Şimşek is a Turkish surname meaning "lightning" and may refer to: *

Beykan Şimşek Beykan Şimşek (born 1 January 1995) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Kocaelispor. Career Beykan made his debut with Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Cup on 23 January 2013 against Bursaspor. He replaced Miroslav Stoch after 73 minutes. He sco ...

(born 1995), Turkish footballer *

Emre Şimşek Emre Şimşek (born June 14, 1987) is an Olympian Turkish skier competing in the alpine disciplines. The tall athlete is coached by his father İsmail Şimşek. Early life Emre Şimşek was born in Bayburt, Turkey on June 14, 1987. After finis ...

(born 1987), Turkish alpine skier * Hikmet Şimşek (1924–2001), Turkish conductor of Western classical music *

Kenan Şimşek Kenan Şimşek (born 1968 in Ordu, Turkey) is a former Turkish Olympian wrestler competing in the 90 kg division of freestyle. He was a member of the club Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK. Born 1968 in Ordu, northern Turkey, Kenan Şim ...

(born 1968), Turkish Olympian sport wrestler and oil wrestler * Mehmet Şimşek (born 1967), Turkish politician and government minister *

Olgun Şimşek Olgun Şimşek (born 1 June 1971) is a Turkish actor. Biography Olgun Şimşek was born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His father was a primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in theatre from the Ista ...

(born 1971), Turkish actor *

Rıdvan Şimşek Rıdvan Şimşek (born 17 January 1991) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right wingback for İzmirspor. Career Early years Named by his father, inspired by Rıdvan Dilmen, a prominent striker in Turkish football history, Şi ...

(born 1991), Turkish footballer *

Sibel Şimşek Sibel Şimşek (; born October 10, 1984, in Osmancık Çorum, Turkey) is a European champion Turkish people, Turkish weightlifter competing in the Women's 63 kg division. She is tall and weighs . Şimşek is a member of the Kocaeli Büyü ...

(born 1984), Turkish female weightlifter * Yavuz Şimşek (born 1975), Turkish footballer *

Yusuf Şimşek Yusuf Şimşek (born July 20, 1975) is a Turkish association football, football manager and former player. He most recently served as the manager of Balıkesirspor. Club career Fenerbahçe SK During his time at Fenerbahçe, his teammate Ariel O ...

(born 1947), Turkish footballer *

Zeliha Şimşek Zeliha Şimşek, (April 30, 1981 in İskenderun, Hatay Province), is a Turkish women's footballer and trainer. Currently, she plays as a midfielder in the Turkish Women's Second League for Orduspor with jersey number 13. She was formerly on the ...

(born 1981), Turkish women's footballer and coach

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