The Yagmas were an ancient Tochar tribe originating in the western Tarim Basin and later mixed with Uyghurs from the north and became a well known medieval tribe of Turks tribes that came to the forefront of history after the disintegration of the Western Turkic Kaganate. They were one component of a three-member confederation known as Uch Oguz, which consisted of Yagma, the Karluks, and the Chigils. From the seventh century until the Karakhanid period, the Yagma were recorded in Arabic, Muslim, and Chinese accounts as a prominent and powerful political entity in the Tarim Basin, Dzungaria, and Jeti-su. Along with the Karluks and Chigils, the Yagma founded the Karakhanid state.

According to Yury Zuev, a semantic meaning of the word yagma (yaγgma) in the ancient Türkic language, is "attack, onslaught.".

Mahmud al-Kashgari mentioned the Yagma and Tukhsy (Tukhsi) tribes, with a clan of Chigils, along the Ili River . In the tenth century the Yagma tribe lived in the Kashgar area and further northwest. The Yagma leader had the title Bugral, which allowed V.Bartold to suggest that Karakhanid Il-khans were from the Yagma tribe. Al Gardezi, who used sources composed in the eighth century, wrote that the Yagma united numerous tribes between the Uyghurs and Karluks in the larger part of the eastern Tian Shan, including Kashgar City and District. Gardezi called the Yagma a "rich people with large herds of horses" in a country of "one month of travel". The Yagma constantly clashed with the Karluks and the Kimaks, and were a dependent of the Western Turkic Kagans until their demise.

Tevfik Fikret (December 26, 1867 – August 19, 1915) (توفیق فکرت, born Mehmed Tevfik) was an Ottoman poet who is considered the founder of the modern school of Turkish poetry.

Mehmed Tevfik was born in Constantinople (present day Istanbul) Ottoman Empire, on December 26, 1867. His father (Hüseyin Efendi), originally from the district of Çerkeş in the sanjak of Çankırı, was mostly absent, as he was exiled for being a political foe of the ruling regime; while his mother (Hatice Refia Hanım), a Greek Muslim convert from the island of Sakız (Chios), died when he was very young.

He received his education at the prestigious Galatasaray High School and graduated in 1888 as the valedictorian with the highest grades. He later became the school's principal. His sister suffered a tragic early death. In 1890 he married his cousin Nazime, and the couple had a son named Haluk in 1895. He left Galatasaray in 1894 and started teaching at another prestigious institution on the Bosphorus, Robert College, in 1896, where he kept working until his death. In 1906, he built a house inside the Robert College campus for his wife and son. Named Aşiyan, the house is now a museum.

Muhtar Cem Karaca (April 5, 1945 - February 8, 2004), also called Cem Baba (Daddy Cem or Father Cem), was a prominent Turkish rock musician and one of the most important figures in the Anatolian rock movement.

He was the only child of İrma Felekyan (Toto Karaca) of Armenian origin, a popular opera, theatre and movie actress, and Mehmet İbrahim Karaca of Azerbaijani origin. His first group was called Dynamites and was a classic rock cover band. Later he joined Jaguars, an Elvis Presley cover band. In 1967, he started to write his own music, forming the band Apaşlar (The Rowdies), his first Turkish-language group. In 1969, Karaca and bass-player Serhan Karabay left Apaşlar and started an original Anatolian group called Kardaşlar (The Brothers).

In 1972, Karaca joined the group Moğollar (The Mongols) and wrote one of his best-known songs, "Namus Belası". However, Cahit Berkay, the leader of Moğollar, wanted an international name for his band, and he left for France to take the group to another level. Karaca, who wanted to continue his Anatolian beat sound, left Moğollar and started his own band Dervişan (Dervishes) in 1974. Karaca and Dervişan sang poetic and progressive songs.