Orhan Pamuk

Orhan Pamuk

male, 57 years old
The novelist Orhan Pamuk was born on June 7, 1952 in Istanbul and carries the distinct honor of being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
Bülent Ecevit

Bülent Ecevit

male, deceased (2006)
Mustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist.
Tansu Çiller

Tansu Çiller

female, 63 years old
Tansu Penbe Çiller (IPA: (born 9 October 1946) is an economist and politician in Turkey. She was Turkey's first and to date only female prime m...
Kenan Sahin

Kenan Sahin

male
Kenan Eyup Sahin is a Turkish-American scientist and entrepreneur. After graduating from Robert College of Istanbul, he received both his S.B....
İsmail Cem

İsmail Cem

male, deceased (2007)
İsmail Cem İpekçi was a Turkish politician, journalist, statesman and former minister of foreign affairs. İsmail Cem finished high school at Robe...

Halide Edip Adıvar

female, deceased (1964)
Halide Edip Adıvar was a Turkish novelist and feminist political leader. Best known for her novels criticizing the low social status of Turkish w...
Konstantin Stoilov

Konstantin Stoilov

male, deceased (1938)
Konstantin Stoilov (September 23,1853 - March 23, 1901) was a leading Bulgarian politician and twice Prime Minister. Born in Plovdiv, Stoilov...
Feyyaz Berker

Feyyaz Berker

male, 84 years old
Feyyaz Berker, born in Mersin on September 7, 1925, is a Turkish businessman. He is one of the three co-founders and current owners of the Tekfen...

Nejat Eczacıbaşı

male, deceased (1993)
Nejat Ferit Eczacıbaşı was a Turkish entrepreneur in the pharmaceutical industry, and a patron of arts. He was born in 1913 in İzmir, Turkey as the...

Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı

male, deceased (1970)
Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı was a Turkish writer of novels, short-stories and essays, as well as being a keen ethnographer and travelogue. He is deep...