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male given name. It is equivalent to the

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given name and surname Khalil or its variant Khaleel. Notable persons with the name include: *

Halil Akbunar Halil Akbunar (born 9 November 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian club Westerlo and the Turkey national team. Career Halil was promoted to the senior team of Göztepe in January 2012 after graduating ...

(born 1993), Turkish footballer *

Halil Akkaş Halil Akkaş (born 1 July 1983) is a Turkish middle-distance runner who won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games. He finished fourth in the 5000 m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. At the 2007 E ...

(born 1983), Turkish middle distance runner *

Halil Akıncı Halil Akıncı (born 9 December 1945) is a retired Turkey, Turkish diplomat who served as the Turkish Ambassador to Slovenia, India, and Russia. He was formerly the Secretary General of the Turkic Council. On the photo Ambassador Akinci presents ...

(born 1945), Turkish diplomat *

Halil Altındere Halil Altındere (born in 1971 in Mardin, lives in Istanbul) is a contemporary artist. His work includes video, sculpture, photography, installation, performance, as well as collaborative editorial and curatorial projects. The themes of his work ...

(born 1971), Turkish artist * Halil Altıntop (born 1982), Turkish footballer *

Halil Asani Halil Asani (; born 27 March 1974) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career After playing for ČSK Čelarevo in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia, Asani was transferred to First League side Vojvodina in th ...

(born 1974), Serbian footballer *

Halil Bajramović Halil Bajramović (born 1971 in Rujnica, Cazin) is a Bosnian businessman. During the Bosnian war, he joined the V Corps (Bosnia and Herzegovina), V Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was defending the Bihać from t ...

(born 1971), Bosnian businessman *

Halil Berktay Halil Berktay is a Turkish people, Turkish historian at Ibn Haldun University and was columnist for the daily ''Taraf''. Life and career Berktay was born into an intellectual Turkish communist family. His father, Erdogan Berktay, was a member o ...

(born 1947), Turkish historian *

Halil Sami Bey Halil Sami Bey (1866 – 1925) was an Ottoman Army colonel, who served in the First World War. He successfully managed to fend off British forces during the Landing at Cape Helles. Career Halil Sami was in charge of the Ottoman 9th Divi ...

(1866–1925), Ottoman Army colonel *

Halil Bıçakçı Halil Bıçakçı (born 11 July 1926) is a Turkish professional Manager (association football), football manager. Bıçakçı managed Altay S.K., Altay when they won the Turkish Cup, 1966-67 Turkish Cup. Honours Altay * Turkish Cup: Turkish Cup, ...

(born 1926), Turkish football manager *

Halil Çolak İbrahim Halil Çolak (born 29 January 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF Second League club Balıkesirspor. Club career Youth career Çolak was born in Birecik, Turkey, but was raised in Deventer, a ...

(born 1988), Turkish footballer *

Halil Dervişoğlu Halil İbrahim Dervişoğlu (born 8 December 1999) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for club Burnley F.C., Burnley, on loan from club Brentford F.C., Brentford. Born in N ...

(born 1999), Dutch footballer of Turkish descent * Halil Sezai Erkut (1908–1988), Turkish government minister and politician * Halil Ergün (born 1946), Turkish actor *

Halil Gür Halil Gür (born 14 February 1951, in Karakese) is a Turkish-born Dutch writer who made his debut with his novel 'Crazy Mustafa and other stories' in 1984. He was the pioneer of a large group of Dutch writers from non-western cultures. The fa ...

(born 1951), Dutch author of Turkish origin * Halil Güven (born 1956), American professor and university administrator of Turkish Cypriot descent * Halil İbrahim Eren (born 1956), Turkish footballer *

Halil İnalcık Halil İnalcık (7 September 1916 – 25 July 2016) was a Turkish historian. His highly influential research centered on social and economic approaches to the Ottoman Empire. His academic career started at Ankara University, where he completed h ...

(born 1916), Turkish historian *

Halil Jaganjac Halil Jaganjac (born 22 June 1998) is a Croatian handball player who plays for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Croatian national team. Career Jaganjac was born in Rijeka to Bosnian parents. His father hails from Bosanski Petrovac, and his mother ha ...

(born 1998), Croatian handball player *

Halil Jaçellari Halil Jaçellari (14 July 1940 – 23 October 2009) was an Albanian writer and translator. Published works *''Mirë mëngjes njerëz'' (Good morning people), 1976, story collection *''Hapat e tij'' (His footsteps), 1978, story collection *''Ne ...

(1940–2009), Albanian writer and translator *

Halil Kanacević Halil Kanacević (born October 23, 1991) is an American-born Montenegrin professional basketball player for Trikala Aries of the Greek Basket League. Previously, he played basketball with Saint Joseph's University, where he helped lead the team t ...

(born 1991), American-born Montenegrin basketball player *

Halil Kaya Halil Kaya (born 1920, date of death unknown) was a Turkish sport wrestler. He won a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, bantamweight class, at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and largest city of Engla ...

(1920–?), Turkish Olympic sport wrestler *

Halil Kut Halil Kut (1881 – 20 August 1957) was an Ottoman Turkish military commander and politician. He served in the Ottoman army during World War I, notably taking part in the military campaigns against Russia in the Caucasus and the British in Me ...

(1881–1957), Ottoman-born Turkish regional governor, military commander and genocide perpetrator *

Halil Köse Halil Ibrahim Köse (born 21 April 1997) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Knokke. Born in Belgium, he represented Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, l ...

(born 1997), Belgian-born Turkish footballer *

Halil Menteşe Halil Menteşe (1874–1948) was a Turkish government minister and politician, who was a well known official of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP). He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the President of the Chamber of Deputies in the ...

(1874–1948), Turkish government minister, politician and genocide perpetrator *

Halil Suleyman Ozerden Halil Suleyman "Sul" Ozerden ( tr, Halil Süleyman Özerden) (born December 5, 1966) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and a former nominee to be a Circuit Judge for the ...

(born 1966), American lawyer and judge *

Halil Pasha (disambiguation) Halil Pasha (fl. 1631–1633) was an Ottoman governor of Egypt. Halil Pasha may also refer to: * Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha ( fl. 1364–1387), Ottoman grand vizier (''Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Elder'') * Imamzade Halil Pasha ( fl. 1 ...

, several people *

Halil Mete Soner Halil Mete Soner is a Turkish American mathematician born in Ankara. Soner's current research interests are nonlinear partial differential equations; asymptotic analysis of Ginzburg-Landau type systems, viscosity solutions, and mathematical fin ...

, Turkish-American mathematician and academic *

Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu (born Halil Aliev () on 14 July 1973 in Postnik, Bulgaria) is a former professional Turkish weightlifter with several World and Olympic championship titles. Mutlu is one of the five weightlifters who has achieved three consecutive ...

(born 1973), Bulgarian-Turkish Olympic weightlifter *

Halil Mutlu (politics) Halil Mutlu (born 1971) is a Turkish-born physician, political lobbyist and community activist living in the United States of America. Mutlu is currently serving as a board member of the Turkish American Steering Committee (TASC) and is a former ...

, Turkish-born physician, political lobbyist and community activist living in the USA *

Halil Mëniku Halil Bej Mëniku (died June 4, 1967) was an Albanians, Albanian politician and publisher. He served as mayor of Tirana, mayor of Tiranë from 1943 to 1944. Life In 1935 he published the journal ''Jeta dhe Kultura'' ( en, Life and Culture). A me ...

(died 1967), Albanian politician and publisher *

Halil Savda Halil Savda (born 1974) is a Turkish conscientious objector who has been subjected to continued arrest and conviction for his refusal to serve mandatory military service – in violation of Turkish law. Early life and education Halil Savda was bor ...

(born 1974), Turkish conscientious objector * Halil Savran (born 1985), Turkish-German footballer * Halil Tikveša (born 1935), Bosnian painter *

Halil Uysal Halil Ibrahim Uysal (1973-April 2008) (Kurdish: Xelîl Uysal) was a journalist and film director mainly focused on reporting on the Kurdish liberation movement. He later changed his surname to Daĝ. Family and early life He was born in Germany ...

(1973–2008), Turkish journalist and film director *

Halil Yeral Halil Yeral (born 1 January 2000) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Akhisarspor. Professional career A youth product of Akhisarspor, Yeral signed his first professional contract with the club in 2016. He made his profession ...

(born 2000), Turkish footballer *

Halil Zeybek Halil Zeybek (born 23 August 1985) is a Turkish professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footb ...

(born 1985), Turkish footballer *

Halil Zorba Halil Zorba (born 22 September 1988) is a British weightlifter. He represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and was in contention for the British team for the 2012 Summer Olympics but was ultimately not chosen for the team despite bein ...

(born 1988), British weightlifter *

Halil Zıraman Halil İbrahim Zıraman (1927-1984) was a javelin thrower from Turkey, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics in 1948 and 1952. Halil İbrahim was born 1927 in Zıraman village of Kula district in Manisa Province. He f ...

(1927–1984), Turkish javelin thrower *

(born 1988), Turkish footballer *

Halil Ürün Halil Ürün (born 3 July 1968) is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for Afyonkarahisar since 12 June 2011. Born in Afyonkarahisar, he graduated from Selçuk University ...

(born 1968), Turkish politician *

(1916–2016), Turkish historian

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