Famous Turkish People

Based on the clues, name these famous Turkish people, past and present.

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Last updated: February 22, 2023

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Clue	Turk
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Tomas Lindahl and Paul L. Modrich for their mechanistic studies of DNA repair	Aziz Sancar
"Tosun Paşa" and "Davaro" actor	Kemal Sunal
Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus", he netted 383 goals throughout his club career as well as the fastest ever in a World Cup, in 2002.	Hakan Şükür
First president of Turkey and encouraged the adoption of a European way of life, with Turkish written in the Latin alphabet	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Professor emeritus of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University	Mehmet Oz
"Queen of Turkish Pop" and "Minik Serçe" (Little Sparrow)	Sezen Aksu
Poet and novelist of 20th century Turkish literature, usually defined as "romantic communist"	Nâzım Hikmet
The longest-serving political leader in Turkish history	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
"Snow" and "The Museum of Innocence" author	Orhan Pamuk
Social media personality and viral pop culture figure who became widely recognized from the Salt Bae meme	Nusret Gökçe
He helped Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup	Mesut Özil
Under his reign, the Ottoman empire reached the apogee of its military and political power	Suleiman the Magnificent
Won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013	Sertab Erener
"The Tortoise Trainer" painter	Osman Hamdi Bey
Famous for his starring roles in the Turkish comedy movies, he also pursued careers as a cartoonist and stand-up comedian	Cem Yılmaz
Architect of Turkey's first indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Bayraktar TB	Selçuk Bayraktar
"Winter Sleep" director	Nuri Bilge Ceylan
"Kiss Kiss" and "Kuzu Kuzu" singer	Tarkan
Turkey's leading female novelist and "The Bastard of Istanbul" author	Elif Shafak
His work coaching various football teams in Italy and Turkey earned him the nickname "Emperor."	Fatih Terim