Pirinçci () is a

Turkish surname A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full ...

. It is derived from the Turkish noun of Persian origin pirinç (cf. (berenj)) with the meaning "rice" by adding the Turkish agentive suffix -ci and originally denoted a person either growing

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

or trading in this agricultural commodity. Notable people with the surname include: *

Akif Pirinçci Akif Pirinçci (; born 20 October 1959) is a Turkish-born German writer who is best known internationally for his novel ''Felidae''. After a highly controversial speech for the Pegida movement in 2015, he had his contracts cancelled and works d ...

(born 1959), Turkish-born German writer *

Burcu Pirinçci Burcu Pirinçci, aka Burcu Dindar, (born February 8, 1990) is a Turkish women in sports, Turkish women's team handball, handballer, who plays in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK (women's handbal ...

(born 1990), Turkish female handballer

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