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- Asım Orhan Barut (1926–1994), Turkish-American theoretical physicist
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Orhan is a Turkish surname and masculine given name that means Khan of fortress. [1]
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Ismail is an Arabic given name. It corresponds to the English name Ishmael.
Saʽid, also spelled Saʽeid, Said, Saïd, Sid, Saeed, Saed, Saied, Sayeed or Sayid, is a male Arabic given name which means "blessed, good luck, joy" or "happy, patient". The name stems from the Arabic verb sa‘ada.
Taher is a name meaning "pure" or "virtuous". The origin of this name is Arabic. There are several Semitic variations that include connotations given in Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is traditionally a given name in Muslim and Jewish communities originating from the Middle East and Africa.
In Albanian and Turkish, Kadri is a masculine given name. In Estonian, Kadri is a feminine given name. The name entered Latvian as the variant of Kadri, Kadrija.
Mehmed is the most common Turkish form of the Arabic male name Muhammad and gains its significance from being the name of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Originally the intermediary vowels in the Arabic Muhammad were completed with an e in adaptation to Turkish phonotactics, which spelled Mehemmed, Mehemed, Mehmed and the name lost the central e over time Final devoicing of d to t is a regular process in Turkish. The prophet himself is referred to in Turkish using the archaic version, Muhammed.
Naim is a male given name and surname.
The Aşiyan Asri Cemetery is a burial ground situated on Aşiyan between the Bebek and Rumelihisarı neighborhoods of the European part of Istanbul, Turkey.
Derviş is the Turkish and Bosnian (Derviš) spelling of the Persian and Arabic word "darwīš" (درويش), referring to a Sufi aspirant. The word appears as a given name and surname in various forms throughout Arabic, Bosnian, Persian, and Turkish-speaking communities. An etymology for the name is given in the Oxford Dictionary of American Family Names:
Status name for a Sufi holy man, from Persian and Turkish derviş ‘dervish’, a member of a Sufi Muslim religious order, from Pahlavi driyosh meaning ‘beggar’, ‘one who goes from door to door’.
Namik or Namık is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Sinan is a name found in Arabic and Early Arabic, meaning spearhead. The name may also be related to the Ancient Greek name Sinon. It was used as a male given name.
Kemal, also archaically spelt Kamâl, is a Turkish masculine given name which means fullness, perfection, maturity. It is derived from the Arabic name Kamal and may refer to:
Bekir is a Turkish given name for males which comes from Abu Bakr, the first Caliph of Islam.
Enver is both a masculine given name and a surname. In Turkish, Albanian, Bosnian and Crimean Tatar, it is the transliteration of the Arabic name Anwar, which means "luminous". Notable people with the name include:
Şükrü is a Turkish given name. Notable people with the name include:
Avni may refer to:
Osman or Usman is the Turkish, Persian, and Urdu transliteration of the Arabic masculine given name Uthman.
Atiq or Ateeq is a male Arabic given name, the name appears in the Quran several times. It means "old" or "ancient", and the name is widely used in Muslim countries.
Rauf or Rawuf is an Arabic male given name or surname which is a noun and the exaggerated form of the name Raif meaning "kind, affectionate, benign", "sympathetic, merciful" or compassionate.
Refik is a masculine given name of Arabic origin meaning friend, associate, husband, companion or fellow. It may refer to:
