Eşref is the Turkish spelling of the

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Ashraf Sharīf or Sherif (, 'noble', 'highborn'), also spelled shareef, feminine sharīfa (), plural ashrāf (), shurafāʾ (), or (in the Maghreb) shurfāʾ, is a title used to designate a person descended, or claiming to be descended, from the famil ...

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: أَشْراف ''ashrāf''), meaning "most noble or honorable". It may refer to:

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Eşref Apak Eşref Apak (born 3 January 1982 in Kalecik, Ankara) is a Turkish hammer thrower. Apak was a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics in Istanbul then transferred to Enkaspor, where he was coached by Artun Talay. The tall athlete at was a student of ...

(born 1982), Turkish hammer thrower *

Eşref Armağan Eşref Armağan (born 1953) is a Turkish painter born in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a very prominent painter in Turkey, mostly known for his ability to portray forms, perspective and colour in his artworks despite suffering from complete visual impa ...

(born 1953), Turkish painter *

Eşref Bilgiç Eşref Bilgiç (14 November 1908 – 9 December 1992) was a Turkish international association football player and manager. He represented Turkey at senior level in 2 international encounters. Career Bilgiç spent almost his entire career at Beş ...

(1908–1992), Turkish footballer and manager *

Eşref Bitlis Eşref Bitlis (Malatya 1933 – Ankara 17 February 1993) was a general in the Turkish Gendarmerie, who died in a controversial plane crash. Background He was born 1933 in the eastern Anatolian city of Malatya, Turkey. He attended the Turkish Mil ...

(1933–1993), Turkish army general *

Eşref Hamamcıoğlu Eşref Hamamcıoğlu (born in Istanbul in 1954) is a Turkish entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and investor. After having attended Lycée Galatasaray, he studied economics at Sorbonne University, Paris. From 1981 to 1992 he worked at Tekfen Ho ...

(born 1954), Turkish entrepreneur and investor *

Ešref Jašarević Ešref Jašarević (born 5 February 1951) is a Bosnian retired footballer. Club career Born in Gradačac, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia, he started playing with local side NK Zvijezda Gradačac, but he would become famous while playing ...

(born 1959), Bosnian footballer *

Eşref Kolçak Eşref Kolçak (28 January 1926 – 26 May 2019) was a Turkish actor. Biography Eşref Kolçak was born in Russia. His father was Harun Kolçakoğlu, and his mother was of Russian descent, his family moved to Turkey, Erzurum when he was 5 years ...

(1927–2019), Turkish actor *

Eşref Özmenç Eşref Özmenç (30 January 1930 – 1 January 1990) was a Turkish international association football player, who most notably was a part of Beşiktaş J.K. squad between the late 1940s and 1950s. He represented Turkey at senior level, earning ...

(1930–1990), Turkish footballer *

Eşref Uğur Yiğit Eşref Uğur Yiğit (born 1945) is a Turkish admiral. He was commander-in-chief of the Turkish Navy from 30 August 2009 to 29 July 2011. He is a holder of the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service. In 2010, the Turkish 12th High Cri ...

(born 1945), Turkish admiral *

Eşref Vaiz Eşref Vaiz is a minister in the 20th Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, under Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer. His portfolios are Health and Social welfare. He was confirmed as a government minister in April 2005. References ...

, Cypriot politician

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Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba (born December 16, 1951, Birecik, Turkey) is a Turkish doctor and List of Turkish politicians, politician. He is the former mayor and deputy of Urfa, Şanlıurfa. He served as the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Turke ...

(born 1951), Turkish politician and doctor *

Ragıp Eşref Filiz Ragıp Eşref Filiz (born 1 June 1978) is a Turkish author and journalist from Istanbul, Turkey. He is known for his political fiction novel ''Raul Mendez Must Die'' (2013) and for winning the National Tudem Literary Award in 2014 for his short s ...

(born 1978), Turkish journalist and author *

Ruşen Eşref Ünaydın Ruşen Eşref Ünaydın (1892–1959) was a Turkish linguist, politician, journalist, diplomat, author, and scholar of writer. He contributed to '' Süs'', a women's magazine, between 1923 and 1924. Ünaydın was a member of the commission that ...

(1892–1959), Turkish diplomat, politician and scholar

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