Levent is a Turkish masculine name derived from
Levend
Levend or levendi (Arabic ''lawend'') was a name for irregular soldiers. The term originated with the Ottoman Navy, but eventually spread to encompass most irregular troops.
The origin of the term is probably from Italian ''levanti'', and was us ...
and a surname. People with the name include:
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Levent Ateş (born 1991), Turkish middle-distance runner
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Levent Ayçiçek (born 1994), German footballer of Turkish descent
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Levent Çoker (born 1958), Turkish musician
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Levent Devrim
Levent Devrim (born 26 August 1969) is a Turkish football manager who last managed Manisa Büyüksehir Belediyespor.
Devrim played professional football as a midfielder successively for Konyaspor, Kayserispor, Bursaspor and finished his care ...
(born 1969), Turkish football manager
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Levent Ersöz (born 1954), Turkish general
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Levent Gülen
Levent Gülen (born 16 March 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club ŁKS Łódź.
Honours
Grasshopper
* Swiss Cup: 2012–13
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only en ...
(born 1994), Turkish-Swiss footballer
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Levent Kartop
Levent Kartop (born 21 August 1979) is a Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Kuşadasıspor.
He is a native of Denizli
Denizli is an industrial city in the southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end ...
(born 1979), Turkish footballer
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Levent Kazak
Levent Kazak (born 5 May 1967) is a Turkish people, Turkish screenwriter and actor.
Biography
Levent Kazak was born in Ankara in 1967. He finished Beşiktaş Atatürk High School in 1985. He studied at several universities such as Boğaziçi Uni ...
(born 1967), Turkish screenwriter and actor
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Levent Kırca (1948–2015), Turkish comedian, stage and film actor, columnist and politician
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Levent Osman (born 1977), Australian footballer
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Levent Topsakal (born 1966), Turkish basketball player
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Levent Tuncat (born 1988), German taekwondo practitioner of Turkish descent
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Levent Üzümcü (born 1972), Turkish actor
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Levent Yılmaz (born 1990), Turkish footballer
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Levent Yüksel (born 1964), Turkish singer
Middle name
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Mustafa Levent Göktaş (born 1959), Turkish colonel
Surname
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Haluk Levent (born 1968), Turkish musician
See also
Levente
Levente (between 1010 and 1015 – 1047) was a member of the House of Árpád, a great-grandson of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians. He was expelled from Hungary in 1031 or 1032, and spent many years in Bohemia, Poland and the Kievan Ru ...
, a
Hungarian name derived from Turkish Levent
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Turkish masculine given names