Altan is a male
Turkish given name
A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full na ...
used also as first name and a Mongolian given name. Altan means "golden"
[Гарма Данцаранович Санжеев - The modern Mongolian language (1973), p. 24] in
Mongolian and "red dawn" in
Turkic. The related word "
Altın" is also Turkish for "golden" and a common Turkish first name.
Given name
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Altan Aksoy, a Turkish football player
* (born 1969), Turkish painter
* (born 1969), Turkish singer-songwriter
* (born 1944), Turkish archaeologist
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Altan Debter
The ''Altan Debter'', ''Golden Book'' (Mongolian Cyrillic: Алтан дэвтэр , Mongolian script: ) is an early, now lost history of the Mongols. Rashid-al-Din Hamadani had access to it when writing his Chronicles, Jami al-Tawarikh. Some bel ...
, an early, now lost history of the Mongols
* (1936-2012), Turkish historian, writer and journalist
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Altan Dinçer (1932-2010), Turkish basketball player
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Engin Altan Düzyatan
Engin Altan Düzyatan (; born 26 July 1979) is a Turkish film and television actor. Born in Karşıyaka, İzmir Province, Turkey, Düzyatan studied theatre at the Dokuz Eylül University in his home province before making his acting debut with '' ...
(born 1979), Turkish actor
* (1929-1988), Turkish cartoonist, actor, journalist
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Altan Erkekli
Reşit Altan Erkekli (born 18 January 1955) is a Turkish theatre, film and television actor.
Filmography
Films:
* 1982 ''Dolap Beyiri''
* 1989 ''Can Şenliği''
* 1991 ''Deniz Gurbetçileri''
* 1993 ''Mavi Sürgün''
* 1996 ''80. Adım''
* 20 ...
, a Turkish theatre and film actor
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Altan Erol
Altan Erol (born May 28, 1983) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket of the Turkish Basketball First League.
Professional career
Born in Bursa, Erol played for his local club Oyak Renault from 200 ...
, a Turkish professional basketball player
* (born 1958), Turkish actor
* (1931-2014), Turkish actor and director
* (born 1986), Turkish football player
* (born 1938), Turkish retired diplomat
* (1935-2012), Turkish ambassador
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Altan Karındaş (born 1928), Turkish actor and voice actor
* (born 1936), Turkish politician
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Altan Khan
Altan Khan of the Tümed (1507–1582; mn, ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ ᠬᠠᠨ, Алтан хан; Chinese language, Chinese: 阿勒坦汗), whose given name was Anda (Mongolian language, Mongolian: ; Chinese language, Chinese: 俺答), was the leader of ...
, a Mongol ruler (1507–1582)
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Altan Khan of the Khotgoid
The Altan Khans (lit. Golden Khan) ruled north-western Mongolia from about 1609 to 1691 at the latest. Altan Khan of Khalkha also known as Altan Khan of Khotogoid ruled over the Khotogoids in northwestern Mongolia and belonged to the Left Wing of ...
, a succession of rulers of north-western Mongolia in the 17th century
* (born 1940), Turkish INdustiralist
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Altan Öymen
Mehmet Altan Öymen (born 20 June 1932) is a Turkish journalist, author and former politician.
Biography
Öymen graduated from the School of Political Science of Ankara University. He began his journalist career already in 1950 at age of 18, a ...
, a Turkish journalist, author and former politician
* (born 1958), Turkish writer and politician
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Altan Telgey
Altan Telgey is a Mongol earth goddess. Her relationship to Etugen is unclear. In Mongolian, Delkhey (Delkhi) literally means earth. In modern Mongolian songs, the term Altan Delkhi is commonly mentioned.
Religion in Mongolia
Mongolian deitie ...
, a Mongol earth goddess
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Altan Tobchi
The ''Altan Tobchi'', or ''Golden Summary'' (Mongolian script: '; Mongolian Cyrillic: , '), is a 17th-century Mongolian chronicle written by Guush Luvsandanzan. Its full title is ''Herein is contained the Golden Summary of the Principles of S ...
, a 17th-century Mongolian chronicle written by Guush Luvsandanzan
* (born 1941),Turkish bureaucrat
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Altan Urag, a Mongolian folk rock band
Surname
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Ahmet Altan
Ahmet Hüsrev Altan (born 2 March 1950) is a Turkish journalist and author. A working journalist for more than twenty years, he has served in all stages of the profession, from being a night shift reporter to editor in chief in various newspape ...
(born 1950), Turkish journalist and author
* (born 1968), former member of Turkish Constitutional Court
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Berfin Altan
Berfin Altan (born 24 November 2003) is a Turkish goalball player having visual impairment. She was a member of the national team at the 2021 IBSA European Goalball Championship.
She is a high school student at the School for the Blind and Vi ...
(born 2003), Turkish women's goalball player
* (born 1946), Turkish ambassador
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Çetin Altan
Çetin Altan (22 June 1927 – 22 October 2015) was a Turkish writer, journalist, and a member of parliament. He was considered one of the finest writers in the modern Turkish language of the late 20th century.
Early years
Çetin Altan was ...
(1927-2015), Turkish writer, journalist, and former member of parliament
* (born 1940), Turkish businessman
* (born 1948), Turkish politician
* (1871-1927), Turkish politician
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Kamil Altan
Kamil Altan (7 April 1924 – 25 February 2011) was a Turkish footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Career
Prior to the 1952–53 season, Altan moved from Eyüpspor to Galatasaray, where he played un ...
(1924-2011), Turkish footballer.
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Mehmet Altan
Mehmet Hasan Altan (born 11 January 1953) is a Turkish academic economist, journalist, and author of over 25 books. Describing himself as a "Marxist-liberal", he is the originator of the term "Second Republic", arguing that Turkey needs to reco ...
(born 1953), Turkish economist, columnist and writer
* (born 1931), Turkish painter
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Francesco Tullio Altan
Francesco Tullio Altan (born 30 September 1942) is an Italian comics artist and satirist.
Biography
He was born in Treviso, the son of Friulan anthropologist Carlo Tullio Altan. He studied at the University IUAV of Venice, but halted his studi ...
(born 1942), Italian satire and comic book author
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Kaan Altan, a founding member of the Turkish rock band Mavi Sakal
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Saadet İkesus Altan
Fatma Saadet İkesus Altan (born Saadet İkesus, 3 March 191612 December 2007) was a Turkish opera singer and her country's first female vocal coach and first female opera director. She also translated numerous librettos and lieder into Turkish. ...
(1916-2007), Turkish opera singer, vocal coach and opera director
See also
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Altan, Irish folk band
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Altan (disambiguation), other uses
References
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