Erol is a Turkish given name or surname meaning "brave".
This name is shared by the following people:
Given name
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Erol Alkan (born 1974), Turkish Cypriot DJ, artist and record producer
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Erol Erdal Alkan (born 1994), Turkish footballer
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Erol Bekir
Erol Bekir, formerly known as Erol Bekirovski, (born 25 January 1974) is a Turkish-Swedish football manager and former player of Turkish origin with roots from Macedonia.
Playing career Club
He started out playing for his hometown club Malmö ...
(born 1974), Macedonian-Swedish footballer and manager player
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Erol Bulut
Erol Bulut (born 30 January 1975) is a former footballer and the current head coach of Süper Lig club Gaziantep. As a player, he won two Greek League Championships ( 2005–06, 2006–07) and one Greek Cup ( 2005–06) with Olympiacos and one ...
(born 1975), Turkish footballer
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Erol Bilgin
Erol Bilgin (born 20 February 1987 in Kütahya, Turkey) is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting competing in the 62 kg division. He was disqualified from the Olympics for an anti- doping violation.
Career
He was born in the weste ...
(born 1987), Turkish weightlifter
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Erol Büyükburç
Erol Büyükburç (8 August 1936 – 12 March 2015) was a Turkish singer-songwriter, pop music composer, and actor.
Early years and family life
Büyükburç was born on 8 August 1936 in Adana. After primary school in his hometown and commerce-h ...
(1936–2015), Turkish pop music singer and composer
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Erol Çevikçe (born 1937), Turkish politician
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Erol Erdinç (born 1945), Turkish classical pianist and conductor
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Erol Erduran
Erol Erduran was an influential Turkish Cypriot educator and writer. Erduran was born on 4 November 1932 in Larnaca, Cyprus and died on 5 August 2011 in Bristol, England. He represented the Turkish Cypriot community on the Fulbright Commission a ...
, Turkish Cypriot educator and writer
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Erol Evcil (born 1966), Turkish businessman
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Erol Evgin (born 1947), Turkish pop singer, composer and film actor
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Erol Gelenbe, Turkish-French academic, computer scientist, electronic engineer and applied mathematician
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Erol Günaydın (1933–2012), Turkish theater and film actor
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Erol Güngör (1938–1983), Turkish sociologist
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Erol Iba (born 1979), Indonesian footballer
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Erol Kaymak, Turkish Cypriot academic
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Erol Kemah
Erol Kemah (born 20 November 1961) is a Turkish former wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known a ...
(born 1961), Turkish sport wrestler
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Erol Keskin
Erol Keskin (2 March 1927 – 1 October 2016) was a Turkish football forward who played for Turkey in the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial inter ...
(1927–2016), Turkish footballer
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Erol Mütercimler
Erol Mütercimler (born 1954 in Kars, Turkey) is a Turkish journalist, columnist and academic. He is a retired naval officer. In 2009 he was charged in the second indictment of the Ergenekon trials.
Mütercimler is "widely credited as being the ...
(born 1954), Turkish journalist, columnist and academic
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Erol Onaran Erol's can refer to any of three companies, all founded by Erol Onaran, a Turkish immigrant to Virginia.
Erol's Inc.
Erol's Inc. was a video rental and electronic sales and repair company founded in 1963, which included video rental in 1980. By 19 ...
(1934–2005), Turkish-American businessman
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Erol Otus, American artist and game designer
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Erol Ozensoy
Erol Ozensoy (born 1953), a self-made Turkish entrepreneur, industrialist and businessmen, who founded Kimetsan, one of the largest chemical companies in Turkey today.
Biography
Ozensoy was born 1953 in Hatay, Turkey. He was educated in chemica ...
(born 1953), Turkish entrepreneur, industrialist and businessman
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Erol Sabancı
Erol Sabancı (born 1938) is a billionaire Turkish banker and a member of the Sabancı family. Sabancı is the honorary chairman of Akbank. He has been board member of Akbank since 1963, Turkey's most valuable and profitable bank.
Early life
Sab ...
(born 1938), Turkish billionaire banker
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Erol Sabanov
Erol Sabanov (born 16 May 1974) is a German former footballer of Turkish Bulgarian origin who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the assistant manager and goalkeeper coach of Stuttgarter Kickers.
Career
Of Turkish descent, Sabanov began hi ...
(born 1974), Bulgarian-German footballer of Turkish origin
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Erol Sander
Erol Sander (born 9 November 1968 as Urçun Salihoğlu) is a Turkish-German actor.
Filmography
* 1990: '' Two's a Crowd'' (TV series) - Jannicke Guigue
* 1997: ' (TV series) - Philippe Roussel
* 2000: ''Zwei Leben nach dem Tod''
* 2001: '' Th ...
(born 1968), Turkish-German actor
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Erol Taş
Erol Taş (28 February 1928 – 8 November 1998) was a Turkish film actor. He appeared in 220 films between 1957 and 1998. He starred in the 1964 film '' Susuz Yaz'', which won the Golden Bear at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. ...
(1928–1998), Turkish film actor
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Erol Togay
Erol Togay (1 February 1950 – 9 August 2012) was a Turkish football player and manager. He played as a defender for Fenerbahçe, Vefa (1968–1972), Altay (1972–1978) and Adana Demirspor (1981–1984) and the Turkey national team.
Career
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(1950–2012), Turkish footballer
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Erol Toy (1936–2021), Turkish writer
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Erol Tuncer
Erol Tuncer (born 1938) is a Turkish engineer, bureaucrat and politician who was a member of the Republican People's Party. He briefly served as the minister of construction and settlement in 1977. He was a member of the Turkish Parliament for ...
(born 1938), Turkish engineer, bureaucrat and politician
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Erol Uenala, Turkish-Swiss industrial and metal musician
Surname
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Altan Erol
Altan Erol (born May 28, 1983) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket of the Turkish Basketball First League.
Professional career
Born in Bursa, Erol played for his local club Oyak Renault from 200 ...
, Turkish professional basketball player
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Cemre Erol
Cemre Erol (born May 18, 1992 in Ankara) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 183 cm tall and plays as outside hitter. She started her volleyball life when she was 12. She played for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem,Didem Erol
Didem Erol or Serah Henesey also known as Dana Flynn is an Australian-born Turkish American actress, model, and TV host. She was born in Sydney to Turkish parents and lives in Los Angeles, California. Amidst media speculation, Erol confirmed ...
, Australian-born Turkish-American actress, model, and TV host
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Esra Erol (footballer)
Esra Erol (born 6 November 1985) is a Turkish female footballer currently playing in the Turkish First League in defender position for Beşiktaş with jersey number 23 in Istanbul. She was also a member of the Turkish national team.
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(born 1985), Turkish footballer
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Esra Erol (TV presenter)
Esra Erol Özbir (born 12 May 1982) is a Turkish television presenter.
Erol was born on 12 May 1982 in Istanbul to Necla Sinoplu and Seyfi Erol, a policeman. She has four sisters. She studied china ceramics design at a high school in Kütahya an ...
(982), Turkish television presenter.
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Metin Erol
Metin Erol (born 24 January 1987) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Career
Born in İzmit, Erol began playing youth football with Kocaelispor. He signed a professional contract in 2005, and would become Kocaelispor's starting ...
(born 1987), Turkish footballer
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Safiye Erol
Safiye Erol (2 January 1902 – 7 October 1964) was a Turkish novelist. She is one of the writers of the Republican Era.
Early life
Safiye Erol was born to Sami and Emine İkbal in Uzunköprü town of Edirne, then Ottoman Empire, on 2 January 1 ...
(1902–1964), Turkish novelist
See also
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Errol (disambiguation)
Errol may refer to:
People with the given name
*Errol Barnett (born 1983), anchor and correspondent for CBS News
*Errol Barrow (1920–1987), first Prime Minister of Barbados
*Errol Brown (1943–2015), British-Jamaican songwriter, lead singer ...
, English given name
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Turkish-language surnames
Turkish masculine given names
Bosniak masculine given names
Bosnian masculine given names