Deniz is a Turkish

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meaning "sea".Behind the Name
/ref> It is used for both females and males. Originally, Deniz was a masculine name. In a Turkish legend, the oldest Turkish ruler ( Khan) Oğuz had six sons. They were Ay-Han (moon Khan), Gök-Han (sky Khan), Deniz-Han (sea Khan), Yıldız-Han (star Khan), Gün-Han (sun Khan) and Dağ-Han (mountain Khan). Today, Deniz is a unisex name.

First name

* Deniz Aslan (born 1989), Turkish footballer *

Deniz Aycicek Deniz may refer to: * Deniz (given name), Turkish given name * Deniz (surname) Déniz or Deniz (also written Denis in some parts of South America, see Denis) is a Spanish-Portuguese surname derived from the French surname De Niz. Deniz, although ...

(born 1990), Turkish-German footballer * Deniz Aydoğdu (born 1983), Turkish footballer * Deniz Aytekin (born 1978), German football referee of Turkish descent *

Deniz Barış Deniz Barış (born 2 July 1977) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. Career Born in Kemah, Turkey, Barış played for SV Este 06/70 in his youth. He had an important role when FC St ...

(born 1977), Turkish retired footballer *

Deniz Baykal Deniz Baykal (born 20 July 1938) is a Turkish politician at the Republican People's Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, abbreviated CHP) who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996. Having served in ...

(born 1938), Turkish politician * Deniz Baykara (born 1984), Turkish footballer *

Deniz Bozkurt Deniz Manuel Bozkurt (born July 23, 1993) is a retired Turkish-born Puerto Rican footballer. He most recently played for Boca Raton FC and for the Puerto Rico national football team. Career Bozkurt started his career in the United States' colle ...

(born 1993), Turkish-Puerto Rican footballer * Deniz Çakır (born 1982), Turkish film and television actress *

Deniz Çınar Deniz Çınar (; born 8 December 1984, in Izmir, Turkey) is a Turkish yacht racer competing in the 470 class. The tall athlete at is a member of Galatasaray Sport Club, where he is coached by Edo Fantela. His brother Ateş is also a natio ...

(born 1984), Turkish yacht racer * Deniz Dimaki (born 1977), Greek triathlete *

Deniz Doğan Deniz Doğan (born 20 October 1979) is a Turkish-German football coach and football player, who currently works for the reserve team of Eintracht Braunschweig as a playing assistant. Career Doğan began his professional at 2. Bundesliga side ...

, German footballer * Deniz Ertan (born 2004), Turkish swimmer *

Deniz Gezmiş Deniz Gezmiş (27 February 1947 – 6 May 1972) was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, student leader, and political activist in Turkey in the late 1960s. He was one of the founding members of the People's Liberation Army of Turkey (THK ...

(1947–1972), Turkish political activist * Deniz Hakyemez (born 1983), Turkish volleyball player *

Deniz Hümmet Deniz Hümmet (born 13 September 1996) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF. Career Hümmet made his Ligue 2 debut on 13 February 2015. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 20 February 2016 again ...

(born 1996), Turkish footballer *

Deniz Kadah Deniz Kadah (born 2 March 1986) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Altay. Personal life Kadah was born in Viranşehir in Turkey and grew up in Verden in Germany. He made his debut in the first team for Bundesliga ...

(born 1986), Turkish footballer *

Deniz Kandiyoti Deniz Kandiyoti (born 15 March 1944) is an author and an academic of research in the fields of gender relations and developmental politics in the Middle East, specifically Turkey. She holds a PhD from London School of Economics. Her work on gen ...

(born 1944), Turkish feminist academic *

Deniz Khazaniuk Deniz Khazaniuk ( he, דניז חזניוק; born 24 October 1994) is an inactive Israeli tennis player. Khazaniuk has career-high WTA rankings of 200 in singles, achieved on 11 June 2018, and of 445 in doubles, achieved on 16 June 2014. She has ...

(born 1994), Israeli tennis player *

Deniz Kılıçlı Mükremin Deniz Kılıçlı (born October 23, 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Collegiate career Freshman season After missing the first 20 games of the season because o ...

(born 1990), Turkish basketballer * Deniz Koyu (born 1985), Turkish-German DJ and electronic dance music producer * Deniz Kurtel, Turkish artist and electronic musician * Deniz Kuypers, Dutch-American writer *

Deniz Mujić Deniz Mujić (born 7 August 1990) is an Austrian footballer of Bosnian descent who plays as a midfielder or forward for Liechtensteiner club Eschen/Mauren. Career In January 2014, he joined the reserve team of FC St. Gallen. On 8 January 201 ...

(born 1990), Austrian footballer of Bosnian descent * Deniz Naki (born 1989), German footballer * Deniz Nazar (born 1980), Ukrainian-born Turkish swimmer * Deniz Orhun (born 1974), Turkish-American chef, media personality and businesswoman *

Deniz Seki Deniz Seki (born July 1, 1970) is a Turkish pop singer, songwriter and composer. Personal life Deniz Seki was born in Istanbul, Turkey on July 1, 1970. She has two younger brothers Serdar and Serkan. She completed her education in Çamlıca Hig ...

(born 1970), Turkish pop singer * Deniz Tek, Australian rock musician of Turkish descent * Deniz Türüç (born 1993), Dutch-Turkish footballer *

Deniz Yılmaz Deniz Yılmaz (born 26 February 1988) is a professional footballer who last played as a striker for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği. Born in West Germany, Yılmaz is of ethnic Turkish origin. Having represented Turkey internationally at various ...

(born 1988), Turkish footballer *

Deniz Yücel Deniz Yücel (; born 10 September 1973) is a German-Turkish journalist and publisher. He has been a contributor to several German publications, most notably ''Die Tageszeitung'' and ''Die Welt''. Espionage accusations and imprisonment The Tur ...

(born 1973), German-Turkish journalist

Middle name

Damla Deniz Düz Damla Deniz Düz (born 22 August 1995) is a Turkish female water polo player, playing at the wing position. She is part of the Turkey women's national water polo team. She competed at the 2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship. She is a m ...

(born 1995), Turkish water polo player *

Dilan Deniz Gökçek Dilan Deniz Gökçek İşcan (born 1976) is a Turkish referee and sports instructor from profession. She is a FIFA listed woman referee since 2005. Gökçek's interest in football began through her elder brother. Six sisters used to watch all ...

, Turkish football referee * Nazlı Deniz Kuruoğlu (born 1960), Turkish ballet dancer and former beauty contestant

Fictional characters

* Deniz, in '' Follow Kadri, Not Your Heart''

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{{given name, nocat Turkish unisex given names

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