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given name for males which comes from

Abu Bakr Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (; – 23 August 634) was the senior companion and was, through his daughter Aisha, a father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as the first caliph of Islam. He is known with the honor ...

the first Caliph of Islam.

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Bekir Fikri Bekir Fikri ( tr, Bekir Fikri or Bekir Aga Grebenali, sq, Beqir Grebeneja; 1882–21 December 1914), was an Albanian Ottoman revolutionary that participated in the Young Turk Revolution (1908) and fought with distinction during the Balkan Wars ( ...

(1882–1914), Ottoman officer and revolutionary * Bekir Sıtkı Bircan (1886–1967), Turkish footballer *

Bekir Bozdağ Bekir Bozdağ (born 1 April 1965) is a Turkish lawyer and politician of Kurdish origin and current Minister of Justice.http://www.rudaw.net/turkish/middleeast/turkey/060520162 On 6 July 2011 he was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister in the ...

(born 1965), Turkish lawyer and politician * Bekir Büyükarkın (1921–1998), Turkish poet, novelist and playwright *

Bekir Çoban-zade Bekir Vaap oğlu Çoban-zade (pronounced , Russian: Беки́р Ваа́пович Чоба́н-заде́; – 13 October 1937) was a Crimean Tatar poet and professor of Turkic languages who was one of the victims of the Great Purge. In t ...

(1893–1937), Crimean Tatar poet and professor of Turkic languages *

Bekir Coşkun Bekir Coşkun (1945 – 18 October 2020) was a Turkish journalist, writer and columnist for leading Turkish daily, ''Cumhuriyet''. He was a good friend of Emin Çölaşan, with whom he had worked in the newspaper ''Hürriyet'' before they were co ...

, Turkish journalist * Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan (1926-2014), Turkish poet and songwriter *

Bekir Sami Günsav Bekir Sami Günsav (1879 in Bandırma – 1934 in Istanbul) was a Turkish career officer, who served in the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He was born in the village of Haydar in the district of Bandırma to father Hasan Bey and mother Aishe ...

(1879–1934), officer of the Ottoman Army *

Bekir İrtegün Bekir İrtegün (born 20 April 1984) is a Turkish professional football player who plays for Sakaryaspor. Career Club career On 8 June 2009, İrtegün transferred to Turkish giants Fenerbahçe on a three-year deal. İstanbul Başakşehir On 1 ...

(born 1984), Turkish footballer * Bekir Karayel (born 1982), Turkish middle and long-distance runner *

Bekir Sami Kunduh Bekir Sami Bey (known as Bekir Sami Kunduh in modern Turkish sources) ( os, Къуындыхаты Муссæйы фырт Бечыр; 1867 – 16 January 1933) was a Turkish politician of Ossetian origin. He served as the first Minister of Forei ...

, Turkish politician *

Bekir Küçükay Bekir Küçükay is a Turkish classical guitarist. He is one of the foremost guitarists in Turkey today. Life Küçükay was born in 1958 in Ankara. He started his musical life at age 9 on the mandolin. It was not until the age of 16, however, tha ...

, Turkish classical guitarist *

Bekir Ozan Has Bekir Ozan Has (born 18 February 1985) is a Turkish footballer who most recently played for Yeşil Bursa SK. He was one of the young players of Bursaspor whom coach Samet Aybaba trusted and gave the opportunity to play 2007–2008 season. He's re ...

(born 1985), Turkish footballer *

(1867–1933), Turkish foreign minister *

Bakr Sidqi Bakr Sidqi al-Askari (; 1890 – 11 August 1937) was an Iraqi general of Kurdish origin, born in 1890 in Kirkuk and assassinated on 11 August 1937, at Mosul. Early life Bakr Sidqi was born to Kurdish family either in ‘Askar,Edmund Ghareeb, B ...

, Iraqi nationalist and general of Kurdish origin *

Bekir Özlü Bekir Özlü (born Betkili Shukvani, ka, ბეთქილ შუკვანი, on 30 August 1988 in Mestia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia) is an Olympian Georgian-born Turkish judoka competing in the 60 kg division. The tall sport ...

(born 1988), Georgian-Turkish judoka *

Bekir Rasim Bekir Rasim ( bg, Бекир Расим; born 26 December 1994) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pomorie. Career Born in Varna, Rasim was raised in small village Medovets, Dalgopol Municipality. He joined the Cherno Mor ...

(born 1994), Bulgarian footballer of Turkish descent *

Bekir Refet Bekir Refet Teker (May 22, 1899 – April 5, 1977) was a Turkish footballer. He played as a striker for Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national football team. Like most little boys from Kadıköy his career started in the Fenerbahçe youth teams u ...

(1899–1977), Turkish football player *

Bekir Sıtkı Sezgin Bekir Sıtkı Sezgin (1936–1996), also written as Bekir Sıdkı Sezgin, was a musician in the Turkish classical style. Life In 1959, Sezgin passed the entrance exam needed to join TRT's İzmir Radio, and began to work in this organizatio ...

(1936–1996), Turkish musician *

Bekir Yarangüme Bekir Yarangüme (born January 28, 1977) is a Turkish former professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary ...

(born 1977), Turkish basketball player *

Bekir Ghazawna Bekir is a Turkish given name for males which comes from Abu Bakr the first Caliph of Islam. Given name * Bekir Fikri (1882–1914), Ottoman officer and revolutionary * Bekir Sıtkı Bircan (1886–1967), Turkish footballer * Bekir Bozdağ (born ...

(born 1988), Turkish footballer *

Muhamed Bekir Kalajdžić Muhamed Bekir Kalajdžić (22 October 1892 – 10 September 1963) was a Bosnian writer, bookseller and publisher, who founded the journal '' Biser'' as a teenager. The first issue of the magazine was published 1 June 1912. He was a fighter for t ...

(1892–1963), Bosnian writer, bookseller and publisher

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Erol Bekir Erol Bekir, formerly known as Erol Bekirovski, (born 25 January 1974) is a Turkish-Swedish football manager and former player of Turkish origin with roots from Macedonia. Playing career Club He started out playing for his hometown club Malmö ...

(born 1974), Swedish-Macedonian football manager and former player of Turkish origin {{given name, type=both Turkish masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names