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Çağatay is a Turkish masculine name. It is also used as a family name.
Chagatai Khan Chagatai Khan (; – 1242) was a son of Genghis Khan and a prominent figure in the early Mongol Empire. The second son of Genghis's wife Börte, Chagatai was renowned for his masterful knowledge of Mongol custom and law, which he scrupulously ...
( Çağatay Han in Turkish) was a son of
Genghis Khan Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan (title), khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongols, Mongol tribes, he launched Mongol invasions and ...
. Chagatai ruled the
Chagatai Khanate The Chagatai Khanate, also known as the Chagatai Ulus, was a Mongol and later Turkification, Turkicized khanate that comprised the lands ruled by Chagatai Khan, second son of Genghis Khan, and his descendants and successors. At its height in the l ...
from 1226 to 1242 C.E.


Given name

* Akif Çağatay Kılıç (born 1976), Turkish politician and government minister *
Çağatay Ulusoy Çağatay Ulusoy (; born 23 September 1990) is a Turkish actor and model who started his acting career in the TV series '' Adını Feriha Koydum'' (2011–2012) as Emir Sarrafoğlu. Since then, he has had further lead roles in '' Medcezir'' (20 ...
(born 1990), Turkish model and actor


Surname

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Ali Rıfat Çağatay Ali Rıfat Çağatay (1867–1935) was a Turkish composer, oud virtuoso and academic, who served as the founding president of the ''Türk Musikisi Ocağı'' (The Institute for Turkish Music) and the long-term president of the ''Şark Musiki Cemiye ...
(1867–1935), Turkish composer * Cafer Çağatay (1899–1991), Turkish footballer * Ergun Çağatay, Turkish photojournalist * Mustafa Çağatay, former prime minister of
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a '' de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey, and its territory is considered by all o ...


See also

* Chagatai (disambiguation) *
Chughtai Chughtai or Chagatai (Urdu, ; ,) is a family name that originated in the Chagatai Khanate as taken up by the descendants and successors of Chagatai Khan who was the second son of Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan. Accordingly, some of the other descen ...
, further information * Kagatay (disambiguation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cagatay Turkish-language surnames Turkish masculine given names Masculine given names