Derviş is the

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities ...

and Bosnian (''Derviš'') spelling of the

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

and

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

word " " (), referring to a Sufi aspirant. The word appears as a given name and surname in various forms throughout Arabic, Bosnian (a Slavic language), Persian, and Turkish-speaking communities. An etymology for the name is given in the Oxford Dictionary of American Family Names:

Given name

Derviş

* Derviş Ali (died 1673), Ottoman calligrapher *

Derviş Ali Kavazoğlu Derviş Ali Kavazoğlu (April 4, 1924 – April 11, 1965) was a Turkish Cypriot member of the left wing AKEL party who was killed in 1965 by Turkish ultranationalist paramilitary group TMT. Assassination Kavazoğlu and Kostas Misiaoulis were prop ...

(1924-1965),

Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,00 ...

politician assassinated by Turkish paramilitary group TMT. *

Derviş Eroğlu Derviş Eroğlu (born 7 March 1938) is a Turkish Cypriot politician, who served as the president of Northern Cyprus from 2010Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...

. * Derviş Kemal Deniz (born 1954), Turkish Cypriot politician *

Dervis Konuralp Dervis Konuralp (born 1980) is a British Paralympic Games, Paralympic Swimming (sport), swimmer who has represented Great Britain at four Paralympic Games, three Paralympic World Cup, World Championships and four World Para Swimming European Cham ...

(born 1980), British Paralympic swimmer of Turkish-Cypriot descent *

Derviş Turhan Derviş is the Turkish and Bosnian (''Derviš'') spelling of the Persian and Arabic word " " (), referring to a Sufi aspirant. The word appears as a given name and surname in various forms throughout Arabic, Bosnian (a Slavic language), Persian, an ...

(1919–2010), Turkish jurist and former president of the Supreme Court *

Derviş Vahdeti Derviş Vahdeti (1870–1909) was a Cypriot-born religious figure and Islamist politician. He was the leading figure of 31 March incident. He was executed on 19 July 1909 due to his role in the incident. Biography Vahdeti was born in Cyprus in 1 ...

(1870–1909), Cyprus-born Ottoman religious figure and journalist *

Derviş Zaim Derviş Zaim (born Derviş Zaimağaoğlu in 1964) is a Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist, who has twice won the Golden Orange for Best Director for '' Elephants and Grass'' (2000) and ''Dot (2008)''; Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Sc ...

(born 1964), Turkish Cypriot novelist

Derviš

Derviš-beg Alić Sarvanović Derviš-beg Alić Sarvanović ( sr-cyr, Дервиш-бег Алић Сарвановић), known as Derviš Alić (Дервиш Алић) or Dervish Bey ( tr, Derviş Bey) was the Ottoman governor of the sanjak of Montenegro from 1592 to at least ...

, Ottoman governor of the sanjak of Montenegro *

Derviš Hadžiosmanović Derviš Hadžiosmanović (Cyrillic: Дервиш Хаџиосмановић, born 9 August 1958) is a Montenegrin football coach and former player. Playing career Club Born in Pljevlja, SR Montenegro, back then within Yugoslavia, he played as m ...

(born 1959), Montenegrin football coach and former player *

Derviš Sušić Derviš Sušić (3 June 1925 – 1 September 1990) was a Bosnian writer, known best for his first work ''I, Danilo''. His political affiliations and life path had a significant impact on the themes of his literary works. Sušić was a Yugos ...

(1925–1990), Bosnian writer

Dervish

* Dervish Mehmed, the title and name of several historical Ottoman people

Surname

Ahmet Derviş Ahmet Derviş also known as Derviş Bey or Derviş Pasha (1881, Yenidje-Vardar (Giannitsa), Salonica Vilayet – January 17, 1932, Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. See also *List of high-ranking ...

(1881–1932), officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army *

Kemal Derviş Kemal Derviş (; born 10 January 1949) is a Turkish economist and politician, and former head of the United Nations Development Programme. He was honored by the government of Japan for having "contributed to mainstreaming Japan's development as ...

(born 1949), Turkish economist and politician *

Suat Derviş Suat Derviş (1905–1972) was a Turkish novelist, journalist, and political activist, who was among the founders of the Socialist Women’s Association in 1970. Family and early career Suat Derviş was born in 1905 in Istanbul. She was born ...

(1904 oder 1905–1972), Turkish female novelist, journalist, and political activist