List of Turkish Australians

This is a list of notable Australian Turks.

Name Birth/death dates Notability Turkish link
Ertunc Ozen SC b. 1970 Barrister and Public Defender [1]

Senior Counsel [2]

Immigrant from Turkey
Aiden Sezer b. 1991 Rugby player Australian-born to Turkish-Indigenous Australian parents
Denan Kemp b. 1987 Rugby player Australian-born to Turkish-New Zealand parents
Deniz Akdeniz b. 1990 Actor Australian-born to Turkish parents[3]
Albert Arlen 1905-1993 Pianist Australian-born to Turkish parents[4]
Jack Aziz b. 1968 Football player Australian-born to Turkish Cypriot parents[5]
Tansel Başer b. 1978 Football player Australian-born to Turkish parents[6]
Aziz Behich b. 1990 Football player Australian-born to Turkish Cypriot parents[7]
Tahir Bilgiç b. 1970 Comedian
Kerem Bulut b. 1992 Football player Australian-born to Turkish parents
İsyan Erdoğan b. 1982 Football player Australian-born to Turkish parents
John Eren b. 1964 Politician Immigrant from Turkey[9]
Tayfun Eren b. 1959 Politician; first person of Turkish birth to be elected to a Parliament in Australia[10] Immigrant from Turkey[11]
Didem Erol b. 1975 Actress Australian-born to Turkish parents[12]
Aytek Genc b. 1966 Football player Immigrant from Turkey[13]
Ersan Gülüm b. 1987 Football player Australian-born to Turkish parents
John Ilhan 1965-2007 Founder of Crazy John's mobile phone retail chain Immigrant from Turkey[14]
Maya Jupiter b. 1978 Rapper Mexican-born to Turkish parents[15]
Ersin Kaya Football player Australian-born to Turkish parents
Selin Kuralay b. 1985 Football player Australian-born to Turkish parents[16]
Beejan Land b. 1985 Actor Australian-born to Turkish parents[17]
Levent Osman b. 1977 Football player Australian-born to Turkish Cypriot parents[18]
Tolgay Özbey b. 1986 Football player Australian-born to Turkish parents[19]
Sinem Saban Director Australian-born to Turkish Cypriot parents[20]
Adem Somyurek b. 1967 Politician Immigrant from Turkey[21]
Nazlı Süleyman Politician Immigrant from Cyprus[22]
Ufuk Talay b. 1976 Football player Australian-born to Turkish Cypriot parents
Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu b. 1984 Football player Australian-born to Turkish parents[23]
Deniz Tek Musician American-born to Turkish parents[24]
Ismail Tosun b. 1975 Chef Immigrant from Cyprus[25]
Servet Uzunlar b. 1989 Football player Australian-born to Turkish parents[26]

See also

  • Turkish Australian
  • List of Australians

References

  1. NSW Bar Association. "Ertunc Ozen SC". Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. NSW Bar Association. "Ertunc Ozen SC's Bio" (PDF). Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. Milliyet. "Avustralya'da bir Türk yıldız doğuyor". Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  4. National Library of Australia. "Papers of Albert Arlen (1905-1993) and Nancy Brown (1909- )". Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  5. Hüssein, Serkan. Yesterday and Today: Turkish Cypriots of Australia. p. 131. ISBN 9780646477831.
  6. Turkish Football Federation. "Tansel Başer". Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  7. Turkish Football. "Beşiktaş reach agreement in principle with Melbourne Heart's Aziz Behich". Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  8. Entertain Oz. "Tahir". Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  9. Parliament of Australia. "Gallipoli Memorial Speech". Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  10. http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregspeech.cfm?mid=27
  11. Parliament of Victoria. "Eren, Tayfun Ergun". Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  12. Internet Movie Database. "Didem Erol". Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  13. "Aytek Genc". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  14. The Australian (23 October 2007). "Crazy John's founder dies". The Australian. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  15. The Music Council of Australia. "Maya Jupiter Crossing musical borders – from R&B to hip hop to salsa" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  16. ESPN. "Florida State's international stars take stage in Cary". Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  17. Internet Movie Database. "Beejan Land Biography". Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  18. Hüssein, Serkan. Yesterday and Today: Turkish Cypriots of Australia. p. 139. ISBN 9780646477831.
  19. Goal. "Exclusive: Sign Me Up For A-League - Sydney Olympic's Tolgay Ozbey". Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  20. Our Generation. "The Filmmakers: Sinem Saban". Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  21. Parliament of Victoria. "Adem Somyurek (Chair)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  22. Brimbank City Council. "Around Brimbank" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  23. Turkish Football Federation. "Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu". Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  24. Audiophile Society of New South Wales. "Audio & Music Newsletter" (PDF). Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  25. Miettas. "Ismail Tosun". Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  26. Women Soccer. "Yemin Servet Uzunlar". Retrieved 6 September 2010.
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