Erdoğan (name)

Erdoğan (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈæɾdoan]) is a Turkish name meaning "who is born as a brave man, soldier or warrior", "brave, warrior hawk", or "fighter". Erdogan has about the same connotations as the name Eugene used by many European cultures. 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 (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"