This is a list of notable people from Ankara, Turkey.
August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 123 days remain until the end of the year.
Bilkent University is a foundation university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by Prof. İhsan Doğramacı in 1984, with the aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. It is constantly ranked among the top Turkish universities since its establishment. In 2011, it was listed as the top 112th university in the world by The World University Rankings. Bilkent University was modeled after Harvard University and was the first non-profit private university established in the country. The name Bilkent is an abbreviation of bilim kenti: Turkish for "city of science".
Yasemin Dalkılıç is a Turkish female free diver. She holds numerous records in different categories of free diving. Though still in the middle of her career, she is already considered to be one of the all-time greats in the sport.
Yasmin is usually a feminine given name, sometimes also a surname. Variant forms and spellings include Yasemin, Yasmeen, Yasmina, Yasmine, and Yassmin.
Merve Boluğur is a Turkish actress and model. She is well known for her roles in fantasy series Acemi Cadı, Küçük Sırlar, Kuzey Güney and historical series Muhteşem Yüzyıl.
Burak is a Turkish masculine name that derives from the Arabic Buraq, which literally means "lightning" and refers to a creature that transports prophets in Islamic tradition.
Sırrı Murat Dalkılıç is a Turkish pop singer, songwriter, music producer, film and animation producer, director and actor.
Fahriye Evcen Özçivit is a German-born Turkish actress and model. She is known for her roles as Necla Tekin in the TV series Yaprak Dökümü and as Feride in the TV series Çalıkuşu, both on based on novels by Reşat Nuri Güntekin.
Hande is a feminine Turkish given name. It is originally a Persian name but now, is a common name in Turkey. Notable people with the name include:
Events in the year 1979 in Turkey.
Burak Özçivit is a Turkish actor and model who is best known for his roles in Çalıkuşu (2013–2014) and Kara Sevda (2015–2017). He is currently starring as Osman Bey in the history-based, adventure series Kuruluş: Osman (2019–present). Throughout his acting career Özçivit has been a recipient of numerous accolades.
Özge Özpirinçci is a Turkish television and movie actress.
Events in the year 2011 in Turkey.
Endless Love is a Turkish drama series produced by Ay Yapım and broadcast on Star TV between 2015 and 2017. It is directed by Hilal Saral and stars Turkish actors Burak Özçivit, Neslihan Atagül and Kaan Urgancıoğlu.
Burak Deniz is a Turkish actor and model who predominantly works in Turkish series and films. He is best known for his leading portrayal of Murat Sarsılmaz in television series Aşk Laftan Anlamaz (2016–17) which was highly acclaimed, and later as Barış Aktan in TV series Bizim Hikaye. In 2020, he played the role of Mehmet Kadir Bilmez in the streaming series Yarım Kalan Aşklar.
