Susuz Yaz is a 1964 black-and-white Turkish film directed by Metin Erksan and David E. Durston. It tells the story of a tobacco farmer who selfishly dams a river to irrigate his own property and ruin his competitors.

Kenan Dogulu (born on May 31, 1974 in Istanbul) is a Turkish pop music musician. In the summer of 2006, Doğulu released his hit album Festival and his number one single, Çakkıdı, which became one of the top hit songs of 2006.He is also planing to release a "best of" album, which will include the most popular songs from his previous albums. He represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, where he placed fourth with 163 points.

Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 1959 in Istanbul) is a Turkish photographer and film director.

Bilge Ebiri is a Turkish-American journalist and filmmaker. He was born in 1973 in York, England. Currently, Ebiri is a film critic for New York Magazine and Nerve.com. His first feature film, a comedy thriller entitled New Guy, was released in 2004.

Ugur Yucel (born 1957, Istanbul) is a Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater department at the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (Istanbul Belediye Konservatuarı Tiyatro Bölümü).

Niyazi Emre Altug (April 14, 1970, Istanbul) is a Turkish pop singer, actor.He starred in popular television series, television films, movies and musicals. He is also one of the most popular male singers in Turkey.

Demir Demirkan is a Turkish rock musician and songwriter.

Serif Goren is a Turkish film director. Aside from important films under his own signature, he is also the winner of Palme d'Or ("Golden Palm") award in Cannes Film Festival in 1982 with the film "Yol", that he had directed on behalf of Yılmaz Guney, who at the time was serving in jail for the murder of Yumurtalık judge Safa Mutlu.