Elif Elif, Aleph, Alpha is recognized in the Abrahamic texts as a special cipher/ key that unlocks mystical religious concepts. Elifaz is a kibbutz in Israel. Elif is a popular name for secular modern Turks who supported Ataturk. During the Revolutionary war in Turkey, Ataturk referred to the brave women on the homefront as ‘Elif’s for their bravery, respecting the historical context and the inspiration for a new nation. It corresponds to the letter

aleph Aleph (or alef or alif, transliterated ʾ) is the first letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician , Hebrew , Aramaic , Syriac , Arabic ʾ and North Arabian 𐪑. It also appears as South Arabian 𐩱 and Ge'ez . These letter ...

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Hebrew alphabet The Hebrew alphabet ( he, wikt:אלפבית, אָלֶף־בֵּית עִבְרִי, ), known variously by scholars as the Ktav Ashuri, Jewish script, square script and block script, is an abjad script used in the writing of the Hebrew languag ...

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Begünhan Elif Ünsal Begünhan Elif Ünsal (born January 4, 1993) is a Turkish archer. Private life Begünhan Elif Ünsal was born in Isparta, Turkey on January 4, 1993. After finishing the private high school Altınbaşak College, she studied Sports Science at the ...

(born 1993), Turkish archer * İlayda Elif Elhih, actress * Elif Ağca (born 1984), Turkish volleyball player *

Elif Batuman Elif Batuman (born 1977) is an American author, academic, and journalist. She is the author of three books: a memoir, ''The Possessed'', and the novels ''The Idiot,'' which was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and ''Either/Or'' ...

(born 1977), American author, academic, journalist *

Elif Demirezer Elif Demirezer (born 12 December 1992 in Berlin) currently known by her stage name ELIF, is a German musician of Turkey, Turkish descent. Biography Elif Demirezer was born as the daughter of Turkish immigrants in Berlin and is the third of four ...

(born 1992), German-Turkish pop singer and songwriter * Elif Deniz (born 1993), Turkish footballer *

Elif Elmas Eljif Elmas ( mk, Елиф Елмас; born 24 September 1999) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Napoli and the North Macedonia national team. Club career Early career Elmas started his career at FK Ra ...

(born 1999), footballer from North Macedonia * Elif Gülbayrak (born 1988), Turkish volleyball player *

Elif Jale Yeşilırmak Elif Jale Yeşilırmak, née Yulia Guramievna Rekvava (russian: Юлия Гурамиевна Реквава), (born July 30, 1986 in Smolensk, Russia) is a Russian- Turkish female wrestler. She is the first woman wrestler to represent Turkey at ...

(born 1986), Turkish wrestler of Russian origin * Elif Keskin (born 2002), Turkish women's footballer * Elif Kızılkaya (born 1991), Turkish curler *

Elif Köroğlu Elif Köroğlu is a Turkish female football referee and long-distance runner. Elif Köroğlu began her official career in the amateur league match in March 2015. She served in the role of referee in various age categories of the amateur league ...

, Turkish football referee *

Elif Shafak Elif Shafak ( tr, Elif Şafak, ; born 25 October 1971) is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, public speaker, political scientist and activist. Shafak writes in Turkish and English, and has published 19 works. She is best known for her n ...

, Turkish-British writer and activist *

Elif Sıla Aydın Elif Sıla Aydın (born April 11, 1996) is a Turkish women's handballer, who plays in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for Konyaaltı Belediyespor, and the Turkey national team. The -tall sportswoman plays in the left wing positio ...

(born 1996), Turkish handball player *

Elif Yıldırım Elif Yıldırım Gören (born February 14, 1990) is a Turkish sprinter, who is specialized in the 400m hurdles event. The tall athlete at is a member of Enka SK, where she is coached by Kemal Şencan and Fausto Ribeiro. Gören qualified as th ...

(born 1990), Turkish middle-distance runner

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