Bülent is a
Turkish masculine
given name
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and a
family name
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...
meaning "tall" and "high", from
Persian ''boland'' ( fa, بلند) which means ''tall'' or ''high''. The equivalent form in
Azeri
Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most nume ...
is Bülənd. It may refer to:
Bülend
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Bulend Biščević
Bulend Biščević (born 10 March 1975) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played firstly as a right-back, and then as a midfielder.
Club career Željezničar
Born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bi ...
(born 1975), Bosnian footballer
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Bülend Özveren
Bülend Özveren (1943 – 18 October 2022) was a Turkish television presenter and sports commentator.
Özveren completed his secondary education at (Istanbul) and higher education at Galatasaray High School. He graduated from Istanbul Univers ...
(1943–2022), Turkish television presenter and sports commentator
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Bülend Ulusu (1923–2015), Turkish admiral and former prime minister
Bülent
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Bülent Akın, Belgian-Turkish footballer
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Bülent Arel, Turkish-born composer
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Bülent Arınç
Bülent Arınç (; born 25 May 1948) is a conservative Turkish politician. He served as the 22nd Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey from 2002 to 2007 and as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey between 2009 and 2015.
Early life and education
He w ...
, Turkish politician of renowned oratory
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Bülent Atalay, Turkish-American author, scientist, and artist
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Bülent Ataman, Turkish footballer
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Bülent Bezdüz, Turkish tenor
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Bülent Çetinaslan, Turkish actor
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Bülent Ceylan
Bülent Ceylan (born 4 January 1976) is a German comedian and Kabarett artist. He plays several comic roles with frequent themes being the quirks of Germans from Turkish family backgrounds and people from Mannheim, told in the dialect of Mannhe ...
, German comedian
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Bülent Çetin (born 1985), Turkish amputee football player
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Bülent Ecevit
Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (; 28 May 1925 – 5 November 2006) was a Turkish politician, statesman, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as prime minister in ...
, Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist
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Bülent Eczacıbaşı, Turkish billionaire businessman and philanthropist
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Bülent Eken, Turkish footballer and coach
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Bülent Ersoy, Turkish singer
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Bülent Ertuğrul, Turkish footballer
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Bülent Evcil, Turkish flutist
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Bülent Kayabaş, Turkish actor
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Bülent Kocabey, Turkish footballer
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Bülent Korkmaz
Bülent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968), colloquially known by his given nicknames "Büyük Kaptan" () and "Cengaver" (), is a Turkish former professional footballer and current manager of TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor.
Korkmaz was a ...
, Turkish footballer and coach
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Bülent Korkmaz (archer) (born 1975), Turkish Paralympian archer
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Bülent Ortaçgil
Bülent Ortaçgil (born 1 March 1950) is a Turkish composer and singer.
Biography
He was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1950. He moved to Istanbul after starting elementary school which he finished at Sultanahmet Elementary School in Istanbul. He co ...
, Turkish composer and singer
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Bülent Özcan, Turkish Poet
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Bulent Rauf
Bulent Rauf (Istanbul 1911 – Chisholme House, Roberton, Scottish Borders 1987) was a Turkish-British mystic, spiritual teacher, translator and author. From 1945 to the early sixties, he was married to Princess Faiza, sister of King Farouk of E ...
, Turkish-British mystic, spiritual teacher, translator, and author
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Bülent Şenver (born 1950), Turkish banker and lecturer
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Bülent Uygun
Bülent Uygun (born 1 August 1971) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He played as an attacking midfielder after starting his career as a striker, and was the captain of Fenerbahçe. His nickname is ''The Soldier''.
Playing career
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, Turkish footballer and coach
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Bülent Uzun
Bülent Uzun (born 21 November 1990) is a Turkish professional professional footballer who plays as a left-back for TFF First League club Eyüpspor. He is not to be confused with Turkish football referee Bülent Uzun.
Career
Uzun played betwee ...
, Turkish footballer
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Bülent Üçüncü, Turkish-French footballer
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Bülent Ünder
Bülent Ünder (born 16 April 1949) is a Turkish former professional football player and manager.
Playing career
Born Istanbul, Turkey, Ünder played his entire career for Galatasaray. He played eight seasons for his club. His team won the T ...
, Turkish football manager
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Bülent Yıldırım (referee), Turkish football referee
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Fehmi Bülent Yıldırım (born 1966), Turkish Muslim activist
Turkish masculine given names
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