List of Turkish Belgians
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This is a list of notable Belgian Turks.
Academia
[edit]- Mateo Alaluf, professor of sociology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
- Koray Konuk, researcher in archaeology at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique[1]
Arts and literature
[edit]- Anthony Asael, international photographer
- Kenan Görgün, writer.
- Mahmut Karadağ, fashion designer[2]
- Mehmet Koksal, journalist.
- Fatma Taspinar, journalist.
Business
[edit]- Şefik Birkiye, architect and founder of Vizzion Architects and Vizzion Europe.
Cinema and television
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- Cem Akkanat, actor
- R. Kan Albay, film director[3]
- Erol Altunbay, film producer
- Sahin Avci, actor
- Kadir Balci,, director
- Gökhan Girginol, actor
- Kadèr Gürbüz, actress and TV presenter
- Öznur Karaca,, comedian
- Hande Kodja, actress[4]
- Gönül Meral, Miss Hainaut (2013)
- Faroek Özgünes, TV presenter
- Zeynep Sever, winner of Miss Belgium 2009[5]
- Aylin Yay, actress
Music
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- Hadise, singer[6]
- Funda Kılıç, singer
- Kubat, singer[7]
- Melike Tarhan, musical artist[8]
- Gulus Gulcugil Turkmen[9]
- Tuğba Yurt, singer
- Bünyamin Çankırlı, rapper
Politics
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- Meyrem Almaci, President of the Groen party[10]
- Kemal Bilmez, member of the Workers' Party of Belgium
- Cemal Çavdarlı, former member of the SP.A and the LDD; current member of the AKP[11]
- Nawal Ben Hamou, member of the PS
- Meryem Kaçar, member of the Groen[12]
- Serdar Kilic, member of the PS[13]
- Emir Kir, Mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode[14]
- Selahattin Koçak, former member of the SP.A and current member of the VLD[15]
- Hasan Koyuncu, member of the PS
- Mahinur Ozdemir, youngest and first female member of parliament with hijab; former member of cdH[16]
- Özlem Özen, member of the PS[17]
- Emin Özkara, former member of the PS[18]
- Fatma Pehlivan, member of the SP.A[19]
- Resul Tapmaz, member of the SP.A
- Ergün Top, member of the CD&V[20]
- Güler Turan, member of the SP.A[21]
- Funda Oru member of Vooruit
- Hilâl Yalçin, member of the CD&V[22]
- Ayse Yigit, member of the PVDA
- Veli Yüksel, member of the VLD[23]
Sports
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- Izzet Akgül, football player
- Bülent Akın, football player
- Murat Akın, football player[24]
- Yunus Bahadır, football player
- Hakan Bayraktar, football player
- Sami Bayraktar, futsal player[25]
- Engin Bekdemir, football player
- Kadir Bekmezci, football player
- Hakan Bilgiç, football player
- Ümit Bilican, football player[26]
- Sinan Bolat, football player
- Cihan Çanak, football player
- Fuat Çapa, football manager
- Ramazan Çevik, football player
- Kahraman Demirtaş, football player
- Murat Direkçi, middleweight kickboxer[27]
- Ferhat Dogruel, football player
- Yunus Gülnar, football player
- Umut Gündoğan, football player
- Emrullah Güvenç, football player
- Serdal Güvenç, football player[28]
- Abdullah İçel, futsal player[29]
- Sefa İşçi, football player
- Adnan Januzaj, football player[30][31][32]
- Yasin Karaca, football player
- Ahmet Karadayi, football player
- Burak Kardeş, football player
- Gökhan Kardeş, football player
- Ferhat Kaya, football player
- Onur Kaya, football player
- Ersan Keleş, futsal player[33]
- Anıl Koç, football player
- Fazlı Kocabaş, football player
- Halil Köse, football player
- Ömer Kulga, football player
- Mert Kurt, football player
- Mohamed Ali Kurtuluş, football player[34]
- Muhammed Mert, football player
- Ahmet Öcal, football player[35]
- Hasan Özkan, football player
- Alpaslan Öztürk, football player[36]
- Ferhat Poyraz, football player
- Aziz Sağlam, futsal player[37]
- Enes Sağlık, football player
- Kubat Selim, boxer
- Erdem Şen, football player
- Taner Taktak, football player
- Mickaël Tirpan, football player (Turkish father)
- Önder Turacı, football player
- Fatih Turan, football player
- Adnan Ugur, football player
- Alper Uludağ, football player
- Cem Unal, football player
- Talha Ülvan, football player
- Cüneyt Vicil, futsal player
- Ali Yaşar, football player
- Hüseyin Yıldız, futsal player[38]
- Muhammet Hanifi Yoldaş, football player[39]
- Sara Yuceil, female football player
Victims of crime
[edit]- Songül Koç, shot by Hans Van Themsche in 2006.
See also
[edit]- Turks in Belgium
- List of Belgians
- List of Turkish Austrians
- List of British Turks
- List of Dutch people of Turkish descent
- List of Turkish French people
- List of Turkish Germans
- List of Turkish people
References
[edit]- ^ Arkeolojik Haber (14 December 2018). "Prof. Dr. Koray Konuk: Anadolu dünya tarihine ışık tutan bir coğrafya". Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ Kent Haber. "Belçika'nın tesellisi de Hadise". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Stamp Media. "Coma: een herkenbaar alcoholdrama". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Benjamin, Gilda (2014), Hande Kodja : la belle âme romantique, La Libre Belgique, retrieved 10 May 2021,
Hande est un prénom perse, mon papa est russo-turc. Petite, j'avais du mal à ne pas m'appeler comme tout le monde.
- ^ Miss Belgie. "Zeynep Sever". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Hadise & Bunyamin Cankirli Acikgoz.be. "Biography". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Radyo Safak. "Türkülerin Özgün Sesi Kubat İle Bir Ropörtaj..." Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ AB BİLGİ BÜROLARI. "TÜRKİYE AB BİLGİ BÜROLARI AĞI" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Light Millennium. ""Tales in Prose": Betty Ween Music Project An Interview with Gulus GULCUGIL". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Turkse Unie van België. "Overlegplatform met Meryem Almaci". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ ATIK. "Belçika Federal Milletvekili Cemal Çavdarlı". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Suffrage-Universel. "Meryem Kaçar". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Parti Socialiste, PS. "Serdar KILIC". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ EU Trio. "Emir Kir". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Gundem. "Beringen ve Zeytinburnu Belediye Yöneticileri 'Belediyeler Arası Diyalog Projesi' kapsamında biraraya geldiler". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Islamic Human Rights Commission. "Hijab wearing Mahinur Ozdemir joins Christian Democrats: Belgium Muslim finds Christian Party compatible". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Parti Socialiste, PS. "Ozlem OZEN". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Parti Socialiste, PS. "Emin OZKARA". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Gundem. "Gent Bölgesinden Fatma Pehlivan ve Veli Yüksel'in Şansı Yüksek." Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ CD&V. "Ergün Top". Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Gundem. "Güler Turan Federal Senatör Oldu". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ CD&V. "Hilâl Yalçin". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ CD&V. "Veli Yüksel". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Turkish Football Federation. "Murat Akın". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. "Futsal A Milli Takım aday kadrosu açıklandı". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Turkish Football Federation. "Ümit Bilican". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ HT Spor. "Belçika'da Türkler'in gecesi!". Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Bel Türk. "Belçika Türk Karması oyuncuları futbolları ile büyüledi". Retrieved 2010-08-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Futsal Planet. "Turkish national team". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Which countries can Adnan Januzaj play for?, ITV News, 2013, retrieved 25 April 2021,
The teenager was born in Brussels... He qualifies to play for Albania through his Kosovan-Albanian parents... He qualifies to play for Turkey through his grandparents.
- ^ Adnan Januzaj invited to play for Kosovo in friendly match, BBC News, 2014, retrieved 25 April 2021,
Januzaj, who signed a new five-year-deal with Manchester United last October, was born in Belgium and has Kosovan-Albanian parents. He could also represent Serbia after Kosovo declared independence from the country in 2008, while his grandparents are Turkish.
- ^ Januzaj could play for Kosovo – but it won't end England hopes, The Week, 2014, retrieved 25 April 2021,
The 19-year-old... was born in Belgium to Kosovan-Albanian parents... In addition the teenager has Turkish grandparents
- ^ Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. "Futsal U21 Millilerin hazırlık kampı kadrosu". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. "Mohammed Ali Kurtuluş". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Turkish Football Federation. "Ahmet Alper Öcal". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Tribal Football. "Birmingham prospect Alpaslan Ozturk in line for FA Cup chance". Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. "Aziz Sağlam". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Turkish Football Federation. "Futsal national team crowned champions after seven-goal thriller". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Turkish Football Federation. "Muhammet Hanifi Yoldaş". Retrieved 2010-08-10.