Cemil is a Turkish given name and is derived from Arabic

Jamil Jamil ( ar, جميل) is an Arabic given name. It means "handsome" in Arabic as well as "beautiful". The Latin spelling variants include Gamil (used mainly in Egypt), Cemil (in Turkish), Djemil or Djamel (mainly in North African countries influence ...

with other Arabic variants Gamil (mainly in Egypt), Djemil (mainly in North African countries) and Djamil. The feminine equivalent is Cemile (derived from Arabic Jamila and its Arabic variants Gamila and Djemila).

People with the name

Mesut Cemil Mesut Cemil (; b. 1902 – d. October 31, 1963) was a Turkish composer, and a notable ''tanbur'' lute and cello player. His father was Tanburi Cemil Bey. He participated in the 1932 Cairo Congress of Arab Music. Cemil took cello and violin l ...

(1902–1963), Turkish composer, and tanbur and cello player *

Cemil Bayik Cemil is a Turkish given name and is derived from Arabic Jamil with other Arabic variants Gamil (mainly in Egypt), Djemil (mainly in North African countries) and Djamil. The feminine equivalent is Cemile (derived from Arabic Jamila and its Arabic v ...

, founding member and a leader of the

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separatist organization

PKK The Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla movement, which historically operated throughout Kurdistan, but is now primarily based in the mountainous Kurdish-majority regions of sout ...

Cemil Cahit Toydemir Cemil Cahit Toydemir (1883 in Constantinople – July 15, 1956 in Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army of Circassian origin. He served in Caucasus front in WWI, after Armistice of Mudros he joined Turki ...

(1883-1956), officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army * Cemil Çiçek, Turkish politician and Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey *

Cemil Conk Cemil Conk (1873 in Üsküdar – 1963 in Istanbul) was a decorated officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He received as surname the name of Conk Bayırı, where he successfully fought at the Battle of Chunuk Bair (C ...

(1873-1963), officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army *

Cemil Mengi Cemil Mengi (born 30 September 1986 in West Berlin) is a Turkish footballer who plays for CFC Hertha 06. Mengi came through the ranks of Türkiyemspor Berlin as a youth player before moving to Turkey where he made 4 appearances for Çaykur Rizes ...

Turkish-German Turks in Germany, also referred to as German Turks and Turkish Germans (german: Türken in Deutschland/Deutschtürken; tr, Almanya'da yaşayan Türkler/Almanya Türkleri), are ethnic Turkish people living in Germany. These terms are also used ...

soccer player * Cemil Ozyurt (born 1976), Turkish journalist *

Cemil Şeboy Cemil Şeboy (born 1953 in Buca, İzmir Turkey) is the former mayor of Buca District of İzmir Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental cou ...

, Turkish politician and former mayor of

Buca Buca (, ) is a district of İzmir Province, Turkey. It is one of the main urban districts of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. History Buca was one of the preferred settlement areas of İzmir's community of Levantines. The great mansions they bu ...

district in Izmir Province *

Cemil Topuzlu Professor Cemil Topuzlu (18 March 1866 – 25 January 1958), also known as Cemil Pasha, was a Turkish social democratic politician who served two terms as mayor of Istanbul. During his time in office he oversaw major developments in the city, in ...

, a famous Turkish surgeon, also known as Cemil Pasha *

Cemil Tosun Cemil Tosun (born 6 February 1987 in Vienna) is an Austrian- Turkish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Amer ...

, Turkish-Austrian soccer player *

Cemil Turan Cemil Turan (born 1 January 1947 in Istanbul) is a former Turkish football player and the current director of Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy. Career He debuted at Sarıyer G.K. when he was 14. He transferred first to Istanbulspor and then to Fe ...

, Turkish soccer player *

Tamburi Cemil Bey Tanburi Cemil Bey (1873, Istanbul – July 28, 1916, Istanbul) was an Ottoman tanbur, Turkish tambur, yaylı tambur, kemençe, and lavta virtuoso and composer, who has greatly contributed to the ''taksim'' (improvisation on a makam/maqam) ...

, Turkish musician