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: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the

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Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monot ...

( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of

, the prophet of Islam. Originally the intermediary vowels in the Arabic ''Muhammad'' were completed with an ''e'' in adaptation to Turkish phonotactics, which spelled Mehemed and the name lost the central ''e'' over time

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of ''d'' to ''t'' is a regular process in Turkish. The prophet himself is referred to in Turkish using the archaic version, ''Muhammed''. The name Mehmet also often appears in derived compound names. The name is also prevalent in former Ottoman territories, particularly among Balkan Muslims in Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo. The name is also commonly used in Turkish culture in the form of

Mehmetçik ''Mehmetçik'' (, "little" here denoting diminutive endearment rather than actual age) is a term generally used to affectionately refer to soldiers of the Turkish Army. It is similar to the colloquialisms ''Tommy Atkins'', '' Doughboy'', and '' ...

, meaning ''little Mehmet'', for unranked soldiers.

Given name

Mehmed

Mehmed I Mehmed I ( 1386 – 26 May 1421), also known as Mehmed Çelebi ( ota, چلبی محمد, "the noble-born") or Kirişçi ( el, Κυριτζής, Kyritzis, "lord's son"), was the Ottoman sultan from 1413 to 1421. The fourth son of Sultan Bayez ...

(1382–1421), Ottoman sultan *

Mehmed II Mehmed II ( ota, محمد ثانى, translit=Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; tr, II. Mehmed, ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( ota, ابو الفتح, Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit=the Father of Conquest, links=no; tr, Fâtih Su ...

(1432–1481), Ottoman sultan (''Fatih'', "the Conqueror") *

Mehmed III Mehmed III (, ''Meḥmed-i sālis''; tr, III. Mehmed; 26 May 1566 – 22 December 1603) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death in 1603. Mehmed was known for ordering the execution of his brothers and leading the army in the ...

(1566–1603), Ottoman sultan *

Mehmed IV Mehmed IV ( ota, محمد رابع, Meḥmed-i rābi; tr, IV. Mehmed; 2 January 1642 – 6 January 1693) also known as Mehmed the Hunter ( tr, Avcı Mehmed) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687. He came to the throne at the ...

(1642–1693), Ottoman sultan (''Avcı'', "the Hunter") *

Mehmed V Mehmed V Reşâd ( ota, محمد خامس, Meḥmed-i ḫâmis; tr, V. Mehmed or ; 2 November 1844 – 3 July 1918) reigned as the 35th and penultimate Ottoman Sultan (). He was the son of Sultan Abdulmejid I. He succeeded his half-brother ...

(1844–1918), Ottoman sultan *

Mehmed VI Mehmed VI Vahideddin ( ota, محمد سادس ''Meḥmed-i sâdis'' or ''Vaḥîdü'd-Dîn''; tr, VI. Mehmed or /; 14 January 1861 – 16 May 1926), also known as Şahbaba () among the Osmanoğlu family, was the 36th and last Sultan of the O ...

(1861–1926), 36th and last Ottoman sultan *

Mehmed I Giray Mehmed I Giray (1465–1523, reigned 1515–1523) was khan of the Crimean Khanate. He was preceded by his father Meñli I Giray (r. 1478–1515) and followed by his son Ğazı I Giray (1523–1524). He gained control of the steppe nomads, put his ...

(1465–1523), a khan of the Crimean Khanate in 1515–1523 *

Mehmed Abdulaziz Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muha ...

(1901–1977), Ottoman prince *

Mehmed Alagić Mehmed Alagić (8 July 1947 – 7 March 2003) was a Bosnian general in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was on trial for war crimes in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague but died befor ...

(1947–2003), Bosnian soldier *

Mehmed Alajbegović Mehmed Alajbegović (7 May 1906 – 7 June 1947) was a Bosnian Muslim politician, lawyer and a government minister of the Independent State of Croatia, an Axis puppet state. He was executed for war crimes by Yugoslav authorities following t ...

(1906–1947), Croatian politician *

Mehmed Ali Pasha (disambiguation) Mehmed Ali Pasha may refer to: * Muhammad Ali Pasha (1769–1849), considered the founder of modern Egypt * Çerkes Mehmed Pasha (died 1625), Ottoman statesman and grand vizier * Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha (1815–1871), Ottoman statesman and grand v ...

Mehmed Alispahić Mehmed Alispahić (born 24 November 1987) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Club career Alispahić began his career with Iskra Bugojno in the First League of FBiH. He then joined Croatian 1. HNL club Š ...

(born 1987), Bosnian footballer *

Mehmed Baždarević Mehmed Baždarević (born 28 September 1960) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Ligue 2 club Guingamp. Baždarević played for Bosnian side Željezničar and French outfit Socha ...

(born 1960), Bosnian football manager *

Mehmed Bushati Mehmed Pasha Bushati ( 1768–d. June 1775) was the Ottoman Albanian governor of the Pashalik of Scutari The Pashalik of Scutari, Iskodra, or Shkodra (1757–1831), was an autonomous and ''de facto'' independent ''pashalik'' created by the Alb ...

, Albanian Pasha *

Mehmed Emin (disambiguation) Mehmet Emin or Mehmed Emin is a Turkish given name for males, made up of the two names Mehmed and Emin. People with the name include: * Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan (born 1935), Kurdish writer * Mehmet Emin Bughra (1901–1965), Uyghur separatist * ...

Mehmed Emin Pasha (disambiguation) Mehmed Emin Pasha may refer to: * Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha (1813–1871), Ottoman grand vizier (1854, 1859, 1860–61) * Divitdar Mehmed Emin Pasha (died 1753), Ottoman grand vizier (1750–52) * Yağlıkçızade Mehmed Emin Pasha (1724–17 ...

Mehmed Ertuğrul Efendi Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muha ...

(1912–1944), Ottoman prince *

Mehmed Handžić Mehmed Handžić (16 December 1906 – 29 July 1944) was a Bosnian Islamic scholar, theologian and politician. Handžić was the leader of the Islamic revivalist movement in Bosnia and the founder of the religious association ''El-Hidaje'' ...

(1906–1944), Bosnian author * Mehmed Janjoš (born 1957), Bosnian football manager *

Mehmed Kalakula Mehmed Rasim Kalakula was an Albanian politician that served the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century as kaymakam of Western Anatolia Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the U ...

, Albanian politician *

Mehmed Kodro Mehmed "Meho" Kodro (born 12 January 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He spent most of his 16-year senior career in Spain, mostly with Real Sociedad (four seasons) and Tenerife (three), ...

(born 1967), Bosnian footballer and football manager * Mehmed Malkoč (born 1990), Bosnian footballer *

Mehmed Merejan Mehmed Merejan is a Bulgarian Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of s ...

, Bulgarian poet *

Mehmed Orhan Şehzade Mehmed Orhan Efendi ( ota, محمد اور خان; also Mehmed Orhan Osmanoğlu; 12 October 1909 – 12 March 1994) was an Ottoman prince and the 42nd head of the Ottoman dynasty from 1983 to 1994. He was the advisor of King Zog I of Al ...

(1909–1994), Ottoman prince *

Mehmed Pasha (disambiguation) Mehmed Pasha or Mehmet Pasha may refer to: * Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483–1539), Ottoman grand vizier * Baltaci Mehmed Pasha (1662–1712), Ottoman grand vizier * Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha (died 1521), Ottoman vizier and east front commander * Boyn ...

Mehmed Namık Pasha Mehmed Emin Namık Pasha (1804 – 1892) was a prominent Ottoman statesman and military reformer, who is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the modern Ottoman Army. He served under five Sultans and acted as counsellor to at least fo ...

(1804–1892), Ottoman statesman *

Mehmed Reshid Mehmed Reshid ( tr, Mehmet Reşit Şahingiray; 8 February 1873 – 6 February 1919) was an Ottoman physician, official of the Committee of Union and Progress, and governor of the Diyarbekir Vilayet (province) of the Ottoman Empire during Worl ...

(1873–1919), Ottoman governor of the Diyarbekir Vilayet * Mehmed Sadık Pasha (1825–1901), Ottoman statesman *

Mehmed Said Efendi Yirmisekizzade Mehmed Said Pasha (died October 1761), earlier in his life known as Mehmed Said Efendi (sometimes spelled Sahid Mehemet Effendi in France), was an Ottoman statesman and diplomat. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from ...

(died 1761), Ottoman statesman *

Mehmed Selim Pasha Mehmed Selim Pasha or Mehmed Selim Sırrı Pasha (1771 Bender, Moldova, Bender, Moldova – 1831 Damascus, Ottoman Empire, nickname: "Benderli") was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman statesman. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. He ruled from 14 ...

(1771–1831), Ottoman statesman *

Mehmed Spaho Mehmed Spaho (13 March 1883 – 29 June 1939) was a Bosnian politician and leader of the Yugoslav Muslim Organization. He was the first Bosnian Muslim politician in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Spaho was described as the "undisp ...

(1883–1939), Bosnian politician *

Mehmed Talat Mehmed Talaat (1 September 187415 March 1921), commonly known as Talaat Pasha or Talat Pasha,; tr, Talat Paşa, links=no was an Ottoman politician and convicted war criminal of the late Ottoman Empire who served as its leader from 1913 t ...

, Ottoman Grand Vizier *

Mehmed Uzun Mehmed Uzun (January 1, 1953 – October 10, 2007) was a Kurdish writer and novelist born in Siverek, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Though the Kurdish language was outlawed in Turkey from 1920 to 1990, he started to write in it and achieved much ...

(1953–2007), Kurdish writer *

Kavalalı Mehmed Ali Pasha Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha, also known as Muhammad Ali of Egypt and the Sudan ( sq, Mehmet Ali Pasha, ar, محمد علي باشا, ; ota, محمد علی پاشا المسعود بن آغا; ; 4 March 1769 – 2 August 1849), was ...

(1769–1849), Ottoman Albanian viceroy of Egypt *

Kadızade Mehmed Kadızade Mehmed Efendi, aka Küçük (Little) Kadızade or Kadızadeli (1582 Balıkesir Province, Ottoman Empire - 1635) was an Islamic preacher in the Ottoman Empire. Those who accepted his ideas called themselves '' Kadızadeliler'' ("those for ...

(1582–1635), Islamic preacher in the Ottoman Empire. *

Mehmet Ali Ağca Mehmet Ali Ağca (; born 9 January 1958) is a Turkish assassin who murdered left-wing journalist Abdi İpekçi on 1 February 1979, and later shot and wounded Pope John Paul II on 13 May 1981, after escaping from a Turkish prison. After serving ...

, Turkish gunman

Mehmet

Mehmet Akgün Mehmet Akgün (born 6 August 1986) is a Turkish former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Career In the 2005–06 season, Akgün played for Borussia Dortmund II. He was picked several times for the Borussi ...

(born 1986), Turkish-German footballer * Mehmet Al (born 1983), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Altan Mehmet Hasan Altan (born 11 January 1953) is a Turkish academic economist, journalist, and author of over 25 books. Describing himself as a "Marxist-liberal", he is the originator of the term "Second Republic", arguing that Turkey needs to reco ...

(born 1953), Turkish economist, columnist, and writer *

Mehmet Altınsoy Mehmet Altınsoy (1924 in Aksaray – 17 February 2007 in Ankara) was a Turkish politician, co-founder of the Motherland Party ( tr, Anavatan Partisi), Mayor of Ankara and minister of state. Biography Mehmet Altınsoy became a lawyer after g ...

(1924–2007), Turkish politician *

Mehmet Arif (disambiguation) Mehmet Arif or Mehmed Arif may refer to: * Mehmed Arif Bey (1845–1898), Ottoman historian. * Mehmet Arif Örgüç: "Hacı Arif" (1876–1940) military officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish army. * Mehmet Arif Şenerim: (1877&ndas ...

* Mehmet Aslantuğ (born 1961), Turkish actor *

Mehmet Aydın Mehmet Aydın is a Turkish politician who was one of Turkey's Ministers of State.Mehmet Aziz (malariologist), Cypriot malariologist * Mehmet Aurélio (born 1977), Brazilian-born Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Batdal Mehmet Batdal (born 24 February 1986) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career On 18 May 2010, Galatasaray signed Batdal on a three-year deal. International career In November 2016 Batdal received his first cal ...

(born 1986), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Baydar Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muha ...

(1924–1973), Turkish assassinated diplomat *

Mehmet Boztepe Mehmet Boztepe (born 16 January 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for German Oberliga Niederrhein club MSV Düsseldorf. Birth and Childhood Boztepe was born in 1988 in Elazig. In the same year his father moved to Germany an ...

(born 1988), Turkish-German footballer * Mehmet Bölükbaşı (born 1978), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Budak Mehmet Budak (born August 1, 1980 in Doğanşehir, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer. He last played as a winger for 68 Yeni Aksarayspor. Club career Budak previously played for Adanaspor and Malatyaspor in the Super Lig, and Eskişehirspor an ...

(born 1980), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Cavit Bey Mehmet Cavit Bey, Mehmed Cavid Bey or Mehmed Djavid Bey ( ota, محمد جاوید بك; 1875 – 26 August 1926) was an Ottoman economist, newspaper editor and leading politician during the dissolution period of the Ottoman Empire. A founding me ...

(1875–1926), Turkish economist *

Mehmet Cesur Mehmet Cesur (born March 24, 1982, in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish national goalball player of class B2 and Paralympian. Sporting career A member of Çankaya Belediyesi Görme Engelliler Sport Club, Mehmet Cesur played in Turkey's national team ...

(born 1982), Turkish Paralympian goalball player *

Mehmet Çetingöz Mehmet Çetingöz (born May 12, 1991, in Şanlıurfa, Turkey) is a Turkish wheelchair basketball player in center position. He is a 4 point player competing for Beşiktaş JK wheelchair basketball team. He is part of the Turkey men's junior nat ...

(born 1991), Turkish wheelchair basketball player * Mehmet Eren Boyraz (born 1981), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Emin (disambiguation) Mehmet Emin or Mehmed Emin is a Turkish given name for males, made up of the two names Mehmed and Emin. People with the name include: * Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan (born 1935), Kurdish writer * Mehmet Emin Bughra (1901–1965), Uyghur separatist * Mehm ...

Mehmet Emin Toprak Mehmet Emin Toprak (11 September 1974 – 2 December 2002) was a Turkish film actor. Toprak starred in the critically acclaimed 2002 film ''Uzak''. He died in a car crash on the way back from the Ankara Film Festival, near the town of Çan at ...

(1974–2002), Turkish actor *

Mehmet Esat Bülkat Esat Pasha Janina (18 October 1862 – 2 November 1952; ota, أسعد باشا یانیه), known as Mehmed Esad Bülkat () after the 1934 Surname Law, was an Ottoman general during the First Balkan War, where he led the Yanya Corps, and in ...

(1862–1952), Ottoman general *

Mehmet Çakır Mehmet Çakır (born 4 January 1984 in Bala, Ankara) is a Turkish professional footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Tuzlaspor. Biography In September 2011 he was sold to Kardemir Karabükspor for Turkish lira The l ...

(born 1984), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Cansun Mehmet Cansun (born 1947 in Istanbul) is a Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray. He works in advertising industry as the owner of Kamera Reklam Group. In 2001, he was elected as the president of Gala ...

(born 1947), Turkish businessman *

Mehmet Çekiç Mehmet Çekiç (born 1 January 1970) is a Turkish Paralympic alpine skier who competes in the LW4 disability class of men's slalom, standing and giant slalom, standing events. He represented his country, Turkey, at the 2014 Sochi and 2018 Py ...

(born 1970), Turkish-French Paralympic alpine skier *

Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi , image = Djemaleddin_Effendi.jpg , caption = Shaykh ul-Islam Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II , denomination = Sunni , jurisprudence = Hanafi , birth_date = 184 ...

(1848–1917), Turkish judge *

Mehmet Çoban Mehmet Çoban (1905–1969), aka Koç Çoban Mehmet, was a Turkish Olympian wrestler in the heavyweight division of Greco-Roman style. He was born 1905 in Balıkesir, Ottoman Empire. A shepherd, he was discovered by the local military comman ...

(1905–1969), Turkish wrestler * Mehmet Çoğum (born 1983), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Coral Mehmet Gündüz Coral (born 11 September 1947) is a Turkish novelist, known for his novels with historical settings. His works, such as ''Extinct Times of Byzantium'' (author house/USA 2000) and ''The Lost Diaries of Constantinople'' (DK Publishing ...

(born 1947), Turkish novelist *

Mehmet Culum Mehmet Culum (born 1948) is a contemporary Turkish novelist who was born in Çeşme, a town in western Turkey. He studied political sciences at the University of Ankara. Before starting an antique shop in his hometown, Culum worked as an IT ...

(born 1948), Turkish novelist * Mehmet Dinçer (born 1924), Turkish former footballer * Mehmet Dragusha (born 1977), Albanian footballer *

Mehmet Durakovic Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muh ...

(born 1965), Australian footballer *

Mehmet Ebussuud el-İmadi Ebussuud Efendi ( tr, Mehmed Ebüssuûd Efendi, 30 December 1490 – 23 August 1574)İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, ''Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı'', Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 114. was a Hanafi Maturidi Ottoman jurist and Qur'an exegete ...

, Ottoman jurist *

Mehmet Ekici Mehmet Ekici (; born 25 March 1990) is a Turkish footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Fenerbahçe. He previously played for Werder Bremen, 1. FC Nürnberg, Bayern Munich, and Trabzonspor. Born in Germany, Ekici played for t ...

(born 1990), German footballer *

Mehmet Ergen Mehmet Ergen is a Turkish theatre director, producer and entrepreneur, currently based in London Borough of Hackney. Biography After completing a nine-month acting course in Turkey, Mehmet decided to become a director. He put an ad in ''The Stag ...

, Turkish theatre director *

Mehmet Eroğlu Mehmet Eroğlu (born 2 October 1948) is a Turkish novelist. His most known work is ''Issızlığın Ortasında'' ("In the Midst of Solitude"). Life He was born on 2 August 1948 in İzmir. In 1971, he graduated from the Department of Civil Eng ...

(born 1948), Turkish novelist *

Mehmet Eymür Mehmet Eymür (born 1943 in Istanbul) is a retired Turkish intelligence official. In 1995-6 he led the counter-terrorism department of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), which he joined as a student in 1965 as a "pursuit officer" ( tr, ...

(born 1965), Turkish intelligence official *

Mehmet Ferda Mem Ferda (born 30 October 1963 in London) is a British actor and film producer of Turkish Cypriot descent. Biography Ferda was born in Chelsea, London in 1963 to Turkish Cypriot parents. At the age of six, his mother took him to Cyprus, where ...

(born 1963), British actor *

Mehmet Fuat Köprülü Mehmet Fuat Köprülü (December 5, 1890 – June 28, 1966), also known as Köprülüzade Mehmed Fuad, was a highly influential Turkish sociologist, turkologist, scholar, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic ...

(1890–1966), Turkish politician * Mehmet Güney (born 1936), Turkish judge * Mehmet Günsür (born 1975), Turkish actor *

Mehmet Güreli Mehmet Güreli (born 1949 in Istanbul) is a Turkish writer, painter, director and musician. He graduated from Istanbul University , image = Istanbul_University_logo.svg , image_size = 200px , latin_name = Universitas Istanbulensis , mot ...

(born 1949), Turkish writer * Mehmet Gürs (born 1969), Turkish chef * Mehmet Güven (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Hacıoğlu (born 1959), Turkish former football coach *

Mehmet Haberal Mehmet Haberal (born 1944), is the founder of Başkent University in Ankara, Turkey, best known for becoming the first transplant surgeon in Turkey after leading the team that performed Turkey's first living-related kidney transplant in 1975, af ...

(born 1944), Turkish surgeon *

Mehmet Hakkı Suçin Mehmet Hakkı Suçin (born 1970) is an author, literary translator and Arabist from Turkey. Biography Born in Tuzluca, (then part of Kars), he graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Letters in 1993. He worked as a translator and interpreter ...

, Turkish author *

Mehmet Hetemaj Mehmet Hetemaj (born 8 December 1987) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is of Kosovar Albanian descent and has represented both Finland national team and Kosovo national football team, but no ...

(born 1987), Finnish footballer *

Mehmet Vehib Kaçı Wehib Pasha also known as Vehip Pasha, Mehmed Wehib Pasha, Mehmet Vehip Pasha (modern Turkish: ''Kaçı Vehip Paşa'' or ''Mehmet Vehip (Kaçı)'', 1877–1940), was a general in the Ottoman Army. He fought in the Balkan Wars and in several thea ...

, Ottoman general *

Mehmet Kaplan Mehmet Güner Kaplan (born 18 July 1971) is a Swedish politician of Turkish origin who served as Minister for Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2016. He is a member of the Swedish Green Party. Kaplan resigned from the Cabinet after co ...

(born 1971), Swedish politician *

Mehmet Kara Mehmet Kara (born 21 November 1983 in Werne, Germany) is a German professional 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 footba ...

(born 1983), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Sarper Kiskaç Mehmet Sarper Kıskaç (born July 9, 1990 in Kadıköy, Turkey) is a Turkish football player. Career He played central defender for Standard Liège in the Jupiler League and MKE Ankaragücü. On 31 August 2010 announced his re-sign with Stan ...

(born 1990), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Konica Mehmed Konica (1881 – 1948), was an Albanian politician. He served three times as the Foreign Minister of Albania. He was the brother of Albanian writer Faik Konica. Konica was born in Konitsa, today's Greece, back then part of the Janina Vil ...

, Albanian politician *

Mehmet Kurtuluş Mehmet Kurtuluş (born 27 April 1972) is a Turkish-German actor. He is best known for his work with German director Fatih Akin. Life and career Kurtuluş was born in Uşak, Turkey, and moved at the age of 18 months to Germany, where he grew ...

(born 1972), German actor *

Mehmet Kutay Şenyıl Mehmet Kutay Şenyıl (born 6 March 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who is currently plays for Çayırovaspor. References 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from İzmit Turkish footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Ma ...

(born 1987), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Leblebi Mehmet Leblebi (1908 – 25 February 1972) was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray SK. He also represented Turkey on 16 occasions, and played for them at the 1924 Summer Olympi ...

(1908–1972), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Mehdi Eker Mehmet Mehdi Eker is a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of Turkey from 2005 until 2015. He was elected a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Diyarbakır for Democratic People's Par ...

, Turkish politician *

Mehmet Müezzinoğlu Mehmet Müezzinoğlu (born January 9, 1955) is a Turkish physician and politician, who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security between 2016 and 2017, and the Minister of Health from 2013 to 2016. Early years He was born on January ...

(born 1955), Turkish physician, politician, and Minister of Health *

Mehmet Murat Somer Mehmet Murat Somer (born 1959) is a Turkish author of crime fiction best known for his Hop-Çiki-Yaya series set in Istanbul and featuring an unnamed transvestite amateur detective. Biography Somer was born in Ankara but moved to Istanbul in 19 ...

(born 1959), Turkish author *

Mehmet Nas Mehmet Nas (born 20 November 1979) is a Turkish professional footballer. who plays as a midfielder for Sivas Belediyespor. Club career Nas began his professional career in 1998. He spent six years with Samsunspor before he moved on to capital cl ...

(born 1979), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Niyazi Mehmet Niyazi Cemali ( crh, script=latn, Memet Niyaziy; January or February 1878 – November 20, 1931) was an Ottoman-born Romanian and Crimean Tatar poet, journalist, schoolteacher, academic, and activist for ethnic Tatar causes. Present fo ...

(1878–1931), Romanian and Crimean Tatar poet *

Mehmet Okonsar Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muh ...

(born 1961), Turkish-Belgian pianist *

Mehmet Okur Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at , he played as a Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (basketball), center. Okur is known for his three-point shooting and abili ...

(born 1979), Turkish basketball player * Mehmet Oktav (1917–1996), Turkish wrestler *

Mehmet Osman Mehmet Osman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Haluk Bilginer. Mehmet is portrayed as a charmer, rogue and a serial womaniser, and makes recurring appearances in ''EastEnders'' from 1985 to 1987, and th ...

, a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Mehmet Oz Mehmet Cengiz Öz (; born June 11, 1960), known professionally as Dr. Oz (), is an Turkish American former professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University, television presenter, author and former political candidate. The son of Tur ...

(born 1960), Turkish-American physician and television presenter * Mehmet Özal (born 1978), Turkish wrestler *

Mehmet Özdilek Mehmet "Şifo" Özdilek (born 1 April 1966, in Samsun) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He is nicknamed "Şifo" after Belgian star Enzo Scifo with whom he shared a similar playing style. Having spent most of his professional care ...

(born 1966), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Özhaseki Mehmet Özhaseki, (born 25 May 1957, Kayseri, Turkey) is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and former Minister of Environment and Urban Planning. He is a former Mayor of Kayseri. Early life and education M ...

(born 1957), Turkish politician * Mehmet Ozyurek (born 1949), Turkish world record holder *

Mehmet Polat Mehmet Polat (born 8 June 1978 in Gaziantep) is a Turkish footballer who last played for Mersin İdmanyurdu Mersin Talim Yurdu, formerly Mersin İdman Yurdu, is a Turkish sports club from Mersin, Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Region. The ...

(born 1978), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Sabancı Mehmet Sabancı (April 25, 1963 – November 9, 2004), a member in third generation of the renowned Sabancı family in Turkey, was a businessman. Mehmet was born on April 25, 1963 in Adana as the third child and the second son of Hacı Sabancı ...

(1963–2004), Turkish businessman *

Mehmet Sak Mehmet Sak (born 4 April 1990) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kocaelispor. Club career A native of İzmir, Sak began his career with local club Altay in 2006. He moved to Bursaspor in January 2011. On 11 Aug ...

(born 1990), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Scholl Mehmet Tobias Scholl (born Mehmet Tobias Yüksel; 16 October 1970) is a German football manager and former player. He played most of his career as an attacking midfielder for Bayern Munich. During his career he won the UEFA Cup in 1996 (scoring ...

(born 1970), Turkish-German footballer *

Mehmet Sedef Mehmet Seyfettin Sedef (born 5 August 1987 in Kilis) is a Turkish professional footballer who last played as a defender for Çorum FK. Club career After passing through their youth ranks, he joined the Beşiktaş senior squad in 2005, making hi ...

(born 1987), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Şimşek Mehmet Şimşek (born 1 January 1967) is a Turkish politician and economist who served as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey from 24 November 2015 until the office's abolition on 9 July 2018. He previously served as the Minister of Finance from 2 ...

(born 1967), Turkish politician * Mehmet Şenol Şişli, Turkish musician *

Mehmet Shehu Mehmet Ismail Shehu (January 10, 1913 – December 18, 1981) was an Albanian communist politician who served as the 23rd Prime Minister of Albania from 1954 to 1981. As an acknowledged military tactician, without whose leadership the communist p ...

(1913–1981), Albanian politician * Mehmet Tahsini (1864–?), Albanian politician * Mehmet Tanrısever (born 1953), Turkish film producer *

Mehmet Tarhan Mehmet Tarhan (born 1978) is a Kurdish conscientious objector who was imprisoned for refusing military service.

(born 1978), Turkish activist *

Mehmet Terzi Mehmet Terzi (born May 5, 1955) is a medal-winning former long-distance runner from Turkey, who specialized in running marathons. He served as the president of the Turkish Athletic Federation ( tr, Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu) (TAF) for nine y ...

(born 1955), Turkish long-distance runner * Mehmet Tillem (1974–2019), Australian politician *

Mehmet Toner Mehmet Toner (born 1958) is a Turkish biomedical engineer. He is currently the Helen Andrus Benedict Professor of Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School, with a joint appointment as professor at the Harvard- ...

(born 1958), Turkish biomedical engineer *

Mehmet Topal Mehmet Topal (born 3 March 1986) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was nicknamed ''Örümcek'' (Spider), due to his ability to use his long legs to win loose balls or cut passes. He spent most o ...

(born 1986), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Topuz Mehmet Topuz (born 7 September 1983) is a former Turkish footballer, who last played for Fenerbahçe. Club career Topuz had begun his career in Yolspor, a local club located in Kayseri. He joined Kayserispor in 2000. He has been given several Go ...

(born 1983), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Türkmehmet (born 1980), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Nadir Ünal Mehmet Nadir Ünal (born 13 January 1993) is a Turkish kickboxer specialized in the K-1 event, and amateur boxer competing in the light heavyweight (-81 kg) division. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Boxing in Istanbul. Ünal was born in Ada ...

(born 1993), Turkish kickboxer and amateur boxer * Mehmet Vasıf Yakut, Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner *

Mehmet Yağmur Mehmet Yağmur (born July 1, 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He plays at the point guard The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the ...

(born 1987), Turkish basketball player *

Mehmet Yıldız Mehmet Yıldız (born September 14, 1981 in Yozgat, Turkey) is a Turkish football player. He last played as a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmit ...

(born 1981), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Yılmaz (disambiguation) ** Mehmet Yılmaz (footballer born 1988), Turkish footballer **

Mehmet Yılmaz (footballer born 1979) Mehmet Yılmaz may refer to: *Mehmet Yılmaz (footballer, born 1979) Mehmet Yılmaz (born 22 May 1979) is a Turkish retired footballer. Club career Yılmaz previously played for Gaziantepspor, B.B. Ankaraspor, Trabzonspor and Denizlispor, whe ...

, Turkish footballer * Mehmet Yozgatlı (born 1979), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muh ...

(born 1957), Turkish politician *

Mehmet Duraković Mehmet Duraković ( sq, Mehmet Duraku, born 13 October 1965) is an Australian football coach and former player. Born in Titograd, Yugoslavia, now Podgorica, Montenegro, he spent his playing career as a defender for several clubs in the Australia ...

(born 1965), Bosnian-Australian football manager

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Mehmet Akif Mehmet Akif is a Turkish masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy (20 December 1873 – 27 December 1936) was a Turkish pan-Islamist poet, writer, academic, politician, and the author o ...

Mehmet Ali Mehmet Ali, Memet Ali or Mehmed Ali ("Ali"
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Mehmet Emin Mehmet Emin or Mehmed Emin is a Turkish given name for males, made up of the two names Mehmed and Emin. People with the name include: * Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan (born 1935), Kurdish writer * Mehmet Emin Bughra (1901–1965), Uyghur separatist * Mehm ...

*Mehmethan (Mehmet + Han) *Mehmetcan (Mehmet + Can)

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Alp Mehmet Alper Mehmet (born 28 August 1948) is a British former diplomat and one of the United Kingdom's first two ethnic minority ambassadors, along with Anwar Choudhury. Early life Mehmet arrived in the United Kingdom from Cyprus in 1956 when he was ag ...

(born 1948), British diplomat *

Billy Mehmet Billy Osman Mehmet (born 3 January 1984) is a professional footballer who last played as a striker for of Northern Cyprus. Born in London, of English, Irish and Turkish Cypriot descent, he has played for the Republic of Ireland U21 team. Me ...

(born 1984), English-Irish footballer of Turkish descent *

Dave Mehmet David Nedjate Mehmet (born 2 December 1960) is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Millwall, Charlton Athletic, and Gillingham, where he made over 130 Football League appearances. He went on to play for a large numb ...

(born 1960), English former footballer *

Naz Mehmet Nazan "Naz" Mehmet is a fictional character from ''EastEnders: E20'', an Internet spin-off from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Emaa Hussen. Naz is a main character in series 2, where she is joined by brothers Asher ( Heshima Tho ...

, a fictional character from ''EastEnders: E20'' *

Madina Memet Madina Memet ( ug, مەدىنە مەمەت; zh, s=麦迪娜·买买提, p=Maìdínà Maǐmaǐtí; born 10 September 1987) is a Chinese actress of Uyghur ethnicity who first rose to prominence in 2011 for playing the Fragrant Concubine in the te ...

, Chinese actress of Uyghur descent {{surname, Mehmet

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