4 Notable alumni of Baskent University
Updated: June 05, 2026 EliteDegrees
Baskent University is ranked #1,548 in the world and #24 in Turkey by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 4 notable alumni from Baskent University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Baskent University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Fatih Erbakan
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
Muhammed Ali Fatih Erbakan is a Turkish engineer and politician who is the founder and leader of the Islamist New Welfare Party (YRP). A son of Necmettin Erbakan, the former Prime Minister of Turkey who led the YRP's predecessor, the Welfare Party, he is the President of the Necmettin Erbakan Foundation.
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2. Şahika Ercümen
1985-. (aged 41)
freediver
dietitian
Şahika Ercümen is a Turkish dietitian and world record holder free-diver.
3. Agnès Callamard
1963-. (aged 63)
human rights defender
Agnès Paulette Solange Callamard is a French human rights activist who is the Secretary General of Amnesty International. She was previously the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, and the former Director of the Columbia University Global Freedom of Expression project.
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4. Beren Saat
1984-. (aged 42)
film actor
Beren Saat is a Turkish actress and singer. Since the beginning of her career, she has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades for her acting. While studying at Başkent University, she participated in the acting competition Türkiye'nin Yıldızları and was discovered by Turkish director Tomris Giritlioğlu, launching her professional acting career.
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