Ümit is a unisex Turkish given name and occasional surname, meaning “hope”, originated from the

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

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Omid ''Omid'' ( fa, امید, meaning "Hope") was Iran's first domestically made satellite. Omid was a data-processing satellite for research and telecommunications; Iran's state television reported that it was successfully launched on 2 February 2009 ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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* Ümit Aydın (born 1980), Turkish footballer *

Ümit Haluk Bayülken Ümit Haluk Bayülken (7 July 1921 – 26 April 2007) was a Turkish diplomat, ambassador, politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of National Defense of Turkey. Personal life Ümit Haluk Bayülken was born in İstanbul, Ott ...

(1921–2007), Turkish diplomat and politician *

Ümit Davala Ümit Aydın Davala (born 30 July 1973) is a Turkish football coach and former player. During his stint at Galatasaray, he won four Süper Lig, three Turkish Cup, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Super Cup title between 1996 and 2001. He won the 2003� ...

(born 1973), Turkish football coach *

Ümit Kaftancıoğlu Ümit Kaftancıoğlu (1935 – 11 April 1980) was a Turkish TV producer, writer and columnist of the newspaper ''Cumhuriyet''. Life and career Kaftancıoğlu was born in Saskara village, Hanak, Ardahan Province. He graduated from Cilavuz Villa ...

(1935–1980), Turkish TV producer *

Ümit Karan Ümit Karan (born October 1, 1976) is a Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Menemenspor. He played for Gençlerbirliği S.K., Ankaraspor, Galatasaray and Eskişehirspor. He made his international debut fo ...

(born 1976), Turkish football player *

Ümit Korkmaz Ümit Korkmaz (; born 17 September 1985) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a winger for Ostbahn XI. Club career Korkmaz was signed by a fifth division club at the age of 18. He was soon discovered by scouts of Rapid Wien and transferred t ...

(born 1985), Austrian footballer of Turkish descent * Ümit Kurt (born 1991), Turkish footballer * Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan (1926–1984), Turkish poet * Ümit Özdağ (born 1961), Turkish politician * Ümit Sonkol (born 1982), Turkish basketball player *

Ümit Şamiloğlu Ümit Şamiloğlu (born 29 September 1980) is a male Turkish artistic gymnast and part of the national team. He competes in the horizontal bar event and has won numerous gold medals in international competition. He is said to be the "oldest gymn ...

(born 1980), Turkish artistic gymnast

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Ahmet Ümit Ahmet Ümit (born 1960) is a Turkish author and poet. He is best known for his crime novels. Early years Ahmet Ümit was born in Gaziantep, in south-central Turkey, in 1960. His father was a kilim merchant and his mother a tailor. He was the yo ...

(born 1960), Turkish author and poet *

Tarık Ümit Tarık Ümit (22 April 1947 in Düzce – 3 March 1995 in Marmaris) was a Turkish intelligence official in the National Intelligence Organization (MIT). He was kidnapped and murdered in March 1995. Career After his father died, Ümit went to live ...

(1947–1995), Turkish intelligence official

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