List of Turkish Canadians

The following is a list of Turkish Canadians.

Name Birth/death dates Notability Turkish link
Yusuf Altintas b. 1953 Mechanical engineering professor Immigrant from Turkey
Üstün Bilgen-Reinart b. 1947 Writer Immigrant from Turkey
Orhan Demir b. 1954 Jazz musician Immigrant from Turkey
Selim Deringil b. 1951 Historian Canadian-born to Turkish parents
Ennis Esmer b. 1978 Actor Immigrant from Turkey[1]
Feridun Hamdullahpur President of the University of Waterloo Immigrant from Turkey[2]
Tuğba Karademir b. 1985 Figure skater Immigrant from Turkey
Nil Köksal Journalist Immigrant from Turkey
Mike Lazaridis b. 1961 CEO of RIM Immigrant from Turkey
Ozay Mehmet b. 1938 Academic Immigrant from Cyprus[3]
Sami Mermer Documentary maker Immigrant from Turkey
Erdem Moralioğlu b. 1977 Fashion designer Canadian-born to a Turkish father[4]
Arda Ocal b. 1981 TV and radio broadcaster Canadian-born to Turkish parents
Evren Ozdemir b. 1977 Rapper Immigrant from Turkey[5]
Semih Tezcan b. 1932 Academic Immigrant from Turkey
Hasan Yilmaz Journalist Immigrant from Turkey
Murat Tuncali Mathematics professor Immigrant from Turkey

See also

References

  1. CTV. "Travelling to Turkey the ideal summer vacation for 'The Listener's' Ennis Esmer". Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  2. University of Waterloo. "The Hamdullahpur era begins today". Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  3. Cyprus Mail. "Amazing twists of a fascinating past". Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  4. The Independent (2008-09-15). "Star in the making: Designer Erdem Moralioglu". London. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  5. MSN News. "Cdn songwriter celebrates Eurovision success". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
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