Ülkü (literally: "ideal") is a
Turkish
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*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 ...
surname
and a
unisex
Unisex is an adjective indicating something is not sex-specific, i.e. is suitable for any type of sex. The term can also mean gender-blindness or gender neutrality.
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given name and may refer to:
;Given name
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Ülkü Adatepe
Ülkü Adatepe (born Ülkü Çukurluoğlu; November 27, 1932 – August 1, 2012) was the youngest adopted daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Her interactions with Atatürk were often featured in Turkish media, including the cover of the ''Alfabe' ...
(1932–2012), youngest adopted daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Ülkü Azrak (1933–2020), Turkish lawyer
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Ülkü Tamer (1937-2018), Turkish poet
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Ülkü Uludoğan (born 1940), Turkish artist
;Surname
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Mehmet Ülkü (1877–1946), Turkish businessman and politician
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Semra Ülkü
Prof. Dr. Semra Ãœlkü is a Turkish educator and university administrator who served for eight years (1998–2006) as the rector of the Ä°zmir Institute of Technology. She was the second academic to serve in the institution's top position sinc ...
, Turkish educator
See also
* ''
Ülkü (magazine)
''Ülkü'' (Turkish language, Turkish: ''The Ideal'') was a magazine which existed between 1933 and 1950 and which was one of seventy-five official media outlets of the Halkevleri, People's Houses, cultural institutions started in 1932 as an enli ...
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Turkish-language surnames
Turkish unisex given names
Surnames from nicknames