Ziya () is a Turkish given name for males and females, it is of

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

origin, in Turkish ''Ziya'' means ''light''. *

Ziya Doğan Ziyaettin Dogan (born 1 January 1961 in Gümüşhane, Turkey) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager. Career Ziya Doğan has played at Beşiktaş (1979–1987), Ankaragücü (1987–1990), Kocaelispor (1990–1992) and Zeytinburnusp ...

, Turkish football manager *

Ziya Gökalp Mehmet Ziya Gökalp (born Mehmed Ziya, 23 March 1876 – 25 October 1924) was a Turkish sociologist, writer, poet, and politician. After the 1908 Young Turk Revolution that reinstated constitutionalism in the Ottoman Empire, he adopted the pen ...

, Turkish sociologist *

Nazmi Ziya Güran Nazmi Ziya Güran (1881 – 11 September 1937) was a Turkish Impressionist painter and art teacher. Biography He was born in Istanbul. His father was a civil servant. He attended Vefa Lisesi, Turkey's first non-military high school,Ziya Hurşit Ziya Hurşit Bey (; 1892 – July 14, 1926) was one of the first Grand National Assembly of Turkey deputies. He was executed in 1926 for Attempted assassination of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, attempting to assassinate Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Mustafa ...

, person executed for attempting an assassination against Mustafa Kemal Atatürk *

Ziya Müezzinoğlu Ziya Müezzinoğlu (1919–2020) was a Turkish economist, diplomat and politician. He held various posts, including ambassador of Turkey to West Germany and minister of finance. Early life and education Müezzinoğlu was born in Kayseri on 5 May ...

(1919–2020), Turkish economist, diplomat and politician *

Ziya Onis Ziya () is a Turkish given name for males and females, it is of Arabic origin, in Turkish ''Ziya'' means ''light''. * Ziya Doğan, Turkish football manager * Ziya Gökalp, Turkish sociologist * Nazmi Ziya Güran, Turkish impressionist painter * Z ...

, Turkish economist *

Ziya Saylan Dr. Ziya Saylan is a Turkish medical doctor and former president of the European Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, based in Düsseldorf, Germany. In June 2004, he announced a procedure utilizing titanium/polypropylene mesh inserts to perform breast rec ...

, Turkish medical doctor *

Ziya Şengül Ziya Şengül (1 July 1944 – 26 February 2023) was a Turkish footballer who played as a midfielder. He is remembered for his commanding role during his career at Turkish club Fenerbahçe and also for his great effort at the famous draw of the ...

, Turkish footballer *

Ziya Songülen Nurizade Ziya Songülen (9 September 1886 – 21 August 1936) was a great-grandson of Damat Gürcü Halil Rifat Pasha and his second wife Saliha Sultan, an Ottoman princess. His parents were Azize Hanim and Hariciyeci Suad Bey. He was the founde ...

, Turkish footballer *

Ziya Tong Ziya Tong is an English-born Canadian television personality and producer, formerly the co-host of Discovery Channel's long-running primetime science magazine, ''Daily Planet''.Denise Duguay, "Island tour too rushed", ''Leader Post'', Regina, Sa ...

, television personality and producer *

Ziya Yildiz Ziya () is a Turkish language, Turkish given name for males and females, it is of Arabic origin, in Turkish ''Ziya'' means ''light''. * Ziya Doğan, Turkish football manager * Ziya Gökalp, Turkish sociologist * Nazmi Ziya Güran, Turkish impression ...

, Bosnian footballer

Middle name

Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil Halit is the Turkish spelling of the Arabic masculine given name Khalid (Arabic: خَالِد ''khālid'') meaning ''eternal, everlasting, immortal''. People named Halit * Halit Akçatepe (1938–2017), Turkish actor * Halit Akmansü (1883– ...

, Turkish author *

Hilmi Ziya Ülken Hilmi Ziya Ülken (1901–1974) was a Turkish scholar and writer who had an influential role in the development of sociological and philosophical views in Turkey. In addition to his scientific work, he produced literary work, including poems. Ea ...

(1901–1974), Turkish scholar

Other uses

Zia (disambiguation) Zia or ZIA (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya, Dia or Diya) may refer to: People * Zia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** A romanization of the Wu (Shanghainese) pronunciation of the Chinese surname Xie (謝) * ...

* Zija {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziya Turkish unisex given names