Başak is a feminine given name of Turkish origin. It means "ear of grain", referring to the part of a cereal plant that contains the seeds.

People

Given name

Başak Eraydın Başak Eraydın (born 21 June 1994) is a Turkish professional tennis player. She has won 15 singles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 2 April 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 156. On 6 June 2016, she peaked at ...

(born 1994), Turkish tennis player * Başak Ersoy (born 1991), Turkish women's footballer * Başak Gümülcinelioğlu (born 1991), Turkish actress * Başak Gündoğdu (born 1992), Turkish women's footballer * Başak İçinözbebek (born 1994), Turkish women's footballer *

Başak Köklükaya Başak Köklükaya (born 19 April 1974) is a Turkish actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films and television shows since 1989. She starred in '' The Confession'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film ...

(born 1974), Turkish actress *

Başak Parlak Başak Parlak (born 3 November 1989) is a Turkish actress and model. After Ottoman Empire collapsed, her maternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Greece. Her paternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Bulgaria. A ...

(born 1989), Turkish actress and model * Başak Senova (born 1970), Turkish curator

Surname

Chris Başak Christopher Joseph Başak, (born December 6, 1978) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball in 2007. During his career, he played in the Yankees, New York Mets, Minnesota T ...

(born 1978), American baseball player *

Rasim Başak Rasim Başak, originally named Ruslan Avleev, was born on 17 February 1980. He is a retired professional basketball player of Azerbaijani- Turkish descent. As a power forward, he stands at 2.02 m tall and weighs 100 kg. Throughout his career ...

(born 1980), Azerbaijani-Turkish basketball player *

Süleyman Başak Süleyman Başak (born ) is a Turkish-Cypriot financial economist. He is Professor at the Institute of Finance and Accounting of the London Business School, an MBA-granting part of the University of London and has previously taught at the Wharton ...

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