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Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey. The city straddles the Bosporus strait and is part of Europe and Asia. It's the most populous European city and was founded as Byzantium in the 7th century BC. The city is also formerly known as Constantinople. Name these famous persons, which are born in the city of Istanbul.
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Byzantine Emperor from 886 to 912, called "the Wise"
866
Leo VI
Byzantine Emperor from 913 to 959
905
Constantine VII
Byzantine Emperor from 1118 to 1143
1087
John II Komnenos
Byzantine Emperor from 1341 to 1354
1295
John VI Kantakouzenos
Armenian owner of the first coffeehouse in Vienna
1640
Johannes Theodat
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 to 1839
1785
Mahmud II
Last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
1842
Abdul Hamid II
British-Armenian businessman, first person to exploit Iraqi oil and one of the world's wealthiest people at the end of his life
1869
Calouste Gulbenkian
Albanian-Turkish sports official and Founder of Galatasaray
1886
Ali Sami Yen
American director, "East of Eden" "A Streetcar Named Desire" "Gentleman's Agreement"
1909
Elia Kazan
Politician who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 to 2002
1925
Bülent Ecevit
Journalist and human rights activist, he was murdered while editor-in-chief of "Milliyet"
1929
Abdi Ipekci
Politician who served three times as Prime Minister of Turkey
1947
Mesut Yilmaz
President of Turkey since 2014
1954
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Director and winner of the Palme d'Or, "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" "Winter Sleep"
1959
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Businessman, former President of the Turkish Football Federation and former chair of Besiktas
1964
Yildirim Demirören
Singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, "Everyway That I Can"
1964
Sertab Erener
Member of the wealthiest Turkish family and President of Fenerbahce
1967
Ali Koc
former NBA player (Magic, Kings, Clippers) and President of the Turkish Basketball Federation since 2016
1979
Hedo Türkoglu
Archer and winner of the gold medal at the 2020 Olympics
1999
Mete Gazoz
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