Cemil is a Turkish given name and is derived from Arabic

Jamil Jamil () is an Arabic language, Arabic given name. It means "handsome" or "beautiful" in Arabic. The Latin spelling variants include Gamil (name), Gamil (used mainly in Egypt), Cemil (in Turkish), Djemil or Djamel (mainly in North African countries ...

with other Arabic variants Gamil (mainly in Egypt), Djemil (mainly in North African countries) and Djamil. The feminine equivalent is Cemile (derived from Arabic Jamila and its Arabic variants Gamila and Djemila).

People with the name

Cemil Ağacıkoğlu Cemil Ağacıkoğlu is a photographer, writer and film director from Turkey. His credits include five feature films, 8 personal exhibitions, numerous international awards in photography and directing. Born in 1959 in Istanbul, he came into dir ...

(born 1959), Turkish photographer, writer and film director * Cemil Aghamaliyev (born 1974), Azerbaijani chess grandmaster * Cemil Aksu (born 1977), Turkish journalist, ecologist and Armenian activist *

Cemil Bayik Cemil is a Turkish given name and is derived from Arabic Jamil with other Arabic variants Gamil (mainly in Egypt), Djemil (mainly in North African countries) and Djamil. The feminine equivalent is Cemile (derived from Arabic Jamila and its Arabic v ...

(born 1951), founding member and a leader of the Kurdish separatist organization PKK * Cemil Bilsel (1879–1949), Turkish politician, lawyer and academic * Cemil Cahit Güzelbey (1908–1995), Turkish lawyer, writer and sociologist *

Cemil Cahit Toydemir Cemil Cahit Toydemir (1883 – July 15, 1956) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army of Circassian origin. He served in Caucasus front in WWI, after Armistice of Mudros he joined Turkish National Movement and atte ...

(1883–1956), officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army *

Cemil Can Ali Marandi Cemil Can Ali Marandi (born 17 January 1998) is a Turkish chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 2017. Biography Cemil Can Ali Marandi repeatedly participated in European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Champ ...

(born 1998), Turkish chess grandmaster * Cemil Cem (1882–1950), Turkish diplomat, cartoonist and journalist *

Cemil Çiçek Cemil Çiçek (; born 15 November 1946) is a Turkish politician who was the Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey between 4 July 2011 and 7 June 2015. Previously he was Minister of Justice from 2002 to 2007 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2007 to ...

(born 1946), Turkish politician and Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey * Cemil Çıpa (born 1988), Turkish racecar driver *

Cemil Conk Cemil Conk (1873 in Üsküdar – 1963 in Istanbul) was a decorated officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He received as surname the name of Conk Bayırı, where he successfully fought at the Battle of Chunuk Bair (C ...

(1873–1963), officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army * Cemil Gülbaş (born 1980), Turkish chess player *

Cemil Gürgen Erlertürk Cemil Gürgen Erlertürk (1918 – 3 May 1970) was a Turkish footballer and Sailplane pilot. Career Football Cemil Gürgen Erlertürk was born in İzmir and played six seasons as forward for Galatasaray SK. In 1931 he visited Galatasaray SK ...

(1919–1970), Turkish footballer and seaplane pilot * Cemil İpekçi (born 1948), Turkish fashion designer * Cemil Mengi (born 1986), Turkish-German soccer player *

Cemil Meriç Hüseyin Cemil Meriç (December 12, 1916 – June 13, 1987) was a Turkish writer and translator who wrote various articles in social sciences and contributed to Turkish literature with his twelve books in the twentieth century. Early life He ...

(1916–1987), Turkish writer and translator * Cemil Özbal (1908–1980), Turkish musician and doctor * Cemil Ozyurt (born 1976), Turkish journalist * Cemil Sait Barlas (1905–1964), Turkish politician, journalist and judge *

Cemil Sarıbacak Cemil Sarıbacak (born 1927) was a Turkish wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle bantamweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Hel ...

(born 1927), Turkish wrestler *

Cemil Şeboy Cemil Şeboy (born 1953 in Buca, İzmir Turkey) is the former mayor of Buca District of İzmir Province, Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small par ...

(born 1953), Turkish politician *

Cemil Topuzlu Professor Cemil Topuzlu (18 March 1866 – 25 January 1958), also known as Cemil Pasha, was a Turkish social democratic politician who served two terms as mayor of Istanbul. During his time in office he oversaw major developments in the city, in ...

(1866–1958), Turkish surgeon *

Cemil Tosun Cemil Tosun (born 6 February 1987 in Vienna) is an Austrian- Turkish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Americ ...

(born 1987), Turkish-Austrian soccer player *

Cemil Tugay Cemil Tugay (born 13 June 1967) is a Turkish medical surgeon and politician who has served as the 26th Mayor of Izmir since 2024. A member of the social democratic Republican People's Party The Republican People's Party (RPP; , CHP ) is ...

(born 1967), Turkish medical surgeon and politician *

Cemil Turan Cemil Turan (born 1 January 1947) is a former Turkish football player and the current director of Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy. Career He debuted at Sarıyer G.K. when he was 14. He transferred first to Istanbulspor and then to Fenerbahçe, ...

(born 1947), Turkish soccer player *

Cemil Usta Cemil Usta (10 April 1951 – 5 March 2003) was a Turkish football player who played as a leftback. A one-club man, Usta solely represented Trabzonspor at a senior level and was a long-time captain of the team in their golden age. Usta twice ...

(1951–2003), Turkish footballer

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Dino Cemil Bey Xhemil Dino (21 December 1894 – 2 July 1972) was an Albanian politician and diplomat. He was born in Preveza in the Janina Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire on 21 December 1894 to a branch of the notable Dino family of the area. He studied in Gala ...

(1894–1972), Albanian politician and diplomat *

Hasan Cemil Çambel Hasan Cemil Çambel (1879–1967) was a Turkish politician and historian, who was a founding member of the Turkish Historical Association, which he also served as its president. He was a close friend of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal ...

(1879–1967), Turkish politician and historian *

İrvin Cemil Schick İrvin Cemil Schick (born 1955) is a Turkish intellectual and cultural historian of Islam with a focus on the early modern Ottoman Empire. Biography İrvin holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and ...

(born 1955), Turkish intellectual and historian of early Islam * Mehmed Cemil Bey (1818–1872), Ottoman diplomat *

Mehmet Cemil Uybadın Mehmet Cemil Uybadın (1880, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire – 1957) was a Turkish career officer and politician. Biography He was born in 1880 in Constantinople. In 1905, he completed his military education and became a staff captain. He p ...

(1880–1957), Turkish politician and army officer *

Tamburi Cemil Bey Tanburi Cemil Bey (1873, Istanbul – July 28, 1916, Istanbul) was an Ottoman tanbur, Turkish tambur, yaylı tambur, kemençe, and lavta virtuoso and composer, who has greatly contributed to the ''taksim'' (improvisation on a makam/maqam) g ...

(1873–1916), Turkish musician

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Mesut Cemil Mesut Cemil (; 1902 – October 31, 1963) was a Turkish composer, and a notable ''tanbur'' lute and cello player. His father was Tanburi Cemil Bey. He participated in the 1932 Cairo Congress of Arab Music. Cemil took cello and violin lessons ...

(1902–1963), Turkish composer, and tanbur and cello player * Yakub Cemil (1883–1916), Ottoman soldier and revolutionary * Zaharya Efendi Mir Cemil (died 1740), Turkish classical composer {{given name, type=both

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