Demirel is a
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surname meaning "iron hand." Notable people with the surname include:
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Bektaş Demirel
Bektaş Demirel (born February 8, 1976 as Visita Asanov in the Soviet Union) is a Turkish judoka. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώ ...
(born 1976), Turkish judoka
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Hakan Demirel
İsmail Hakan Demirel (born 7 May 1986) is a Turkish professional basketball player for İstanbul BB of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He is 1.91 m tall and plays the point guard position.
Career
He studied at Istanbul Bilgi Unive ...
(born 1986), Turkish basketball player
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Mithat Demirel (born 1978), Turkish-German basketball player
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Nazmiye Demirel
Nazmiye Demirel (3 January 1927 – 27 May 2013) was the 9th First Lady of Turkey. She was the wife of Süleyman Demirel, the 9th President of Turkey, until her death.
She was born on 3 January 1927 in Isparta. On 12 March 1948 she married Süle ...
(1927–2013), First Lady of Turkey
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Serdar Demirel
Serdar Demirel (born 4 September 1983, in Sivas) is a Turkish sport shooter specialized in 10 meter air pistol events. He is the police chief of the public security branch office at Nevşehir provincial directorate of security.
Achievements
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(born 1983), Turkish sport shooter
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Süleyman Demirel
Süleyman Sami Demirel (; 1 November 1924 – 17 June 2015) was a Turkish people, Turkish politician, engineer, and statesman who served as the List of Presidents of Turkey, 9th President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000. He previously served as the ...
(1924–2015), Turkish politician, former prime minister and state president
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Volkan Demirel (born 1981), Turkish football goalkeeper
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Yeşim Demirel
Yeşim Demirel (born April 19, 1990) is a Turkish-German women's football forward currently playing in the 2nd Women's Football Bundesliga South (2. Frauen Bundesliga Süd) for Karlsruher SC in Germany with jersey number 9. She is a member of t ...
(born 1990), Turkish-German women's footballer
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Çağlar Demirel
Çağlar Demirel (born 29 July 1969, Kulp, Turkey) is a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin and a former member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
Early life and education
Çağlar Demirel was b ...
(born 1969) Kurdish politician from Turkey
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