Cenk 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 ...

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Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

word "cenk" is of

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

word Jang (جنگ) and means "war" or "battle". Notable people with the name include:

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* Cenk Akyol (born 1987),

basketball player * Cenk Gönen (born 1988), Turkish football goalkeeper * Cenk Güvenç (born 1991), Turkish footballer * Cenk İşler (born 1974), Turkish footballer *

Cenk Renda Cenk Renda (born 10 October 1969, in Turkey) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He played for Turkey national basketball team. The former power forward is 2.05 m tall. Currently, he is team manager of Fenerbahçe. Career * E ...

(born 1969), Turkish former basketball player *

Cenk Tosun Cenk Tosun (; born 7 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the Turkey national team. After making one Bundesliga appearance for Eintracht Frankfurt, he transferred to Gaziantepspor i ...

(born 1991), Turkish footballer * Cenk Uygur (born 1970), Turkish-American radio and TV show host * Devrim Cenk Ulusoy (born 1973), Turkish free-diver *

Enver Cenk Şahin Enver is both a masculine given name and a surname. In Turkish language, Turkish, Albanian Language, Albanian, Bosnian language, Bosnian and Crimean Tatar language, Crimean Tatar, it is the transliteration of the Arabic name ''Anwar (name), Anwar'', ...

(born 1994), Turkish footballer * Seyhan Cenk Tekelioğlu (born 1973), Turkish footballer {{given name Turkish masculine given names