Alp is a

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masculine name meaning "hero". It has been used as a title, a given name, and a surname. In Proto-Turkic, it was a title used for both men and women.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/595137 In the Khakas Turkic epic " Khuban Arig", this title represents being brave, valiant, and also having shamanic skills. Alps can travel between the worlds (middleworld, underworld, upperworld), talk with animals, and commune with the spirits of nature. Notable people with the name include:

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Alp Ikizler T. Alp Ikizler is a nephrologist, currently holding the Catherine McLaughlin Hakim chair in Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where he does clinical work and heads a research lab. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, he received his Doctor ...

, American nephrologist of Turkish origin * Alp Iluetuer (fl. 680s), vassal ruler of the North Caucasian Huns *

Alp Kırşan Alp Kırşan (born 3 November 1979) is a Turkish actor. Kırşan began his career as a professional model. He was chosen as 'Best Model of Turkey' in 2002. He hosted a program ''Sabah Şekerleri'' with Özlem Yıldız. He began his acting with ...

(born 1979), Turkish actor * Alp Khan (died c. 1315), general and governor of Gujarat *

Alp Mehmet Alper Mehmet (born 28 August 1948) is a British former diplomat and one of the United Kingdom's first two ethnic minority ambassadors, along with Anwar Choudhury. Early life Mehmet arrived in the United Kingdom from Cyprus in 1956 when he was a ...

(born 1948), British former diplomat * Alp Ozkilic, (born 1986), Turkish-American mixed martial artist *

Alp Tarkhan A Khazar general active in the Khazar-Arab Wars of the early 8th century. It is unclear whether "Alp Tarkhan" is a name or a title. The Old Turkic word ''Alp'' means hero, and was an element in such names as Alp Arslan, but could also be used as ...

(8th century), Khazar general * Alp Tigin (died 963), Turkic slave commander of the Samanid Empire and governor of Ghazna * Alp Yalman (born 1940), Turkish businessman

Surname

Ahmet Vefik Alp Ahmet Vefik Alp (31 May 1948 – 10 January 2021) was a Turkish architect and urbanist. Early life and education Alp was born in 1948 in Kadıköy, İstanbul. He was a graduate of Saint Joseph High School. He obtained the degrees of archite ...

(1948–2021), Turkish architect and urbanist *

Çetin Alp Çetin Küçükarslan, better known by his stage name Çetin Alp (21 June 1947 – 18 May 2004), was a Turkish singer. Life He was born in Malatya. Alp married three times, the first of which was to Ergül Kuğuoğlu. From this marriage he ha ...

(1947–2004), Turkish pop music singer * Chris Alp (fl. 1980), Australian Paralympic athlete * Hüseyin Alp (1935–1983), Turkish basketball player and actor * Kaya Alp (died 1214), Baig of the Kayı tribe * Kelvyn Alp (born 1971), New Zealand politician and activist * Nejat Alp (born 1952), Turkish musician who plays synth-driven Turkish ambient folk *

Orhan Alp Orhan Alp (1919 – 21 January 2010) was a Turkish mechanical engineer, politician and former government minister. Orhan Alp was born in Isparta, Ottoman Empire in 1919. He graduated from the Technical University of Berlin. Between 1942 and 1964 ...

(1919–2010), Turkish mechanical engineer, politician and government minister * Sedat Alp (1913–2006), first archaeologist in Turkey with a specialization in Hittitology * Turgut Alp, one of the early Gazis of the Ottoman Empire

As a title

* Alp Er Tunga

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