This is a list of Turkish supercentenarians (people from Turkey who have reached the age of 110 or over). So far, the oldest known person ever in Turkey was Muazzez İlmiye Çığ (1914–2024) who died at the age of 110 years, 150 days, and the oldest known man ever in Turkey was Yakup Satar (1898–2008) who died at the age of 110 years, 22 days.
This list does not include false or exaggerated claims. Any exaggerated claimants who have reached their claimed 115th birthday can be found on the list of longevity claims.
- See also: List of oldest men from Turkey
List of oldest people ever from Turkey (110+)[]
Deceased (Validated) Living (Validated) Pending Unvalidated
| Province / Country | |||||||
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| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
| 1 | Muazzez İlmiye Çığ | F | 20 June 1914 | 17 Nov 2024 | 110 years, 150 days | Bursa | Mersin |
| 2 | Yakup Satar | M | 11 Mar 1898 | 2 Apr 2008 | 110 years, 22 days |  RUS |
Eskişehir |
Oldest emigrants from the territory of present-day Turkey (110+)[]
| Province / Country | |||||||
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| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
| 1 | Lucy Mirigian | F | 15 Aug 1906 | 12 Feb 2021 | 114 years, 181 days | Erzurum |  USA
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| 2 | Frank Simes | M | 10 July 1905 | 18 Sep 2016 | 111 years, 70 days | İzmir |  UK
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| 3 | Mary Vartanian | F | 17 Aug 1914 | Living | 111 years, 154 days | Gaziantep | USA
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| 4 | Mabel Maloyan | F | 26 Dec 1881 | 15 Nov 1992 | 110 years, 325 days | Erzurum | USA
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| 5 | Vartan Anooshian | M | 13 Feb 1894 | 22 May 2004 | 110 years, 99 days | Sivas | USA
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| 6 | Lili Theotoka-Alivizatou | F | 20 Oct 1911 | 13 Jan 2022 | 110 years, 85 days | Istanbul |  GRE
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References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, Turkey’s oldest living person, celebrated her 110th birthday Gerontology Research Group, 20 June 2024
- Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, Turkey’s oldest person ever, dies at 110 Gerontology Research Group, 17 November 2024