Yalova
Yalova ranks 4,420th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Okinawa (city), Munshiganj, and Hoxton. Memorable people born in Yalova include Mehmet Okur, İbrahim Kutluay, and Şebnem Ferah. Yalova has been the birth place of many basketball players, and musicians. Yalova is located in Türkiye.
Yalova is a market-gardening town located in northwestern Turkey on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. It is the seat of Yalova Province and Yalova District. Its population is 133,109 (2022). A largely modern town, it is best known for the spa resort at nearby Termal, a popular summer retreat for residents of Istanbul. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1969 and 1979, Yalova was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Mehmet Okur, İbrahim Kutluay, and Şebnem Ferah.
People Born in Yalova
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Mehmet Okur
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 1
İbrahim Kutluay
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 2
Şebnem Ferah
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 3
İzel
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Yalova were basketball players (2), musicians (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Yalova, including Mehmet Okur, and İbrahim Kutluay. Whereas, throughout history, basketball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Yalova, including Mehmet Okur, and İbrahim Kutluay.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Yalova since 1700.
