29 Notable alumni of
Anadolu University
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Anadolu University is 983rd in the world, 211th in Asia, and 12th in Turkey by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 29 notable alumni from Anadolu University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Nurgül Yeşilçay
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- film actorstage actor
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Nurgül Yeşilçay is a Turkish actress.
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Pelin Karahan
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- actor
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Vildan Pelin Karahan Güntay is a Turkish actress and TV host, best known for her portrayal of Mihrimah Sultan, Sultan Süleyman's only daughter in Muhteşem Yüzyıl and in Kavak Yelleri (Turkish remake of Dawson's Creek).
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Erkan Petekkaya
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Erkan Petekkaya is a Turkish actor of Kurdish origins. He has starred in several television drama series including Beyaz Gelincik (White Poppies) (2005–07), Sessiz Fırtına (Silent Storm) (2007–08) Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki ("As Time Goes By") (2010–12), Dila Hanım (2012–14) and Paramparça (Broken Pieces) (2014–17).
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Gökhan Özoğuz
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- songwritersinger
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Gökhan Özoğuz is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the Turkish ska-punk band Athena. He is the twin brother of fellow band member Hakan Özoğuz, and a founder member of the band. He performs a broad field of music from rhythm and blues to punk rock.
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Beyazıt Öztürk
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- actorfilm actortelevision presenter
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Beyazıt Öztürk, also known as Beyaz, is a Turkish television personality, standup comedian and actor. He is the host of Beyaz Show, a popular Turkish talk show. In 2018, he became one of the judges on O Ses Türkiye, the Turkish version of The Voice. He is best known for hit sitcom Yalan Dünya and biogragraphy film Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü.
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Yılmaz Büyükerşen
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- sculptorpolitician
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Yılmaz Büyükerşen is a Turkish politician, educator and current mayor of Eskişehir.
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Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu
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- pulmonologistpoliticianhuman rights activist
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Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu is a Turkish medical doctor (pulmonologist), human rights activist and an MP (Member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly - TBMM) for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). He has dedicated his political career to fighting against the human rights violations in Turkey.
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Lütfü Savaş
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- physicianpolitician
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Lütfü Savaş is a Turkish politician and doctor, serving as the mayor of Hatay Province of Turkey.
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Nabi Avcı
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- politician
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Nabi Avcı is a Turkish academic, writer and politician who was formerly chief advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Ayşe Hatun Önal
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- lyricistmodelcomposerrecording artistsinger
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Ayşe Hatun Önal is a Turkish actress, model, singer and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Turkey 1999 and represented her country at Miss World 1999 in London.
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Muhittin Böcek
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- politician
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Muhittin Böcek is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party serving as the mayor of Antalya since 8 April 2019. He served as the mayor of Konyaaltı, a district of Antalya, from 1999 to 2019.
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Levent Üzümcü
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- television actoractor
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Levent Üzümcü is a Turkish actor.
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Yalçın Akdoğan
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- politicianjournalist
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Yalçın Akdoğan is a Turkish politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey from 2014 to 2016. A member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Akdoğan became a Member of Parliament representing Ankara's first electoral district at the 2011 general election and was re-elected in June 2015.
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Veli Ağbaba
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- politician
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Veli Ağbaba is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for Malatya since 12 June 2011.
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Hasan Kabze
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- association football player
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Hasan Salih Kabze is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Formerly, he played for Bucaspor, Çanakkale Dardanelspor, Galatasaray SK, Rubin Kazan, Montpellier HSC, Orduspor, Konyaspor, Akhisar Belediyespor, and Sivasspor. In 2006, he made seven appearances for the international scoring twice.
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Ahmet Mücahid Ören
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- entrepreneurbusinesspersoninternational forum participant
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Ahmet Mücahid Ören, is the chairman and current CEO of İhlas Holding, Ören studied economics at Anadolu University and also trained as a computer systems specialist.
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Erdoğan Toprak
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- politician
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Erdoğan Toprak is a Turkish politician and businessman from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as the Member of Parliament for İstanbul's third electoral district since 2011. Having served as the MP for the same district between 1995 and 2002 as a member of the Democratic Left Party (DSP), he served as the Minister of State responsible for Youth and Sports in the coalition government of Bülent Ecevit, before losing his seat at the 2002 general election. Re-elected as an MP in the 2011 general election and again in June 2015, Toprak currently serves as the Deputy Leader of the CHP since 25 December 2010. He was offered, but declined, a ministerial position by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu during the formation of an interim election government in August 2015.
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Şenol Bal
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- politicianuniversity teacher
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Şenol Sunat is a biologist and Turkish politician. She is one of the ten Manisa parliamentarians at the 28th Parliament of Turkey and a founding member of the Turkey political party, the Good Party (Turkish: IYI Parti). She is also a member of general administrative board and Head of election affairs of the Party.
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Recep Gürkan
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- politician
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Recep Gürkan is a Turkish politician and member of the CHP. He was previously a member of the Grand National Assembly and has been the mayor of Edirne since 30 March 2014.
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Salihe Aydeniz
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- politician
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Salihe Aydeniz is a Kurdish politician of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) and a current member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Since November 2019, she is the co-chair of the DBP.
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Betül Cemre Yıldız
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- chess playerlawyer
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Betül Cemre Yıldız Kadıoğlu is a top female chess player from Turkey. She is a Woman Grandmaster (WGM), and won the Turkish women's championship eleven times in total. She became in 2004 Woman International Master (WIM), and was awarded the title Woman Grandmaster in 2012, becoming the first ever Turkish WGM. Yıldız won the bronze medal at the World Under-18 Girls Championship of 2007 and at the World Junior Girls Championship of 2009.
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Fethi Heper
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- association football player
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Fethi Heper is a retired Turkish professional footballer who was the top goal scorer of Eskişehirspor. Following retirement, he became a university finance professor.
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Fehmi Demir
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- politician
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Fehmi Demir was a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin who served as the leader of the Rights and Freedoms Party (HAK-PAR) from October 2014 until his death a year later in October 2015. He advocated a federalist agenda, in favour of splitting Turkey into several federal states in order to give the Kurdish dominated regions more political autonomy.
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Ahmet Çakır
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- politician
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Ahmet Çakır is a Turkish politician and Mayor of Malatya since 29 March 2009.
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Tuğba Hezer Öztürk
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- politician
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Tuğba Hezer Öztürk is a Turkish politician from Kurdish descent of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and a former Member of the Grand National Assembly for of Van.
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Gülsüm Kav
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- writercolumnistacademicwomen's rights activistphysician
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Gülsüm Kav is a Turkish feminist activist, writer and doctor. She is one of the founders of the organisation We Will Stop Femicide Platform, who raise awareness of gender-based violence in Turkey and campaign on behalf of the families of victims of femicide.
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Cenk Enes Özer
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- writer
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Cenk Enes Özer is a Turkish novelist.
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Yüksel Yılmaz
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- economistwriter
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Yüksel Yılmaz is a sijo, writer, economist, founded of JKD Kulelkavido, general president.
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Serpil İskenderoğlu
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- handball player
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Serpil İskenderoğlu is a Turkish handballer in the field player position. She is a member of the Turkish national team.
