Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Notable burials

Listed in alphabetical order of family names:

A

• Nermin Abadan Unat (1921–2025), academician, lawyer, sociologist and writer
• Makbule Abasıyanık (1883–1963), writer and philanthropist
• Sait Faik Abasıyanık (1906–1954), short story writer
• Behiye Aksoy (1933–2015), singer
• Yıldırım Aktuna (1930–2007), psychiatrist and politician
• Zeki Alasya (1943–2015), actor and film director
• Sadri Alışık (1925–1995), film actor
• Cahit Aral (1927–2011), engineer and former government minister
• Oğuz Aral (1936–2004), political cartoonist
• Mübeccel Argun (1909–1982), sportswoman, teacher of physical education and radio presenter
• Benal Nevzat İstar Arıman (1903–1990), poet, writer and politician being as one of the first 18 female members of the Turkish parliament
• Cüneyt Arkin (1937–2022), actor and medical doctor
• Duygu Asena (1946–2006), columnist, best seller author and activist for women's rights
• Falih Rıfkı Atay (1894–1971), journalist, writer and politician
• Safiye Ayla (1907–1998), female singer

B

• Turhan Baytop (1920–2002), botanist
• Refet Bele (1881–1963), general
• Ekrem Bora (1934–2012), film actor
• Behice Boran (1910–1987), Marxist sociologist, politician and author
• Orhan Boran (1928–2012), comedian, radio and TV host
• Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı (1869–1949), philosopher, poet and politician
• Erol Büyükburç (1936–2015), pop music singer, composer and actor

C–Ç

• İsmail Cem (1940–2007), politician, journalist and statesman
• İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (1908–1993), politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Senate
• Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel (1898–1973), poet and politician
• Selahattin Çetiner (1922–2023), military officer and politician, Minister of the Interior (1980–1983)

D

• Belgin Doruk (1936–1995), film actress
• Gürdal Duyar (1935–2004), sculptor

E

• Nejat Eczacıbaşı (1913–1993), chemist and businessman
• Şakir Eczacıbaşı (1929–2010), pharmacist, photographer and businessman
• Çetin Emeç (1935–1990), journalist
• Refik Erduran (1928–2017), playwright, columnist and writer,
• Nihat Erim (1912–1980), jurist, politician and Prime minister
• Genco Erkal (1938–2024), drama actor
• Muhsin Ertuğrul (1892–1979), actor and director
• Suphi Ezgi (1869–1962), military physician and musicologist, componist

F

• Fahire Fersan (1900–1997), classical kemençe virtuosa
• Defne Joy Foster (1975–2011), Afro-American actress, presenter, VJ

G

• Ayten Gökçer (1940–2024), actress,
• Ayşen Gruda (1944–2019), actress,
• Cemal Nadir Güler (1902–1947), cartoonist,
• Aysel Gürel (1929–2008), actress and lyricist
• Melahat Gürsel (1900–1975), 4th First Lady (1960–1966),
• Müslüm Gürses (1953–2013), singer and actor

H

• Fikret Hakan (1934–2017), actor
• Vahit Melih Halefoğlu (1919–2017), politician and diplomat,

I–İ

• Rıfat Ilgaz (1911–1993), poet and story writer,
• Ayhan Işık (1929–1979), film actor
• Erdal İnönü (1926–2007), scientist and statesman
• Abdi İpekçi (1929–1979), journalist and intellectual
• Fatma Hikmet İşmen (1918–2006), agricultural engineer, socialist politician, former senator

J

• Remzi Aydın Jöntürk (1936–1987), film director, film producer, screenwriter, painter and poet

K

• Banu Kırbağ (1951–2025), musician and pop artist.
• Feridun Karakaya (1928–2004), comedy actor
• Refik Halit Karay (1888–1965), writer and journalist,
• Ömer Kavur (1944–2005), film director, film producer and screenwriter
• Orhan Kemal (1914–1970), novelist
• Yaşar Kemal (1923–2015), novelist
• Ali Kılıç (1889–1971), officer of the Ottoman Army, politician and army officer of the Republic of Turkey
• Dündar Kılıç (1935–1999), mob boss
• Suna Kıraç (1941–2020), member of Koç family, businesswoman and museum founder,
• Levent Kirca (1948–2015), actor
• Lütfi Kırdar (1887–1961), Governor and Mayor of Istanbul, Minister of Health and Social Security
• Vehbi Koç (1901–1996), entrepreneur and once Turkey's wealthiest person
• Mustafa Vehbi Koç (1960–2016), businessman and chairman of Turkey's largest congloromerate Koç Holding
• Neriman Köksal (1928–1999), actress

M

• Şaziye Moral (1903–1985), stage, film and voice actress

N

• Fethi Naci (1927–2008), literary critic and writer
• Behçet Necatigil (1916–1979), poet
• Muhterem Nur (1932–2020), film actress and pop music singer

O–Ö

• Meral Okay (1959–2012), actress and screenwriter
• Yaman Okay (1951–1993), actor
• Ali Fethi Okyar (1880–1943), diplomat, politician, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament
• Vedat Okyar (1945–2009), footballer and sports journalist
• Gündüz Tekin Onay (1942–2008), footballer and coach of Beşiktaş J.K.
• Zeki Ökten (1941–2009), film director
• Coşkun Özarı (1931–2011), footballer and national team coach
• Attila Özdemiroğlu (1943–2016), composer and arranger.

R

• Türkan Rado (1915–2007), first Turkish female professor of jurisprudence
• Halit Refiğ (1934–2009), film director, film producer and screenwriter

S–Ş

• Mehmet Sabancı (1963–2004), businessman
• Sakıp Sabancı (1933–2004), entrepreneur and Turkey's second richest man
• Hasan Saka (1885–1960), politician and Prime minister
• Şükrü Saracoğlu (1887–1953) Prime minister and president of Fenerbahçe S.K.
• Türkan Saylan (1935–2009), Prof. Doctor, educator
• Timur Selçuk (1946–2020), singer, pianist, conductor and composer,
• Müzeyyen Senar (1918–2015), Turkish classical music singer
• Ömer Seyfettin (1884–1920), novelist
• Aydan Siyavuş (1947–1998), basketball coach
• Mümtaz Soysal (1929–2019), professor of constitutional law, political scientist, politician, human rights activist, senior advisor, columnist and author,
• Sevgi Soysal (1936–1976), female novelist
• Ruhi Su (1912–1985), folk music singer
• Kemal Sunal (1944–2000), film actor and comedian
• Atıfet Sunay (1903–2002), fifth First Lady of Turkey,
• Zati Sungur (1898–1984), stage magician
• Ferhan Şensoy (1951–2021), actor, playwright, theatre director and writer,
• Turgay Şeren (1932–2016), goalkeeper and football manager

T

• Naim Talu (1919–1998), economist, banker, politician and Prime minister
• Ali Tanrıyar (1914–2017), physician, politician, government minister and sports club president
• Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan (1852–1937), poet and playwright
• Necdet Tosun (1926–1975), actor
• Erdal Tosun (1963–2016), actor
• Gürdal Tosun (1967–2000), actor
• Ahmet Kutsi Tecer (1901–1967), educator, poet and politician
• Talat Tunçalp (1915–2017), Olympian road cyclist,
• Yusuf Tunaoğlu (1946–2000), footballer
• Reha Oğuz Türkkan (1920–2010), writer
• İlter Türkmen (1927–2022), diplomat and politician

U–Ü

• Selçuk Uluergüven (1941–2014), theatre, film and television series actor
• Nejat Uygur (1927–2013), actor, comedian
• İlhan Usmanbaş (1921–2025), composer

Y

• Hakkı Yeten (1910–1989), footballer and coach of Beşiktaş J.K.
• Kerem Yilmazer (1945–2003), actor

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