Cengiz is the

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form of Genghis, as in

Genghis Khan ''Chinggis Khaan'' ͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋbr />Mongol script: ''Chinggis Qa(gh)an/ Chinggis Khagan'' , birth_name = Temüjin , successor = Tolui (as regent)Ögedei Khan , spouse = , issue = , house = Borjigin , ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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Cengiz Aktar Cengiz Aktar (born 1955 in Istanbul) is a Turkish political scientist, essayist and columnist. He has published numerous books on the European Union and its relations with Turkey. He was a director at the UNHCR and worked extensively with the Eu ...

(born 1955), Turkish political scientist, journalist and writer *

Cengiz Bektaş Cengiz Bektaş (26 November 1934 – 20 March 2020) was a Turkish Architecture, Turkish architect, engineer, poet and writer for Evrensel, ''Evrensel'' newspaper. Education Bektaş was born in Denizli. He attended Istanbul State Academy of the F ...

(1934–2020), Turkish architect, engineer, poet and writer *

Cengiz Biçer Cengiz Biçer (born 11 December 1987) is a Liechtenstein national football team, Liechtenstein international association football, footballer of Turkish people, Turkish descent, who currently plays for USV Eschen/Mauren, Eschen/Mauren as a Goalk ...

(born 1987), Liechtenstein football goalkeeper * Cengiz Çandar (born 1948), Turkish journalist * Cengiz Dağcı (1919–2011), Crimean Tatar novelist and poet * Cengiz Kavaklıoğlu (born 1968), Turkish sprinter *

Cengiz Koç Cengiz Koç (born 9 September 1977 in Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German heavyweight boxer of Turks in Germany, Turkish descent who won the bronze medal at the 2000 European amateur championships. He has also won a European championship ...

(born 1977), German heavyweight boxer *

Cengiz Küçükayvaz Cengiz Küçükayvaz (born 30 July 1968) is a Turkish actor who usually appears in comedic roles. Biography Cengiz Küçükayvaz graduated in Theatre from Dokuz Eylül University's Faculty of Fine Arts. He began his professional acting career at ...

(born 1968), Turkish actor *

Cengiz Kurtoğlu Cengiz Kurtoğlu (born. 5 May 1959, Arhavi, Artvin) is a Turkish Turkish Classical Music artist. He worked as a civil servant at a tea factory in Rize and moved to Istanbul ...

(born 1959), Turkish musician *

Cengiz Özek Cengiz Özek (born June 4, 1964) is Turkish traditional shadow theatre manipulator of Karagöz. He established Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Const ...

(born 1964), Turkish puppeteer *

Cengiz Topel Cengiz Topel (September 2, 1934 – August 8, 1964) was a fighter pilot of the Turkish Air Force, who was tortured to death after his plane was shot down while supporting the Turkish army during the 1964 inter-communal conflict "Erenköy Resista ...

(1934–1964), Turkish fighter pilot * Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish footballer

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Hakan Cengiz Hakan Cengiz (born 10 October 1967) is a Turkish football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that ...

(born 1967), Turkish-German football coach *

Hüseyin Cengiz Hüseyin Cengiz (born 25 July 1984) is a Turkish-Dutch former footballer. Club career Cengiz played for De Graafschap and Turkish side Yozgatspor, before joining Eerste Divisie club AGOVV in 2006. He left AGOVV for Turkish second division sid ...

(born 1984), Turkish-Dutch footballer *

Mustafa Cengiz Mustafa Cengiz (25 December 1949 – 28 November 2021) was a Former Bureaucrat and Turkish businessman who served as the president of sports club Galatasaray S.K. Early life Mustafa Cengiz was born in Nizip, Gaziantep Province, southeastern Tu ...

(1949–2021), Turkish businessman and former president of the sports club Galatasaray S.K. *

Orhan Kemal Cengiz Orhan Kemal Cengiz is a Turkish lawyer, journalist and human rights activist. He graduated in law from the University of Ankara in 1993. From 1997 to 1998 he worked in London. He is president and founding member of the Human Rights Agenda Associati ...

, Turkish lawyer, journalist and human rights activist

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