Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the

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Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mono ...

( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of

, the prophet of Islam. Originally the intermediary vowels in the Arabic ''Muhammad'' were completed with an ''e'' in adaptation to Turkish phonotactics, which spelled Mehemed 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''. The name Mehmet also often appears in derived compound names. The name is also prevalent in former Ottoman territories, particularly among Balkan Muslims in Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo. The name is also commonly used in Turkish culture in the form of

Mehmetçik ''Mehmetçik'' (, "little" here denoting diminutive endearment rather than actual age) is a term generally used to affectionately refer to soldiers of the Turkish Army. It is similar to the colloquialisms '' Tommy Atkins'', '' Doughboy'', and '' ...

, meaning ''little Mehmet'', for unranked soldiers.

Given name

Mehmed

Mehmed I Mehmed I ( 1386 – 26 May 1421), also known as Mehmed Çelebi ( ota, چلبی محمد, "the noble-born") or Kirişçi ( el, Κυριτζής, Kyritzis, "lord's son"), was the Ottoman sultan from 1413 to 1421. The fourth son of Sultan Bayezid ...

(1382–1421), Ottoman sultan *

Mehmed II Mehmed II ( ota, محمد ثانى, translit=Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; tr, II. Mehmed, ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( ota, ابو الفتح, Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit=the Father of Conquest, links=no; tr, Fâtih Su ...

(1432–1481), Ottoman sultan (''Fatih'', "the Conqueror") *

Mehmed III Mehmed III (, ''Meḥmed-i sālis''; tr, III. Mehmed; 26 May 1566 – 22 December 1603) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death in 1603. Mehmed was known for ordering the execution of his brothers and leading the army in the L ...

(1566–1603), Ottoman sultan *

Mehmed IV Mehmed IV ( ota, محمد رابع, Meḥmed-i rābi; tr, IV. Mehmed; 2 January 1642 – 6 January 1693) also known as Mehmed the Hunter ( tr, Avcı Mehmed) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687. He came to the throne at the ...

(1642–1693), Ottoman sultan (''Avcı'', "the Hunter") *

Mehmed V Mehmed V Reşâd ( ota, محمد خامس, Meḥmed-i ḫâmis; tr, V. Mehmed or ; 2 November 1844 – 3 July 1918) reigned as the 35th and penultimate Ottoman Sultan (). He was the son of Sultan Abdulmejid I. He succeeded his half-brother A ...

(1844–1918), Ottoman sultan *

Mehmed VI Mehmed VI Vahideddin ( ota, محمد سادس ''Meḥmed-i sâdis'' or ''Vaḥîdü'd-Dîn''; tr, VI. Mehmed or /; 14 January 1861 – 16 May 1926), also known as Şahbaba () among the Osmanoğlu family, was the 36th and last Sultan of the ...

(1861–1926), 36th and last Ottoman sultan *

Mehmed I Giray Mehmed I Giray (1465–1523, reigned 1515–1523) was khan of the Crimean Khanate. He was preceded by his father Meñli I Giray (r. 1478–1515) and followed by his son Ğazı I Giray (1523–1524). He gained control of the steppe nomads, put hi ...

(1465–1523), a khan of the Crimean Khanate in 1515–1523 *

Mehmed Abdulaziz Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muh ...

(1901–1977), Ottoman prince *

Mehmed Alagić Mehmed Alagić (8 July 1947 – 7 March 2003) was a Bosnian general in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was on trial for war crimes in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague but died befor ...

(1947–2003), Bosnian soldier *

Mehmed Alajbegović Mehmed Alajbegović (7 May 1906 – 7 June 1947) was a Bosnian Muslim politician, lawyer and a government minister of the Independent State of Croatia, an Axis puppet state. He was executed for war crimes by Yugoslav authorities following t ...

(1906–1947), Croatian politician *

Mehmed Ali Pasha (disambiguation) Mehmed Ali Pasha may refer to: * Muhammad Ali Pasha (1769–1849), considered the founder of modern Egypt * Çerkes Mehmed Pasha (died 1625), Ottoman statesman and grand vizier * Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha (1815–1871), Ottoman statesman and grand vi ...

Mehmed Alispahić Mehmed Alispahić (born 24 November 1987) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Club career Alispahić began his career with Iskra Bugojno in the First League of FBiH. He then joined Croatian 1. HNL club � ...

(born 1987), Bosnian footballer *

Mehmed Baždarević Mehmed Baždarević (born 28 September 1960) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Ligue 2 club Guingamp. Baždarević played for Bosnian side Željezničar and French outfit Sochau ...

(born 1960), Bosnian football manager *

Mehmed Bushati Mehmed Pasha Bushati ( 1768–d. June 1775) was the Ottoman Albanian governor of the Pashalik of Scutari, between 1768 and June 1775. He was succeeded by his son Mustafa Pasha Bushati, and thus founded the hereditary Bushati family of Scutari. ...

, Albanian Pasha *

Mehmed Emin (disambiguation) Mehmet Emin or Mehmed Emin is a Turkish given name for males, made up of the two names Mehmed and Emin. People with the name include: * Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan (born 1935), Kurdish writer * Mehmet Emin Bughra (1901–1965), Uyghur separatist * ...

Mehmed Emin Pasha (disambiguation) Mehmed Emin Pasha may refer to: * Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha (1813–1871), Ottoman grand vizier (1854, 1859, 1860–61) * Divitdar Mehmed Emin Pasha (died 1753), Ottoman grand vizier (1750–52) * Yağlıkçızade Mehmed Emin Pasha (1724–17 ...

Mehmed Ertuğrul Efendi Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muh ...

(1912–1944), Ottoman prince * Mehmed Handžić (1906–1944), Bosnian author * Mehmed Janjoš (born 1957), Bosnian football manager *

Mehmed Kalakula Mehmed Rasim Kalakula was an Albanian politician that served the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othō ...

, Albanian politician * Mehmed Kodro (born 1967), Bosnian footballer and football manager * Mehmed Malkoč (born 1990), Bosnian footballer * Mehmed Merejan, Bulgarian poet * Mehmed Orhan (1909–1994), Ottoman prince *

Mehmed Pasha (disambiguation) Mehmed Pasha or Mehmet Pasha may refer to: * Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483–1539), Ottoman grand vizier * Baltaci Mehmed Pasha (1662–1712), Ottoman grand vizier * Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha (died 1521), Ottoman vizier and east front commander * Boynuyara ...

* Mehmed Namık Pasha (1804–1892), Ottoman statesman * Mehmed Reshid (1873–1919), Ottoman governor of the Diyarbekir Vilayet * Mehmed Sadık Pasha (1825–1901), Ottoman statesman * Mehmed Said Efendi (died 1761), Ottoman statesman * Mehmed Selim Pasha (1771–1831), Ottoman statesman *

Mehmed Spaho Mehmed Spaho (13 March 1883 – 29 June 1939) was a Bosnian politician and leader of the Yugoslav Muslim Organization. He was the first Bosnian Muslim politician in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Spaho was described as the "undispu ...

(1883–1939), Bosnian politician * Mehmed Talat, Ottoman Grand Vizier * Mehmed Uzun (1953–2007), Kurdish writer * Kavalalı Mehmed Ali Pasha (1769–1849), Ottoman Albanian viceroy of Egypt * Kadızade Mehmed (1582–1635), Islamic preacher in the Ottoman Empire. * Mehmet Ali Ağca, Turkish gunman

Mehmet

* Mehmet Akgün (born 1986), Turkish-German footballer * Mehmet Al (born 1983), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Altan (born 1953), Turkish economist, columnist, and writer * Mehmet Altınsoy (1924–2007), Turkish politician *

Mehmet Arif (disambiguation) Mehmet Arif or Mehmed Arif may refer to: * Mehmed Arif Bey (historian), Mehmed Arif Bey (1845–1898), Ottoman historian. * Arif Örgüç, Mehmet Arif Örgüç: "Hacı Arif" (1876–1940) military officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish ...

* Mehmet Aslantuğ (born 1961), Turkish actor * Mehmet Aydın (born 1943), Turkish politician * Mehmet Aziz (malariologist), Cypriot malariologist * Mehmet Aurélio (born 1977), Brazilian-born Turkish footballer * Mehmet Batdal (born 1986), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Baydar Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muh ...

(1924–1973), Turkish assassinated diplomat *

Mehmet Boztepe Mehmet Boztepe (born 16 January 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for German Oberliga Niederrhein club MSV Düsseldorf. Birth and Childhood Boztepe was born in 1988 in Elazig. In the same year his father moved to Germany ...

(born 1988), Turkish-German footballer * Mehmet Bölükbaşı (born 1978), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Budak (born 1980), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Cavit Bey Mehmet Cavit Bey, Mehmed Cavid Bey or Mehmed Djavid Bey ( ota, محمد جاوید بك; 1875 – 26 August 1926) was an Ottoman economist, newspaper editor and leading politician during the dissolution period of the Ottoman Empire. A founding mem ...

(1875–1926), Turkish economist * Mehmet Cesur (born 1982), Turkish Paralympian goalball player * Mehmet Çetingöz (born 1991), Turkish wheelchair basketball player *

Mehmet Eren Boyraz Mehmet Eren Boyraz (born October 11, 1981) is a Turkish football attacking midfielder. Honours * Kayserispor **Turkish Cup (1): 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mort ...

(born 1981), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Emin (disambiguation) * Mehmet Emin Toprak (1974–2002), Turkish actor *

Mehmet Esat Bülkat Esat Pasha Janina (18 October 1862 – 2 November 1952; ota, أسعد باشا یانیه), known as Mehmed Esad Bülkat () after the 1934 Surname Law, was an Ottoman general during the First Balkan War, where he led the Yanya Corps, and in Wo ...

(1862–1952), Ottoman general * Mehmet Çakır (born 1984), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Cansun (born 1947), Turkish businessman * Mehmet Çekiç (born 1970), Turkish-French Paralympic alpine skier *

Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi , image = Djemaleddin_Effendi.jpg , caption = Shaykh ul-Islam Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II , denomination = Sunni , jurisprudence = Hanafi , birth_date = 1848 ...

(1848–1917), Turkish judge * Mehmet Çoban (1905–1969), Turkish wrestler * Mehmet Çoğum (born 1983), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Coral (born 1947), Turkish novelist * Mehmet Culum (born 1948), Turkish novelist * Mehmet Dinçer (born 1924), Turkish former footballer *

Mehmet Dragusha Mehmet Ashim Dragusha (born 9 October 1977) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Pristina, Dragusha began his career with local side FC Prishtina. In 1997, he moved to the Slovenian club ...

(born 1977), Albanian footballer * Mehmet Durakovic (born 1965), Australian footballer * Mehmet Ebussuud el-İmadi, Ottoman jurist * Mehmet Ekici (born 1990), German footballer * Mehmet Ergen, Turkish theatre director * Mehmet Eroğlu (born 1948), Turkish novelist * Mehmet Eymür (born 1965), Turkish intelligence official * Mehmet Ferda (born 1963), British actor *

Mehmet Fuat Köprülü Mehmet Fuat Köprülü (December 5, 1890 – June 28, 1966), also known as Köprülüzade Mehmed Fuad, was a highly influential Turkish sociologist, turkologist, scholar, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republ ...

(1890–1966), Turkish politician * Mehmet Güney (born 1936), Turkish judge * Mehmet Günsür (born 1975), Turkish actor * Mehmet Güreli (born 1949), Turkish writer * Mehmet Gürs (born 1969), Turkish chef * Mehmet Güven (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Hacıoğlu (born 1959), Turkish former football coach *

Mehmet Haberal Mehmet Haberal (born 1944), is the founder of Başkent University in Ankara, Turkey, best known for becoming the first transplant surgeon in Turkey after leading the team that performed Turkey's first living-related Kidney transplantation, kidne ...

(born 1944), Turkish surgeon * Mehmet Hakkı Suçin, Turkish author * Mehmet Hetemaj (born 1987), Finnish footballer *

Mehmet Vehib Kaçı Wehib Pasha also known as Vehip Pasha, Mehmed Wehib Pasha, Mehmet Vehip Pasha (modern Turkish: ''Kaçı Vehip Paşa'' or ''Mehmet Vehip (Kaçı)'', 1877–1940), was a general in the Ottoman Army. He fought in the Balkan Wars and in several theat ...

, Ottoman general *

Mehmet Kaplan Mehmet Güner Kaplan (born 18 July 1971) is a Swedish politician of Turkish origin who served as Minister for Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2016. He is a member of the Swedish Green Party. Kaplan resigned from the Cabinet after co ...

(born 1971), Swedish politician *

Mehmet Kara Mehmet Kara (born 21 November 1983 in Werne, Germany) is a German professional footballer of Turkish descent. He currently plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exc ...

(born 1983), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Sarper Kiskaç (born 1990), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Konica, Albanian politician * Mehmet Kurtuluş (born 1972), German actor * Mehmet Kutay Şenyıl (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Leblebi (1908–1972), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Mehdi Eker, Turkish politician * Mehmet Müezzinoğlu (born 1955), Turkish physician, politician, and Minister of Health * Mehmet Murat Somer (born 1959), Turkish author *

Mehmet Nas Mehmet Nas (born 20 November 1979) is a Turkish professional footballer. who plays as a midfielder for Sivas Belediyespor. Club career Nas began his professional career in 1998. He spent six years with Samsunspor before he moved on to capital ...

(born 1979), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Niyazi (1878–1931), Romanian and Crimean Tatar poet * Mehmet Okonsar (born 1961), Turkish-Belgian pianist * Mehmet Okur (born 1979), Turkish basketball player *

Mehmet Oktav Mehmet Oktav (1917 in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire – 1996) was a Turkish sports wrestler, who became Olympic gold medalist for Turkey in the Featherweight class of Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling in 1948. He began his sports career as a footb ...

(1917–1996), Turkish wrestler * Mehmet Osman, a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Mehmet Oz Mehmet Cengiz Öz (; born June 11, 1960), known professionally as Dr. Oz (), is an Turkish American former professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University, television presenter, author and former political candidate. The son of Tu ...

(born 1960), Turkish-American physician and television presenter * Mehmet Özal (born 1978), Turkish wrestler * Mehmet Özdilek (born 1966), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Özhaseki (born 1957), Turkish politician * Mehmet Ozyurek (born 1949), Turkish world record holder * Mehmet Polat (born 1978), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Sabancı (1963–2004), Turkish businessman * Mehmet Sak (born 1990), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Scholl Mehmet Tobias Scholl (born Mehmet Tobias Yüksel; 16 October 1970) is a German football manager and former player. He played most of his career as an attacking midfielder for Bayern Munich. During his career he won the UEFA Cup in 1996 (scoring ...

(born 1970), Turkish-German footballer * Mehmet Sedef (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Şimşek (born 1967), Turkish politician * Mehmet Şenol Şişli, Turkish musician *

Mehmet Shehu Mehmet Ismail Shehu (January 10, 1913 – December 18, 1981) was an Albanian communist politician who served as the 23rd Prime Minister of Albania from 1954 to 1981. As an acknowledged military tactician, without whose leadership the communist p ...

(1913–1981), Albanian politician * Mehmet Tahsini (1864–?), Albanian politician * Mehmet Tanrısever (born 1953), Turkish film producer *

Mehmet Tarhan Mehmet Tarhan (born 1978) is a Kurdish conscientious objector who was imprisoned for refusing military service.

(born 1978), Turkish activist * Mehmet Terzi (born 1955), Turkish long-distance runner * Mehmet Tillem (1974–2019), Australian politician * Mehmet Toner (born 1958), Turkish biomedical engineer * Mehmet Topal (born 1986), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Topuz Mehmet Topuz (born 7 September 1983) is a former Turkish footballer, who last played for Fenerbahçe. Club career Topuz had begun his career in Yolspor, a local club located in Kayseri. He joined Kayserispor in 2000. He has been given several G ...

(born 1983), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Türkmehmet (born 1980), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Nadir Ünal (born 1993), Turkish kickboxer and amateur boxer * Mehmet Vasıf Yakut, Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner * Mehmet Yağmur (born 1987), Turkish basketball player * Mehmet Yıldız (born 1981), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Yılmaz (disambiguation) ** Mehmet Yılmaz (footballer born 1988), Turkish footballer ** Mehmet Yılmaz (footballer born 1979), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Yozgatlı (born 1979), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan (born 1957), Turkish politician * Mehmet Duraković (born 1965), Bosnian-Australian football manager

Derived names

* Mehmet Akif * Mehmet Ali * Mehmet Emin *Mehmethan (Mehmet + Han) *Mehmetcan (Mehmet + Can)

Surname

* Alp Mehmet (born 1948), British diplomat *

Billy Mehmet Billy Osman Mehmet (born 3 January 1984) is a professional footballer who last played as a striker for of Northern Cyprus. Born in London, of English, Irish and Turkish Cypriot descent, he has played for the Republic of Ireland U21 team. Me ...

(born 1984), English-Irish footballer of Turkish descent *

Dave Mehmet David Nedjate Mehmet (born 2 December 1960) is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Millwall, Charlton Athletic, and Gillingham, where he made over 130 Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a leagu ...

(born 1960), English former footballer * Naz Mehmet, a fictional character from ''EastEnders: E20'' *

Madina Memet Madina Memet ( ug, مەدىنە مەمەت; zh, s=麦迪娜·买买提, p=Maìdínà Maǐmaǐtí; born 10 September 1987) is a Chinese actress of Uyghur ethnicity who first rose to prominence in 2011 for playing the Fragrant Concubine in the tel ...

, Chinese actress of Uyghur descent {{surname, Mehmet

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Mehmed

Mehmet

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