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The following is a list of British Turks , including people of full or partial ethnic Turkish origin with British citizenship.
The majority of notable British Turks come from the large Turkish Cypriot community, followed by ethnic Turks who originate from Turkey. In addition, there are notable British Turks who descend from other post-Ottoman modern nation-states which still have significant ethnic Turkish minorities. For example, from the Balkans, Silvena Rowe has a paternal Turkish Bulgarian background [1] Moustafa Palazli has a Turkish Western Thracian background from Greece. [2] From North Africa, Kasim Kutay has a paternal Turkish Egyptian background. [3] Meanwhile, Egyptian-born Dodi Fayed was maternally of Turkish Saudi origin. [4] From the Levant, Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Nemir Kirdar [5] and Rena Kirdar [5] have a Turkish Iraqi background; Rana Kabbani has a Turkish Syrian background; [6] and Skandar Keynes and Soumaya Keynes have a maternal Turkish Lebanese background. [7]
In addition, there are notable naturalised British citizens of Turkish origin who descend from the modern Turkish diaspora (i.e. from countries which were never part of the former Ottoman Empire). The majority are "Euro-Turks" who descend from Western Europe (e.g. Elif Shafak [8] have a Turkish French background; Atif Bashir [9] and Semra Eren-Nijhar [10] have a Turkish German background). Some British Turks have also come from the diaspora in North America (e.g. Erdem Moralioğlu has a Turkish Canadian background [11] ).
Many notable British Turks have dual nationality, including British nationality and the country which they descend from (e.g. Cypriot, TRNC, Turkish, Bulgarian, Iraqi, etc.). Some British Turks have also moved to other parts of the modern Turkish diaspora where they have acquired another citizenship. This is most notable among the British-Turkish Cypriot diaspora; for example, in addition to their British citizenship, Hal Ozsan also has American citizenship; Mutlu Çerkez also has Australian citizenship; and Alkan Chaglar and Erol Kahraman both also have Canadian citizenship, etc.
Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land once they arrived in Cyprus. Additionally, many of the island's local Christians converted to Islam during the early years of Ottoman rule. Nonetheless, the influx of mainly Muslim settlers to Cyprus continued intermittently until the end of the Ottoman period. Today, while Northern Cyprus is home to a significant part of the Turkish Cypriot population, the majority of Turkish Cypriots live abroad, forming the Turkish Cypriot diaspora. This diaspora came into existence after the Ottoman Empire transferred the control of the island to the British Empire, as many Turkish Cypriots emigrated primarily to Turkey and the United Kingdom for political and economic reasons.
British Turks or Turks in the United Kingdom are Turkish people who have immigrated to the United Kingdom. However, the term may also refer to British-born persons who have Turkish parents or who have a Turkish ancestral background.
Mem Ferda is a British actor and film producer of Turkish Cypriot descent.
The British Cypriot community in the United Kingdom consists of British people born on, or with ancestors from, the Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. British Cypriot people may be of Greek, Turkish, Maronite, Lebanese or Armenian descent.
Turks in Denmark, also referred to as Turkish Danes or Danish Turks refers to ethnic Turkish people living in Denmark. They currently form the largest ethnic minority group in the country; thus, the Turks are the second-largest ethnic group in Denmark, after the ethnic Danish people. The majority of Danish Turks descend from the Republic of Turkey; however, there has also been significant Turkish migration from other post-Ottoman countries including ethnic Turkish communities which have come to Denmark from the Balkans, the island of Cyprus, and more recently Iraq and Syria.
Turks in Ireland are Turkish people who live in Ireland having been born elsewhere or are Irish-born but have Turkish roots. By Turkish roots, this could mean roots linking back to Turkey, the island of Cyprus, or the communities of the Turkish diaspora.
Mustafa Çağatay (1937–1989) was a Turkish Cypriot politician who served as the first Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus from 15 November 1983 to 13 December 1983. He was previously prime minister of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus from 1978 to 1983.
Lebanese Turkmen, also known as the Lebanese Turks, are people of Turkish ancestry that live in Lebanon. The historic rule of several Turkic dynasties in the region saw continuous Turkish migration waves to Lebanon during the Tulunid rule (868–905), Ikhshidid rule (935–969), Seljuk rule (1037–1194), Mamluk rule (1291–1515), and Ottoman rule (1516–1918).
Kamil Ahmet Çörekçi is a footballer who plays as a right back for Süper Lig club Hatayspor. Born in England, he was a youth international for Turkey.
Kamran Aziz was a Cypriot musician and pharmacist. She was the first female composer and the first female pharmacist in Turkish Cypriot society. She made significant contributions to Turkish Cypriot folk music to the extent that she started the genre in its modern sense. She was also one of the first female musicians to play in public and pioneered the playing and teaching of western music, along with her colleague, Jale Derviş.
Semra Eren-Nijhar is a Turkish writer, sociologist, documentary filmmaker and a social commentator.
Raif Denktaş was a Turkish Cypriot composer, politician, academic, journalist and writer. He died after a controversial car accident where his car collided with a military vehicle.
Sıla Usar İncirli is a Turkish Cypriot neurologist, politician, researcher and trade unionist. She was elected as a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Northern Cyprus in 2018.
Atatürk Teacher Training Academy is a higher education institution in Nicosia, North Cyprus. The academy was founded in 1937 by the ruling British government in Cyprus as the Morphou Teacher Training College. It is accredited as a university by YÖK, the Council of Higher Education of Turkey, and YÖDAK, The Higher Education Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination Council of Northern Cyprus. Atatürk Teacher Training Academy is the oldest active higher education institution in Cyprus.
Like so many ethnic Turks, Rowe's father, a highly regarded newspaper editor, Bulgarianised his name. But in the kitchen at home he remained Turkish. "My father would come back from work for lunch and cook the most amazing things," Rowe says. "Börek of thinly sliced aubergine sandwiching cheese, then deep fried, or of course the baklava, which he had learnt from my grandmother."
Moustafa was born in Xanthi, Greece but grew up in the United Kingdom. He went to Pimlico Secondary School, Sir John Cass Sixth Form and is currently studying in Kingston College. Moustafa is a Muslim and his parents are of Turkish descent.
Kutay was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1965, to a Turkish father and Syrian mother. The family moved to Lebanon, but when civil war broke out in 1975, they were forced to move again, this time to London.
Fayed had risen from his lowly beginnings through his connection with the Kashoggi family, Saudis of Turkish descent, who owned their position to their connection with the rulers of Saudi Arabia. In 1954 he had married Samira, the sixteen-year-old sister of Adnan Kashoggi, his contemporary, son of the head of the family Dr Mohamed Kashoggi. Their son, Emad, always known as 'Dodi', had been born in 1955...
The Qabbani family was of Turkish origin and came from Konya; their original family name was Ak Bıyık, meaning "white moustache" in Turkish.
...father is of English descent and his mother is of Lebanese, as well as Persian and Turkish, ancestry.
"Born to a British Pakistani father and a Turkish German mother, Atif could have played for Germany, Turkey, Britain and Pakistan.
Erdem was brought up with his twin sister (who now works in the BBC's natural-history department) on the picturesque shores of Lake St Louis in suburban Canada. His father, who was of Turkish origin, worked as a chemical engineer, and his English mother was a housewife
I was born in Cyprus and came to the UK at the age of 14.
Prof. Mustafa Camgöz is a Professor of cancer biology at Imperial College London and chairman of the College of Medicine's Science Council. Djamgoz was born in Nicosia, Cyprus to a Turkish Cypriot family.He migrated to the United Kingdom in 1970 for his studies.
Zakaria Erzinçlioglu was born on December 30, 1951 in Hungary to parents of Turkish origin.
Lefkoşa-born Professor Feizi... Born in 1937, Ten Feizi completed her primary and secondary schooling in Cyprus before moving to London to continue her studies.
A British-Turkish dual national, Dr Meral has a keen interest in advancing relations and deeper understanding between the two countries.
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has generic name (help)Ataman is a Turkish-born naturalised American who now lives in London. He left Istanbul in 1980...
The Cypriot Academy is proud to count among its members Alkan Chaglar, the highly-regarded UK Cypriot journalist.
Emin's father, Enver, was Turkish Cypriot...
Born in Trieste in 1921, Fiore de Henriquez is paternally descended from Spanish noblemen at the Habsburg court in Vienna, her grandfather and great-uncles being vice-admirals in the Austro-Hungarian navy, while her mother was of Turkish and Russian origin.
Pi Artworks London presents Cyprus Realism, its first solo exhibition by the British-Cypriot-Turkish artist Mustafa Hulusi.
...and mine are a bit of everything: Lithuanian, Jewish, Turkish.
I was born in France to Turkish parents...I am a Londoner and I am a British citizen. And I'd like to think of myself as a global soul, a world citizen.
Born in Dover, England, in 1975 to a British-Turkish father and an Indian-Grenadian mother, Robert spent most of his childhood in Georgetown, Ontario.
ngiltere'de yaşayan Kıbrıslı Türk işadamı Ali Güryel ise, teknoloji pazarında ülkenin rekabet ortamında iş inceliklerini anlattı.
Hattie Hasan is a second-generation Turkish Cypriot who grew up in London.
Madam Bey... one of the most prominent families of Turkish ancestry.
Mardam Bey... a prominent Sunni family of Turkish origin.
Suleyman has been a dragon investor since series 13. He is a multi-millionaire Turkish Cypriot British business tycoon, fashion retail entrepreneur and investor.
As the son of a former Turkish professional footballer and an English kitchen porter, Tanju grew up in south London where the family ran Jack's Place, a Clapham-based restaurant.
Farah Zeynep Abdullah, 1989'da İstanbul'da dünyaya geldi. 2006 yılında babasının işleri nedeniyle İngiltere'ye taşındılar. Lise öğrenimine İstanbul Saint Michel Fransız Lisesi'nde başladı ama okulun birinci sınıfında İngiltere'ye taşınınca eğitimine orada devam etti.
But life in Albert Square wasn't smooth sailing for Ali, played by Nej Adamson. Because of his Turkish Cypriot culture, he was regularly on the end of racist insults which were seen in the first EastEnders episode when Nick Cotton disparagingly refers to Ali as 'a turk' on many occasions.
12 Şubat 1983 tarihinde Londra'da doğan Yusuf Altın'ın annesi İngiliz ve babası da bir Türk. Çocukluğunu Londra'da geçiren Yusuf, genç yaşlarından itibaren oyunculuğa büyük merak duymuş ve okul yıllarında bunun eğitimini almaya başlamış.
In honour of his Turkish Cypriot roots, Love Island's Kem Cetinay will play for the World team for the second year in a row.
Aslı Enver asıl adı Aslıay Enver 10 Mayıs 1984'de Londra'da doğdu. Kıbrıs Türkü bir baba ile, eğitim için Türkiye'den Londra'ya giden bir annenin ikinci çocuğu olarak Londra'da dünyaya gelmiştir.
Princess Diana, the former wife of Prince Charles, 68, and mother of Prince William and Prince Harry, was killed in a car accident in Paris with her boyfriend at the time Dodi Al Fayed...The British-Egyptian millionaire, who was 42-years-old when he died.
Born in Lambeth Hospital in October 1963 to Turkish Cypriot parents...
New Love Island hopeful Belle Hassan already has a major claim to fame: her actor father appeared in Game of Thrones.The 21-year-old make-up artist from Bromley is the daughter of Turkish Cypriot Tamer Hassan who played Khal Forzo in the sixth series of HBO's hit fantasy drama.
İki Kıbrıslı genç, Osman Hüseyin ve Andaç Raif, 1950'lerde çalışmak üzere gittikleri Londra'da tanışıp evlenir. 5 çocukları olur. İlk çocukları Metin,...
Asıl adı Ayşe Yıldız olan sanatçı, İngiliz kökenli Olga Cynthia (Nadide) ile Ahmet Naci Bey'in çocuğu olarak 1928'de İstanbul'da dünyaya geldi.
Erim stated "he was honoured and humbled by the who experience and made extremely proud to be a Turkish Cypriot living in Britain"
Mem Morrison, who is creating a growing body of work which draws on his Turkish-Cypriot roots and English upbringing to examine the nature of belonging.
London-born actor Cosh Omar, who's of Turkish-Cypriot parentage,...
TURKISH Cypriot actor and musician Halil (Hal) Özsan, who moved to England at a young age, continues to show himself in Hollywood cinema.
Babası Kıbrıs'ta doğan ve 11 yaşında Londra'ya gelen Anatol'un, annesi ise Kıbrıs kökenli ve Londra doğumlu.
Bora Aksu's deftness of touch and investment in craftsmanship also draws on his Turkish roots
Mert Alas, born in Turkey,...
FAMOUS Turkish Cypriot designer Mustafa Aslantürk designed a dress for the X Factor finalist Scarlett Lee.
Hussein Chalayan, British designer of the year and one of the fashion ... Chalayan, a Turkish-Cypriot who has lived in London since he was 12...
Nasir Mazhar is a British men's and womenswear fashion designer born in East London and raised by Turkish Cypriot parents.
Made in Chelsea's Turkish beauty Funda Onal
Ozbek, born in Turkey and living in England,...
London born and bred to Turkish-Cypriot parents, Selin developed her love of cooking at an early age.
My wife's name is Naz. She is Turkish as was my father's and grandfather's.
His Imperial Highness Prince Nazim Ziaeddin Nazim Osmanoglu. Half English poshboy, half Turkish warlord, Naz wields the only scimitar he's got - a sharp sense of humour and a claim to the Turkish throne.
Gönül Erönen was born and educated in London, United Kingdom to Turkish Cypriot parents.
Erol Alkan is a London-based electro DJ of Cypriot Turkish descent
The band, unusually formed of three soloists as opposed to a single lead, released their debut album in the latter half of 2009. The three members of the group Peri Aziz, Soner Türsoy and Ali Sönmez came together for this exciting and somewhat pioneering project. The members of the band, who like many other Cypriot ex-pats live in the UK, met in London and formed their own group.
Breen was born in London's East End to Turan, who is Turkish while his mother, Kay, is Irish.
Şarkıcı Güney, 5 Haziran 1984 tarihinde Trabzon'da dünyaya geldi. Aslen Gümüşhane Kelkit'li olan Yusuf Güney, 1998 yılında İngiltere Londra'ya taşındılar.
İngiltere'de yaşayan ve şarkıcı olan Adam Harison bir Kıbrıslı Türk ve profilinde de bunu vurguluyor. Wembley Stadyumu'ndaki dev finalin son anlarına 1-1 eşitlikle girilirken sahaya atlayan Harison, oyunun bir süre durmasına neden oldu.
Atila was born into a Turkish Cypriot family in London and began singing at the age of 15 with a local big band, Young Jazz.
Adem, whose father is Turkish, created his fresh, hybrid folk in a warehouse flat in north London, not far from Hebden's own studio retreat.
Jax grew up in a multi-ethnic household, with a Turkish father and Malaysian mother.
Işın Funda Büyükkaraca ya da sahne adıyla Işın Karaca, 7 Mart 1973 tarihinde . Kıbrıslı restoran işletmecisi Şeniz Büyükkaraca ile Afyonlu emlakçı olan Ali Büyükkaraca'nın ilk çocukları olarak dünyaya geldi. Londra'da doğan Işın Karaca, öğrencilik yıllarında başladığı müzik hayatını Londra IV King Edward Okulu'nda Tiyatro okurken de sürdürdü.
London born Turkish-Cypriot Tolga Kashif is regarded as one of the most diversely talented musicians of his generation, with success ranging from a critically-acclaimed CD of Richard Strauss tone poems to the musical direction of the BBC Children in Need's Platinum-selling single, 'Perfect Day'.
Turkish-Cypriot composer Tolga Kashif made waves in the classical and rock worlds when his Queen Symphony was premiered in 2002.
He was also the unlikely ground zero of British R&B; -- a Paris-born singer-guitarist of very non-Delta roots (Korner was part Greek, Turkish and Austrian)
Geçtiğimiz günlerde Murat Onay'ın şarkısı klibiyle birlikte yayınlandı. Londra'da yasayan 2002 doğumlu genç sanatçı "Gidelim seninle" adli şarkısını dinleyicileriyle paylaştı.
Born in London to Turkish parents, Omeroglu studies at the Purcell School. She became the first pianist since Freddy Kempf to win the BBC Young Musician Competition outright
Grandson of legendary Turkish Cypriot entertainer and party organiser Halil Perry, Tony hit the headlines himself this week after opting to play Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline before and after England's incredible 2-1 win against Denmark in the semi-final.
THE song that had England fans sing their lungs out following England's win at Wembley during the Euro 2020 games. Yet Sweet Caroline would have gone unheard during England matches at Wembley but for a lightbulb moment from Turkish Cypriot Tony Perry, the stadium's DJ.
Label boss Sav Remzi is a founder of the famous Nuphonic label, a Turkish Cypriot in the music biz since the late 80s via his jazz club, and yes you guessed it right the label name is based on the pronunciation [ sic ] of Turk by UK chaps.
Türk vatandaşı mısın? - Çift pasaportum var. Kıbrıs ve ıngiliz vatandaşıyım. Ama ben Türk'üm ve Kıbrıs'ı asla Türkiye'den ayrı düşünmüyorum.
Now his debut album The Deep End arrives and it does hint at a promising talent. The album heavily trades on Tash's Turkish Cypriot roots, with pop melodies sung over eastern rhythms.
In early 1992, the young Turkish Cypriot from South London received a phone call from Jon asking if he could take over keyboard duties for Natural Life; their first gig was only two days away and the band was in dire straits. Hakan jumped at the opportunity.
As well as her Turkish heritage from her father's side, her mother is half-Irish and half-Bajan.
B Young is of Turkish-Cypriot heritage...
London-born Ahmet, whose family roots hail from Ozanköy / Kazafani, North Cyprus, becomes the second woman of Turkish Cypriot Muslim heritage to run a British council.
Aker, whose father is Turkish,
Of Turkish Cypriot heritage and a lifelong Enfield resident,...
My father, a Turkish Cypriot and a Muslim, came to this country in 1948 as a young man from Cyprus to seek work. He had served as a policeman during the 1940s, when Cyprus was a British colony. My mother arrived in 1952 to stay with her brother, who had settled in the UK after serving in the British forces during the Second World War.
Successful British Turkish Cypriots were among the guests at a Buckingham Palace event hosted by Prince Charles to "celebrate the Cypriot diaspora in the UK". Baroness Hussein-Ece, artist Tracey Emin, businessman and Dragon's Den star Touker Süleyman, lawyer Emma Edhem and former British Ambassador to Iceland Alp Mehmet attended the glitzy do.
Conservative Richard Hickmet, a lawyer by profession whose parents were from Cyprus.
Richard Hickmet adlı bir Kıbrıslı Türk, vekil seçilmişti.
Politics is in their blood. Boris, Rachel and Jo are descended in the direct male line from Ali Kemal, a handsome, brilliant and provocative Turkish journalist who went into politics,...
İngiltere'nin Başkenti Londra'nın Enfield belediye başkanlığına Türk kökenli üye Sabri Özaydın seçildi.
Türk asıllı İngiliz vatandaşı Matthew Ahmet, Şaolin tapınağında zorlu bir eğitimden geçiyor
Aydin's father is Turkish – born in the southwestern city of Marmaris – which opened the door for him to make his international debut last year.
Barlaser has represented both England and Turkey at youth level and qualifies through his father's Turkish heritage
Aslen Aksaraylı ve doğma büyüme Londralı olan Neşet Can Bellikli
Adam Booth is his coach. Booth's father is a Turkish Cypriot.[ dead link ]
His mother is Turkish Cypriot making him eligible for Turkey or Cyprus and his father is from Barbados.
With his prosperous waist, his sloping forehead, his bronzed skin and closely cropped graying beard, Chandler looks a sultan from the Ottoman Empire, and there are Turks in his ancestry.
Londra doğumlu ve Kıbrıs Türk asıllı Kamil Ahmet Çörekçi (Tevfik) Trabzonsporlu oldu.
Nijerya'da devam eden FIFA 17 yaş altı Dünya Kupası'nda 2'nci tura yükselmeyi başaran Türkiye Milli Takımı'nda görev alan Kıbrıslı Deniz Mehmet ve Kamil Çörekci ile gururlandık
Umit was born in Solihull and, through his Turkish parentage, has already represented Turkey at U16 and U18 international level.
Twins Huseyin and Hasan Er...the pair who were originally born in Turkey but moved to England as four-year-olds...
Londra doğumlu Murat Erdoğan, Süper Lig'de birçok takımda forma giydi
Enfield-born of Turkish-Cypriot parentage, Hayrettin, 36, began his playing career as a midfielder with Leyton Orient.
Leicester'in ünlü Kıbrıslı Türk oyuncusu Mustafa İzzet'in kardeşi olan Kemal İzzet, 12 yıl formasını giydiği Colchester'de efsaneler arasında yerini aldı.
Kem Izzet is the brother of the former Leicester City and Turkey midfielder Muzzy Izzet. Both men were born in London to a Turkish-Cypriot father
It is the first national call-up for Reading's Karacan, who was born in England to a Turkish Cypriot father and English mother.
hen Rodney Richards registered his son Colin, 21 years ago, an error had not crept into the paperwork and Colin Kazim Richards had not become Colin Kazim- Richards. A middle name designed as a nod to the Turkish-Cypriot background of his mother Emine (Rodney is Antiguan), became half of one of the most unusual names in football.
Kahramanmaraşlı ailenin çocuğu olan Eren Kınalı, İngiltere League One takımlarından Southend United'ın altyapısına davet edildi.
Konuralp was born in Hackney to a Turkish Cypriot father and an English mother.
After a globetrotting career, Mehmet decided at the age of 32 to reconnect with the country of his father's birth, and signed to play for Alsancak Yesilova, located in the partially recognised Turkish Republic that comprises the north-eastern portion of Cyprus.
London-born with a Turkish-Cypriot father,...
London born and recently has been playing Kasımpaşa's Turkey Super League post, the 21 old Yusuf Mersin, signed a two years of contract with England League Two team.
Sam Mussabini, the Italian-Turkish track coach...
"I'm Turkish Cypriot so I did know a little Turkish, but I didn't know a lot so I needed to adapt..."
The Bromley resident who flies the flag for both Turkey and Jamaica - he has a Turkish Cypriot father and a Jamaican mother
Born in Edmonton, London, of Turkish Cypriot descent, Rıza started his career as a youth with English club Arsenal and made his first team debut on 2 November 1998 against Derby County in the League Cup.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)The new boss will bring in two new signings - both Turkish. One is midfielder Aryan Tajbakhsh, who was most recently at Enfield...
Of Turkish Cypriot origin, Londoner Acelya Toprak is the reigning British U57kg champion
The former Hull FC back rower grew up in the city and came through the ranks at the Black and Whites before leaving last month, but he is also half-Turkish on his dad's side and now has the opportunity to represent the country.
Zorba, of Turkish-Cypriot heritage,...
Life for Sapper Patrick Azimkar, one of the two British soldiers shot dead...The son of a Turkish Cypriot father, Mehmet, while his mother, Geraldine, is from Lancashire, the 21-year-old grew up in Wood Green...
The brother of Martyn Hett, who was killed in the Manchester bombing, has appealed for people to stop using the tragedy to denounce immigration... The brothers were born in Manchester to a Turkish mother, originally from a Muslim family, though they were no longer religious, he said.
Necati is a Turkish-British national who was tortured in detention in Greece in 2001 because of his sexual orientation.