Aytek is a

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given

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. The name is composed by one word and a

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: ''Ay'' and ''-tek''. In Turkish, "Ay" means Moon, and the suffix, "-tek" originally comes from Old Turkic suffix "-teg", which gives the meaning of "-like". The meaning of the name therefore is "like the Moon" or "Moonlike", or particularly "unique and/or bright like the Moon".

Given name

Aytek Genc Aytek Genc ( tr, Aytek Genç; born 3 February 1966) is a former Australian association football, soccer player and was the coach of the Sydney Olympic FC in the NSW Premier League. Considered one of the most technically gifted players in the Aus ...

, former Australian-Turkish footballer and coach * Aytek Aşıkoğlu, Turkish footballer who plays for Çaykur Rizespor *

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, former Turkish basketballer and administrator

References

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Aytek isminin anlamı (''Cix1.com'')
Turkish Language Association
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