Ä°smailoÄŸlu is a
Turkish surname.
Its literal meaning of "descendant of
Ismail
In the biblical Book of Genesis, Ishmael (; ; ; ) is the first son of Abraham. His mother was Hagar, the handmaiden of Abraham's wife Sarah. He died at the age of 137. Traditionally, he is seen as the ancestor of the Arabs.
Within Islam, Ish ...
" is similar to that of the Bosnian surname
Smajić and the Albanian family name
Smajli and it strongly indicates Muslim religious affiliation of its bearer. People with the name include:
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Meliha Ä°smailoÄŸlu (born 1993), Bosnian-Turkish female volleyball player
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YaÅŸar Ä°smailoÄŸlu (born 1945), Turkish-Cypriot poet, writer and journalist
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ismailoglu
Turkish-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
Surnames from given names