Notable Burials
Listed in alphabetical order of family names:
- Sait Faik Abasıyanık (1906–1954), writer
- Yıldırım Aktuna (1930–2007), psychiatrist and politician
- Sadri Alışık (1925–1995), film actor
- Cahit Aral (1927–2011), engineer and former government minister
- Oğuz Aral (1936–2004), political cartoonist
- Duygu Asena (1946–2006), columnist, best seller author and activist for women’s rights
- Turhan Baytop (1920–2002), botanist
- 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
- İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (1908–1993), politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Senate
- Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel (1898–1973), poet and politician
- Belgin Doruk (1936–1995), film actress
- Nejat Eczacıbaşı (1913–1993), chemist and businessman
- Şakir Eczacıbaşı (1929–2010), pharmacist, photographer and businessman
- Çetin Emeç (1935–1990), journalist
- Nihat Erim (1912–1980), jurist, politician and Prime minister
- Muhsin Ertuğrul (1892–1979), actor and director
- Defne Joy Foster (1975–2011), actress, presenter, VJ
- Aysel Gürel (1929–2008), actress and lyricist
- 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 intellectuel
- İsmail Cem İpekçi (1940–2007), politician, journalist and statesman
- Remzi Aydın Jöntürk (1936–1987), film director, film producer, screenwriter, painter and poet
- Feridun Karakaya (1928-2004), comedy actor
- Ömer Kavur (1944–2005), film director, film producer and screenwriter
- Orhan Kemal (1914–1970), novelist
- Dündar Kılıç (1935–1999), mob boss
- 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
- Behçet Necatigil (1916–1979), poet
- Meral Okay (1959-2012), actress and screenwiter
- Yaman Okay (1951-1993), actor
- Ali Fethi Okyar (1880–1943), diplomat, politicani Prime minister and Speaker of the Parliament
- 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
- Halit Refiğ (1934–2009), film director, film producer and screenwriter
- 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
- Ömer Seyfettin (1884–1920), novelist
- Ruhi Su (1912–1985), folk music singer
- Kemal Sunal (1944–2000), film actor and comedian
- Naim Talu (1919–1998), economist, banker, politician and Prime minister
- Safiye Ayla Targan (1907-1998), female singer
- Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan (1852–1937), poet and playwright
- Ahmet Kutsi Tecer (1901–1957), educator, poet and politician
- Hakkı Yeten (1910–1989), footballer and coach of Beşiktaş J.K.
- Meriç Soylu (1973-2012), director
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