Cengiz

Last updated December 15, 2025

Cengiz
Origin
Gender	Male
Region of origin	Turkey
Other names
Related names	Cengizhan, Chinghiz, Genghis

Cengiz is the Turkish form of Genghis, as in Genghis Khan. Notable people with the name include:

Contents

Given name
Surname
See also

Given name

Cengiz Aktar (born 1955), Turkish political scientist, journalist and writer
Cengiz Bektaş (1934–2020), Turkish architect, engineer, poet and writer
Cengiz Biçer (born 1987), Liechtenstein football goalkeeper
Cengiz Çandar (born 1948), Turkish journalist
Cengiz Dağcı (1919–2011), Crimean Tatar novelist and poet
Cengiz Doğu (1945–2019), German poet and activist
Cengiz Kavaklıoğlu (born 1968), Turkish sprinter
Cengiz Koç (born 1977), German heavyweight boxer
Cengiz Küçükayvaz (born 1968), Turkish actor
Cengiz Kurtoğlu (born 1959), Turkish musician
Cengiz Özek (born 1964), Turkish puppeteer
Cengiz Topel (1934–1964), Turkish fighter pilot
Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish football player

Surname

Hakan Cengiz (born 1967), Turkish-German football coach
Hüseyin Cengiz (born 1984), Turkish-Dutch footballer
Mustafa Cengiz (businessman) (1949–2021), Turkish businessman and former president of the sports club Galatasaray S.K.
Orhan Kemal Cengiz, Turkish lawyer, journalist and human rights activist

See also

Chingiz, given name
Cengizhan Kartaltepe, Turkish volleyball player
Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station, Turkish Navy air station located east of İzmit in Kocaeli Province, Turkey
Cengiz Holding, Turkish conglomerate of construction, energy, mining, and tourism

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