Mert is a
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 mi ...
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
meaning, "manful", "brave", "trustworthy", and/or "the one who tells the truth", from
Persian ''mard'' () which means ''man''. It is very popular in
Turkey. It is also a nickname.
Given name
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Mert Alas, British fashion photographer of Turkish origin
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Mert Aytuğ
Mert Aytuğ (born December 19, 1984) is a Turkish professional auto racing driver and motorcycle racer. He competed in one-make series, Formula Three class and motorcycle races in the 600cc C category.
Career
;Karting
In 1998, his father bou ...
(born 1984), Turkish racing car driver and motorcycle racer
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Mert Erdoğan (born 1989), Turkish footballer
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Mert Girmalegesse
Mert Girmalegesse, formerly Shimelis Girma (Amharic), then Selim Bayrak (Turkish), (born November 30, 1987) is an Ethiopian born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 3000 m, 5000 m and also 1000 ...
(born 1987), Turkish long-distance athlete of Ethiopian origin
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Mert Günok (born 1989), Turkish international footballer
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Mert Korkmaz
Mert Zeki Korkmaz (born 16 August 1971) is a retired Turkish footballer.
Early life
Korkmaz was born in 1971. He is younger brother of Bülent Korkmaz, a football player.
Career
Korkmaz played as a defender, and was known for his fighting spi ...
(born 1971), Turkish footballer
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Mert Lawwill (born 1940), American motorcycle racer
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Mert Mutlu (born 1974), Turkish cyclist and coach
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Mert Müldür (born 1999), Turkish international footballer
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Mert Öcal (born 1982), Turkish model
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Mert Shumpert
Preston Anthony Shumpert (20 August 1979), also known by his Turkish name of Mert Shumpert, is an American-born, naturalised-Turkish professional basketball player. He was twice named to the All-Big East first team while playing college basketball ...
(born 1979), Turkish basketball player of American origin
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Mert Somay
Mert Somay (born 8 January 1986 in Bakırköy) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Esemler Erokspor.
He formerly played for Gaziosmanpaşaspor, Bakırköyspor, Kartalspor, and Diyarbakırspor. Somay appeared i ...
(born 1986), Turkish footballer
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Mert Yazıcıoğlu
Mert Yazıcıoğlu (born 10 May 1993) is a Turkish actor.
Early life
Mert Yazıcıoğlu was born on 10 May 1993 in Istanbul. After completing his primary, secondary and high school education in Istanbul, he enrolled in the Management Departmen ...
(born 1993), Turkish actor
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Mert Yücel
Mert Yücel is a Turkish electronic music producer from Istanbul. At the age of 22, Yücel produced the first house music album released in Turkey. He his career singles have included; "Dreamer", released on US and UK labels including Baroque Re ...
, Turkish electronic music producer
Nickname
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Mert Hackett (1859–1938), American baseball player
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Márcio Nobre
Márcio Ferreira Nobre (born November 6, 1980), also known as Mert Nobre, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former footballer.
Nobre spent about 15 years in Turkey as a football player. He acquired Turkish citizenship in 2006. ...
(born 1980), Brazilian footballer
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Mert Smiley Mert may refer to:
People Given name
* Mert (given name), a Turkish masculine given name.
Surname
* Bahar Mert (born 1975), Turkish volleyball player born in Bulgaria
* Mesut Mert (born 1978), Canadian association football player and coach of Tur ...
(born 1951), American politician
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Turkish masculine given names
Masculine given names
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