List of Turkish Australians

This is a list of notable Australian Turks.

Kerem Bulut

Selin Kuralay

Tolgay Özbey

Deniz Tek

Servet Uzunlar

Name	Birth/death dates	Notability	Turkish link
Deniz Akdeniz	b. 1990	Actor	Australian-born to Turkish parents[1]
Albert Arlen	1905-1993	Pianist	Australian-born to Turkish parents[2]
Jack Aziz	b. 1968	Football player	Australian-born to Turkish Cypriot parents[3]
Tansel Başer	b. 1978	Football player	Australian-born to Turkish parents[4]
Aziz Behich	b. 1990	Football player	Australian-born to Turkish Cypriot parents[5]
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[6]
Tayfun Eren	b. 1959	Politician; first person of Turkish birth to be elected to a Parliament in Australia[7]	Immigrant from Turkey[8]
Didem Erol	b. 1975	Actress	Australian-born to Turkish parents[9]
Aytek Genc	b. 1966	Football player	Immigrant from Turkey[10]
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[11]
Maya Jupiter	b. 1978	Rapper	Mexican-born to Turkish parents[12]
Ersin Kaya		Football player	Australian-born to Turkish parents
Denan Kemp	b. 1987	Rugby player	Australian-born to Turkish-New Zealand parents
Selin Kuralay	b. 1985	Football player	Australian-born to Turkish parents[13]
Beejan Land	b. 1985	Actor	Australian-born to Turkish parents[14]
Levent Osman	b. 1977	Football player	Australian-born to Turkish Cypriot parents[15]
Tolgay Özbey	b. 1986	Football player	Australian-born to Turkish parents[16]
Sinem Saban		Director	Australian-born to Turkish Cypriot parents[17]
Adem Somyürek	b. 1967	Politician	Immigrant from Turkey[18]
Nazlı Süleyman		Politician	Immigrant from Cyprus[19]
Ufuk Talay	b. 1976	Football player	Australian-born to Turkish Cypriot parents
Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu	b. 1984	Football player	Australian-born to Turkish parents[20]
Deniz Tek		Musician	American-born to Turkish parents[21]
Ismail Tosun	b. 1975	Chef	Immigrant from Cyprus[22]
Servet Uzunlar	b. 1989	Football player	Australian-born to Turkish parents[23]

See also

• Turkish Australian
• List of Australians

References

1. Milliyet. "Avustralya'da bir Türk yıldız doğuyor". Retrieved 2012-09-15.
2. National Library of Australia. "Papers of Albert Arlen (1905-1993) and Nancy Brown (1909- )". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
3. Hüssein, Serkan. Yesterday and Today: Turkish Cypriots of Australia. p. 131. ISBN 9780646477831.
4. Turkish Football Federation. "Tansel Başer". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
5. Turkish Football. "Beşiktaş reach agreement in principle with Melbourne Heart's Aziz Behich". Retrieved 2012-07-23.
6. Parliament of Australia. "Gallipoli Memorial Speech" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-06.
7. http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregspeech.cfm?mid=27
8. Parliament of Victoria. "Eren, Tayfun Ergun". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
9. Internet Movie Database. "Didem Erol". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
10. "Aytek Genc". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
11. The Australian (2007-10-23). "Crazy John's founder dies". The Australian. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
12. The Music Council of Australia. "Maya Jupiter Crossing musical borders – from R&B to hip hop to salsa" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-05-11.
13. ESPN. "Florida State's international stars take stage in Cary". Retrieved 2010-05-11.
14. Internet Movie Database. "Beejan Land Biography". Retrieved 2010-05-11.
15. Hüssein, Serkan. Yesterday and Today: Turkish Cypriots of Australia. p. 139. ISBN 9780646477831.
16. Goal. "Exclusive: Sign Me Up For A-League - Sydney Olympic’s Tolgay Ozbey". Retrieved 2010-05-11.
17. Our Generation. "The Filmmakers: Sinem Saban". Retrieved 2012-09-14.
18. Parliament of Victoria. "Adem Somyurek (Chair)" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-06.
19. Brimbank City Council. "Around Brimbank" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-06.
20. Turkish Football Federation. "Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
21. Audiophile Society of New South Wales. "Audio & Music Newsletter" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-06.
22. Miettas. "Ismail Tosun". Retrieved 2010-09-06.
23. Women Soccer. "Yemin Servet Uzunlar". Retrieved 2010-09-06.