Trabzonspor amateur team, and began playing for the senior team soon after. He played for Trabzonspor for nine years, between 1975 and 1984. During this time he won six league championships and 31 caps for the national team, acting as captain on five occasions. He was part of the 'Trabzonpor Efsanesi' ('The Trabzonspor fable') team along with players like Turgay Semercioglu, Necmi Perekli, and Ali Kemal Denizci.

Was a medieval Ottoman surgeon and physician.Sabuncuoglu was the author of the Cerrahiyyetu'l-Haniyy

Was a medieval Ottoman surgeon and physician.Sabuncuoglu was the author of the Cerrahiyyetu'l-Haniyye (Imperial Surgery), the first illustrated surgical atlas, and the Mücerrebname (On Attemption).The Cerrahiyyetu'l-Haniyye (Imperial Surgery) was the first surgical atlas and the last major medical encyclopedia from the Islamic world. Though his work was largely based on Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi's Al-Tasrif, Sabuncuoglu introduced many innovations of his own. Female surgeons were also illustrated for the first time in the Cerrahiyyetu'l-Haniyye.[1

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Bulgaria.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer O

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Bulgaria.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics, Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2004 Summer Olympics , Men's freestyle 63 kg at 2000 Summer Olympics and Men's freestyle 66 kg at 1996 Summer Olympics.