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List of Turkish Australians
Last updated
September 03, 2025
Contents
Academia
Activists
Arts and literature
Business
Cinema and television
Fashion and design
Food
Music
Politics
Sports
Others
See also
References
This is a list of notable
Australian Turks
.
Lists of people of Turkish origin by country
By
traditional areas of settlement
:
Turkey
Cyprus
Algeria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Georgia
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kosovo
Lebanon
Libya
North Macedonia
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Tunisia
By
modern diasporas
:
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Liechtenstein
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Russia
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States
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Academia
Vecihi Başarın
, historian
Serdar Kuyucak
, associate professor at the
University of Sydney
Activists
Pembe Mentesh
, campaigner and supporter of women's rights (
Turkish Cypriot
origin)
[
1
]
Arts and literature
Filiz Behaettin
, International best-selling author, writer and speaker (Turkish Cypriot origin)
Mutlu Çerkez
, conceptual artist (Turkish Cypriot origin)
Mertim Gokalp
, artist
Business
Bulent Hass Dellal
,
AO
, director and chairman of the
Special Broadcasting Service
(Turkish Cypriot origin)
[
2
]
John Ilhan
, founder of
Crazy John's
mobile phone retail chain and the richest Australian under 40 years old in 2003
[
3
]
Huss Mustafa
,
OAM
, senior executive at
Commonwealth Bank
; established the Australian Turkish Business Council (Turkish Cypriot origin)
[
4
]
[
5
]
Cinema and television
Tahir Bilgiç
.
Deniz Akdeniz
, actor
[
6
]
Tahir Bilgiç
, comedian, film and television actor
[
7
]
Serhat Caradee
, filmmaker
Didem Erol
, actress
[
8
]
David Gulasi
, social media celebrity
Ayten Kuyululu
, film director
Sinem Saban
, film writer, producer, director, and human rights activist (Turkish Cypriot origin)
[
9
]
Serpil Senelmis
, broadcaster
Fashion and design
Leyla Acaroglu
, designer, sustainability innovator, and educator
Şener Besim
, jeweller
[
10
]
Abdulla Elmaz
, surrealist fashion photographer
[
11
]
Food
Ibrahim Kasif
, celebrity chef (Turkish Cypriot origin)
[
12
]
Somer Sivrioğlu
, celebrity chef
Ismail Tosun
, celebrity chef (Turkish and Turkish Cypriot origin)
[
13
]
Music
Albert Arlen
,
AM
, pianist
[
14
]
Işın Çakmakcıoğlu
, violinist and a member of the
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
(
Turkish German
origin)
[
15
]
Maya Jupiter
, rapper (Turkish mother)
[
16
]
Deniz Tek
, a founding member of Australian rock group
Radio Birdman
(Turkish father)
[
17
]
Politics
John Eren
.
John Eren
, member of the
Labour party
[
18
]
Tayfun Eren
, former member of the
Labour party
, and first Turkish-born politician to be elected to a Parliament in Australia
[
19
]
[
20
]
Hutch Hussein
, State President of the
Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party
(ALP) between 2016 and 2019 (Turkish Cypriot origin)
Adem Somyurek
, member of the
Labour party
[
21
]
Nazlı Süleyman
, member of the
Labour party
(Turkish Cypriot origin)
[
22
]
Mehmet Tillem
, member of the
Labour party
Sports
Aziz Behich
.
Nazim Erdem
.
Servet Uzunlar
.
Jack Aziz
,
Australian rules football
player (Turkish Cypriot origin)
[
23
]
Tansel Başer
, football player
[
24
]
Aziz Behich
, football player (Turkish Cypriot origin)
[
25
]
Kerem Bulut
, football player
Tayfun Devrimol
, football player
Taylin Duman
,
Australian rules football
player
Nazim Erdem
,
OAM
, wheelchair rugby Paralympic gold and silver medalist
İsyan Erdoğan
, football player
Şeyma Erenli
, football player
Ali Eyigun
, football player
Aytek Genc
, football player
[
26
]
Errol Gulden
, Australian rules football player
Emre Guler
, rugby player
Ersan Gülüm
, football player
Musa Ilhan
, wrestler
Ersin Kaya
, football player
Birkan Kirdar
, football player
Gülcan Koca
, football player
Selin Kuralay
, football player
[
27
]
Funda Nakkaşoğlu
, basketball player
Levent Osman
, football player (Turkish Cypriot origin)
[
28
]
Tolgay Özbey
, football player
[
29
]
Susie Ramadan
, boxer
Aiden Sezer
, rugby player (Turkish father)
Sedat Sir
, Australian rules football player
Tarık Solak
, kickboxing promoter
Yaren Sözer
, football player
Ufuk Talay
, football player
Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu
, football player
[
30
]
Mehmet Yağcı
, weightlifter
Servet Uzunlar
, football player
[
31
]
Others
Hakan Ayik
, drug trafficker
See also
Turkish Australians
List of Australians
References
↑
Pembe Mentesh
, TEDx Nicosia
, retrieved
11 March
2021
↑
Dr Bulent Hass Dellal AO
,
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
, retrieved
8 March
2021
↑
The Australian
(23 October 2007).
"Crazy John's founder dies"
.
The Australian
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
Huss Mustafa OAM
,
Victoria State Government
, retrieved
11 March
2021
↑
PANELLIST: HUSS MUSTAFA
, VicForum, 2 March 2018
, retrieved
11 March
2021
↑
Milliyet.
"Avustralya'da bir Türk yıldız doğuyor"
. Retrieved
15 September
2012
.
↑
Entertain Oz.
"Tahir"
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
Internet Movie Database.
"Didem Erol"
.
IMDb
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
Our Generation.
"The Filmmakers: Sinem Saban"
. Retrieved
14 September
2012
.
↑
Rout, Milanda (2020),
Getting to know jeweller Sener Besim
,
The Australian
, retrieved
14 March
2021
↑
Chandra, Ankita (2020),
Inside the Diary of a Fashion Photographer Quarantined in Dubai
,
Vogue
, retrieved
14 March
2021
↑
Lam, Lee Tran (2020),
Ibrahim Kasif counts his Turkish-Cypriot grandmother as his culinary hero, especially for her zeytinyağli bakla.
,
SBS
, retrieved
14 March
2021
↑
Miettas.
"Ismail Tosun"
. Archived from
the original
on 14 March 2011
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
National Library of Australia.
"Papers of Albert Arlen (1905–1993) and Nancy Brown (1909– )"
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
Isin Cakmakcioglu
,
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
, retrieved
14 March
2021
↑
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
.
↑
Audiophile Society of New South Wales.
"Audio & Music Newsletter"
(PDF)
. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
Parliament of Australia.
"Gallipoli Memorial Speech"
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
"Parliament of Victoria - Re-Member"
. Archived from
the original
on 5 April 2012
. Retrieved
21 December
2011
.
↑
Parliament of Victoria.
"Eren, Tayfun Ergun"
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
Parliament of Victoria.
"Adem Somyurek (Chair)"
(PDF)
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 13 September 2009
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
Brimbank City Council.
"Around Brimbank"
(PDF)
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 14 June 2011
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
Hüssein, Serkan (2007).
Yesterday and Today: Turkish Cypriots of Australia
. Serkan Hussein. p.
131.
ISBN
9780646477831
.
↑
Turkish Football Federation.
"Tansel Başer"
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
Turkish Football.
"Beşiktaş reach agreement in principle with Melbourne Heart's Aziz Behich"
. Archived from
the original
on 24 October 2013
. Retrieved
23 July
2012
.
↑
"Aytek Genc"
.
National-Football-Teams.com
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
ESPN (30 November 2006).
"Florida State's international stars take stage in Cary"
. Retrieved
11 May
2010
.
↑
Hüssein, Serkan (2007).
Yesterday and Today: Turkish Cypriots of Australia
. Serkan Hussein. p.
139.
ISBN
9780646477831
.
↑
Goal.
"Exclusive: Sign Me Up For A-League – Sydney Olympic's Tolgay Ozbey"
. Retrieved
11 May
2010
.
↑
Turkish Football Federation.
"Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu"
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
↑
Women Soccer.
"Yemin Servet Uzunlar"
. Retrieved
6 September
2010
.
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