22 Notable alumni of Istanbul Bilgi University

Ahmet Furkan Tarhan is a businessman in Turkey. He is the chairman of the board of trustees for Üsküdar University and administrative director of the Npistanbul Neuropsychiatry Hospital. He is also board member of Union of Foundation Universities in Turkey.

Nedaa Elias is a Syrian artist and writer whose works address environmental and cultural concerns pertaining to contemporary Middle Eastern societies. Subjects previously explored by Elias include the discontinuation of the usage of the Arabic script, as well as the effect of bird migration on the gulf’s economy.

Ebru Günay is a Kurdish jurist and a politician of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). She was elected a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 2018 and is currently the spokeswoman of the HDP.

Tuna Bekleviç is a Turkish politician and activist. He rallied against the 2017 Referendum in Turkey, and was a candidate in the 2019 presidential election.

Pemra Özgen is a Turkish tennis player.

Özge Samancı is a Turkish-American media artist, and associate professor at Northwestern University`s School of Communication. She creates media art installations and graphic novels. Her art installations merge computer code and bio-sensors with comics, animation, interactive narrations, performance, and projection art. Her installations use media arts to break down people's mental and emotional barriers and hear about environmental issues. Her...

Utku Ünal is a Turkish musician.

Cemre Erol is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 183 cm tall and plays as outside hitter.

Pelin Çelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as setter for Azeri volleyball club Azerrail Baku. She studied at Istanbul Bilgi University.

Sıla Gençoğlu is a Turkish singer-songwriter. She was born in Acıpayam, Denizli, and later moved to İzmir and then to Istanbul to finish her studies. She started to learn performing arts at high school. After studying jazz at Istanbul Bilgi University, she became a backing vocalist for Kenan Doğulu.

Zeynep Kübra Sever Demirel is a Turkish-Belgian volleyball player and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 2009 and represented Belgium at Miss Universe 2009, where she placed among the Top 15.

Refik Anadol is a Turkish American media artist and the co-founder of Refik Anadol Studio and Dataland. Recognized as a pioneer in the aesthetics of data visualization and AI arts, his work merges art, technology, science, and architecture. Through media embedded into existing architecture, live audio-visual performances, immersive rooms, exhibitions, AI data paintings and sculptures, and digital collections, Anadol explores...

Hilal Kaplan is a Turkish journalist and TRT board member and columnist for the Turkish newspaper Taraf, Yeni Şafak, Sabah and Daily Sabah.

Ahmad Alhendawi is a Jordanian public administrator and a former United Nations official who served as the Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) from March 2017 until October 2024, making him the youngest person to hold this position in the 117-year history of the organization. Prior to this, he was the first-ever United Nations Secretary-General's...

Can Bonomo is a Turkish singer who represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Gamze Özçelik is a Turkish actress, model and TV hostess. She is best known for hit crime series Arka Sokaklar which also starred her former husband Uğur Pektaş. Arka Sokaklar is known for being the longest running Turkish series. She played in series Serseri with Okan Yalabık. Her other popular series are series Tatlı Hayat (Turkish remake of The Jeffersons),...

Naz Aydemir Akyol is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as a setter for Galatasaray Daikin and the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

Tuba Ünsal is a Turkish actress and model.

Leyla Hazal Kaya is a Turkish actress best known for her leading roles in Aşk-ı Memnu (2008–2010), Adını Feriha Koydum (2011–2012) and Bizim Hikaye (2017–2019).

Murat Boz is a Turkish singer, songwriter and actor.

Kenan Doğulu is a Turkish pop musician. He represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, where he was placed fourth, with 163 points. In the summer of 2006, Doğulu released the album Festival, containing the hit single "Çakkıdı", in collaboration with Sezen Aksu.