Erdoğan (name)

Erdoğan (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈæɾdoan]) is a Turkish name and surname meaning "who is born as a brave man, soldier or warrior", "brave, warrior falcon", or "fighter".^{[citation needed]} Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Erdoğan Arıca (1954–2012), Turkish football manager
• Erdoğan Atalay (born 1966), Turkish-German actor
• Erdoğan Aygan (born 1979), Turkish Paralympian archer
• Erdoğan Bayraktar (born 1948), Turkish politician
• Erdoğan Büyükkasap (1962–2010), Turkish scientist and academic
• Erdoğan Kaya (born 2001), Turkish footballer
• Erdoğan Teziç (1936–2017), Turkish academic in constitutional law
• Erdoğan Toprak (born 1961), Turkish businessman and politician
• Erdoğan Yeşilyurt (born 1993), Turkish-German footballer

Surname

• Ahmet Burak Erdoğan (born 1979), a son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
• Aslı Erdoğan (born 1967), Turkish novelist
• Azize Erdoğan (born 1996), Turkish women's footballer
• Bilal Erdoğan (born 1981), a son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
• Derin Erdoğan (born 2002), Turkish female basketball player
• Emine Erdoğan (born 1955), wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
• Emrah Erdoğan,Turkish singer and actor
• Enver Erdogan, Australian politician
• Fazıl Erdoğan [tr] (1925–2015), a professor emeritus of mechanical engineering and mechanics and dean emeritus of the college of engineering at Lehigh University
• İsyan Erdogan (born 1982), Australian footballer
• Kayacan Erdoğan (born 1988), Turkish footballer
• Mert Erdoğan (born 1989), Turkish footballer
• Murat Erdoğan (born 1976), Turkish footballer
• Nehir Erdoğan (born 1980), Turkish actress
• Ömer Erdoğan (born 1977), Turkish footballer
• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954), President of Turkey
• Serkan Erdoğan (born 1978), Turkish basketballer
• Uğur Erdoğan (born 1987), Turkish footballer
• Yılmaz Erdoğan (born 1967), Turkish film director
• Özdemir Erdoğan (born 1940), Turkish singer-songwriter and author

See also

• Erdoğan, Kestel
• Ka-50-2 "Erdogan"