List of Turkish Swiss people

This is a list of notable Swiss Turks.

Academia

Murat Kunt.

• Hatice Altug, Professor of Bioengineering at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
• Cezmi Akdis, medical researcher in the field of immunology. He is director of the Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research
• Edhem Eldem, academician, historian
• Ataç İmamoğlu, physicist
• Murat Kunt, scientist
• Nesip Mustafa Merter  [ de ], psychiatrist
• Salih Neftçi, Professor of Economics at the New School University (Turkish-Iraqi origin)
• Rosa Schupbach, economist (Turkish mother)
• Ulya Vogt-Göknil  [ de ], architectural historian

Arts and literature

• Jean-Luc Benoziglio, writer and publishing editor (Turkish father)
• Ata Bozaci, graphic designer, illustrator and artist
• Baydar Özcan  [ de ], journalist and poet
• Gemma Salem, writer
• Ersoy Yıldırım  [ de ], writer

Business

• Dany Bahar, former CEO of Lotus Cars ^[1]
• Haldun Kuru CFO of EUROFIMA
• Elif Sözen-Kohl, banker and daughter-in-law of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl

Cinema and television

Suna Gürler.

• Gülsha Adilji, TV presenter (Turkish-Kosovar mother) ^[2]
• Suna Gürler  [ de ], director, actress and theatre educator
• Cihan Inan  [ de ], film director and screenwriter
• Kaya Inan  [ de ], film editor
• Esen Işık  [ de ], director and screenwriter
• Güzin Kar  [ de ], film director, screenwriter and columnist
• Baran bo Odar, film and television director and screenwriter (Turkish mother)
• Beren Tuna  [ de ], actress (Turkish German origin)
• Lale Yavaş, actress ^[3]
• Semih Yavsaner  [ de ], comedian ^[4]

Design

• Yves Behar, industrial designer (Turkish father) ^[5]
• Ezgi Cinar  [ de ], fashion designer

Music

OZ.

• Erkan Aki, singer ^[6]
• Emel Aykanat, singer ^[7]
• Bendeniz, singer ^[8]
• Sir Colin  [ de ], DJ and house-music producer
• Fernando Corena, opera singer (Turkish father) ^[9]
• Erdal Kızılçay, musician ^[10]
• OZ, record producer
• Atilla Şereftuğ, songwriter ^[11]
• Genç Osman Yavaş, singer ^[12]
• Attila Vural  [ de ], guitarist
• Ben Whale  [ de ], singer, rapper and producer (Turkish mother and Swiss father)

Politics

• Hasan Candan
• Talha Uğur Çamlıbel  [ de ], member of the Greens
• Leyla Gül  [ de ], co-Secretary General of the SP

Religion

• Kerem Adigüzel  [ de ], tafsir

Sports

Eray Cömert.

Gökhan Inler.

Hakan Yakin.

Murat Yakin.

Seyhan Yildiz.

• Endoğan Adili, football player
• Harun Alpsoy, football player
• Diren Akdemir, football player
• Sinan Akdeniz, football player
• Zeki Amdouni, football player (Turkish father and Tunisian mother)
• Musa Araz, football player
• Ergün Berisha, football player
• Cengiz Biçer, football player
• Önder Çengel, football player
• Tunahan Cicek, football player
• Eray Cömert, football player
• Ferhat Çökmüş, football player ^[13]
• Hakan Demirci  [ de ], football player
• Fatih Doğan, football player
• Siyar Doldur, football player
• Burak Eris, football player
• Kerim Frei, football player
• Levent Gülen, football player
• Samet Gunduz, football player
• Ali İmren, football player
• Gökhan Inler, football player ^[14]
• Enes Kanter, basketball player ^[15]
• Ertan Irizik, football player
• Serkan Izmirlioglu, football player
• Erhan Kavak, football player ^[16]
• David Deniz Kılınç, football player
• David Kılınç, football player
• Baykal Kulaksızoğlu, football player
• Berkan Kutlu, football player
• Deniz Mendi, football player
• Ahmet Özcan, football player
• Attila Sahin, football player
• Ercüment Şahin, football player
• Serkan Şahin, football player
• Dilaver Satılmış, football player ^[17]
• Matteus Senkal, football player
• Gürkan Sermeter, football player
• Berkay Sülüngöz, football player
• Özkan Taştemur, football player
• Emir Tombul, football player
• İlker Tugal, football player
• Kubilay Türkyilmaz, football players ^[18]
• Necip Ugras, football player
• Murat Ural, football player
• Hakan Yakin, football player
• Murat Yakin, football player
• Ursal Yasar, football player
• Seyhan Yildiz, football player

See also

• Turks in Switzerland
• List of Swiss people

References

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