Derviş is the

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and Bosnian (''Derviš'') spelling of the Persian and Arabic word " " (), referring to a

Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...

aspirant. The word appears as a given name and surname in various forms throughout Arabic, Bosnian (a Slavic language), Persian, and Turkish-speaking communities. An etymology for the name is given in the Oxford Dictionary of American Family Names:

Given name

Derviş

Derviş Ali Derviş Ali ( ota, دروش على Modern Turkish: ''Derviş Ali'') (d. 1673) was a 17th-century Ottoman calligrapher. Life and work His is known as Derviş Ali, the elder or by the nicknames ''Büyük'', ''Birinci'' or ''ayırt Mâruf'' (to ...

(died 1673), Ottoman calligrapher *

Derviş Ali Kavazoğlu Derviş Ali Kavazoğlu (April 4, 1924 – April 11, 1965) was a Turkish Cypriot member of the left wing AKEL party who was killed in 1965 by Turkish ultranationalist paramilitary group TMT. Assassination Kavazoğlu and Kostas Misiaoulis were prop ...

(1924-1965), Turkish Cypriot politician assassinated by Turkish paramilitary group TMT. * Derviş Eroğlu (born 1938), Turkish Cypriot former president of

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...

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Derviş Kemal Deniz Derviş Kemal Deniz (born October 2, 1954) is the former Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus political minister, Minister of Economic system, Economy and Tourism. He was appointed to these portfolios on April 28, 2005, in the 19th cabinet of TRNC u ...

(born 1954), Turkish Cypriot politician *

Dervis Konuralp Dervis Konuralp (born 1980) is a British Paralympic Games, Paralympic Swimming (sport), swimmer who has represented Great Britain at four Paralympic Games, three Paralympic World Cup, World Championships and four World Para Swimming European Cham ...

(born 1980), British Paralympic swimmer of Turkish-Cypriot descent *

Derviş Vahdeti Derviş Vahdeti (1870–1909) was a Cypriot-born religious figure and Islamist politician. He was the leading figure of 31 March incident. He was executed on 19 July 1909 due to his role in the incident. Biography Vahdeti was born in Cyprus in 1 ...

(1870–1909), Cyprus-born Ottoman religious figure and journalist * Derviş Zaim (born 1964), Turkish Cypriot novelist

Derviš

* Derviš-beg Alić Sarvanović, Ottoman governor of the sanjak of Montenegro * Derviš Hadžiosmanović (born 1959), Montenegrin football coach and former player *

Derviš Sušić Derviš Sušić (3 June 1925 – 1 September 1990) was a Bosnian writer, known best for his first work '' I, Danilo''. His political affiliations and life path had a significant impact on the themes of his literary works. Sušić was a Yugo ...

(1925–1990), Bosnian writer

Dervish

* Dervish Mehmed, the title and name of several historical Ottoman people

Surname

Ahmet Derviş Ahmet Derviş also known as Derviş Bey or Derviş Pasha (1881, Yenidje-Vardar (Giannitsa), Salonica Vilayet – January 17, 1932, Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. See also *List of high-ranking ...

(1881–1932), officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army *

Kemal Derviş Kemal Derviş (; born 10 January 1949) is a Turkish economist and politician, and former head of the United Nations Development Programme. He was honored by the government of Japan for having "contributed to mainstreaming Japan's development as ...

(1949–2023), Turkish economist and politician *

Suat Derviş Suat Derviş (1905–1972) was a Turkish novelist, journalist, and Activism, political activist, who was among the founders of the Socialist Women’s Association in 1970. Family and early career Suat Derviş was born in 1905 in Istanbul. She wa ...

(1905–1972), Turkish female novelist, journalist, and political activist