Koç () is a
Turkish word that may refer to:
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Ahmet Koç
Ahmet Koç is a bağlama artist from Turkey.
Before the "Paradoks"
He appeared and played bağlama with the female singer Şebnem Paker at Eurovision Song Contest 1997, in Dublin, where they represented Turkey and came in 3rd place. His prev ...
, bağlama artist from Turkey
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Ali Yıldırım Koç
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...
(born 1967), Turkish businessman
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Anıl Koç (born 1995), Turkish-Belgian footballer
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Atilla Koç
Atilla Koç (born March 1, 1946) is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party. He was the Minister of Culture and Tourism in the first cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
After graduating from Ankara University, he worked in the M ...
(born, 1946), Turkish politician
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Cengiz Koç (born 1977), German heavyweight boxer of Turkish descent
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Filiz Koç
Filiz Koç (born 6 October 1986), aka Filiz Heilmann or Filiz Heilmann Koç, is a Turkish-German women's football midfielder, currently playing in the Turkish Women's First League for 1207 Antalya Muratpaşa Belediye Spor with jersey number 13. ...
(born in 1986), Turkish-German women's footballer, model and sports reporter
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Hakan Koç
Hakan Koç (born November 25, 1980 in Sivas) is an amateur Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the heavyweight division. He studied at Selçuk University.
He defeated France's Vincent Aka-Akesse for the gold medal in the 96 kg division ...
(born 1980), Turkish freestyle wrestler
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Haluk Koç
Ahmet Haluk Koç (born 3 October 1954) is a Turkish politician who serves as the spokesperson and deputy leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) since 2012. He was a Member of Parliament for Samsun between 2002 and 2015 and serves as an MP f ...
(born 1954), Turkish politician
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Hüseyin Koç
Hüseyin Koç (born July 30, 1979 in Bursa, Turkey) is a Turkish volleyball player. He is tall and plays in the setter position. Since the 2012-13 season, he is a member of Halkbank Ankara.
Family life
Hüseyin Koç was born on July 30, 1979 in ...
(born 1979), Turkish volleyball player
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İnanç Koç
İnanç Koç (born February 9, 1979) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player. He played the small forward position. He was most recently the assistant coach for the Yukatel Merkezefendi of the Turkish Basketball Super League ...
(born 1979), Turkish professional basketball player
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Meryem Koç
Meryem Koç (born November 28, 1996) is a Turkish women's football goalkeeper currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Ataşehir Belediyespor with jersey number 13.
Playing career Club
Meryem Koç obtained her lice ...
(born 1996), Turkish women's footballer
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Okan Koç
Okan Koç (born 22 January 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Club career
Koç began his career with lower division club Çanakkale Dardanelspor, before being transferred to Gençlerbirliği in 2002, ...
(born 1982), Turkish professional footballer
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Rahmi Koç
Mustafa Rahmi Koç (born 9 October 1930) is a Turkish businessman. In 2016, Forbes ranked him No. 906 richest person in the world with a net worth of $2.6 billion. In 2013, he was the Turkish person who paid the most income taxes in his cou ...
(born 1930), Turkish businessman
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Serhat Koç
Serhat Koç (born 18 July 1990) is a Dutch former professional footballer who plays for KFC Esperanza Pelt.
Career
Born in Eindhoven, Koç made his first first team appearance on 11 January 2008 against FC Volendam.
On 10 December 2008, he a ...
(born 1990), Dutch footballer of Turkish descent
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Süleyman Koç (born 1989), Turkish-German footballer
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Vehbi Koç
Ahmet Vehbi Koç (20 July 1901 – 25 February 1996) was a Turkish entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Koç Holding, Koç Group, one of Turkey’s largest groups of companies. During his lifetime he came to be one of Turkey's wea ...
(1901-1996), Turkish businessman
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Koç family
The Koç family is a Turkish family of business people founded by Vehbi Koç, one of the wealthiest self-made people in Turkey. His grandsons, the third generation of the Koç family, today run Turkey's largest group of companies, Koç Holding, ...
, Turkish dynasty of business people
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Koç Holding
Koç Holding A.Ş. () is the largest industrial conglomerate in Turkey, and the only company in the country to be listed on the Fortune Global 500 as of 2016. The company, headquartered in Nakkaştepe, Istanbul, is controlled by the Koç family, ...
, industrial conglomerate in Turkey founded and controlled by the Koç family
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Koç School
The Koç School ( tr, Koç Okulu) is a private coeducational school in Turkey founded by Vehbi Koç, one of Turkey's wealthiest businessmen. The school comprises a high school that pioneered the IB program in Turkey and an elementary school. Pr ...
, private school in Istanbul, Turkey
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Koç University
Koç University ( tr, Koç Üniversitesi) is a non-profit private university in Istanbul, Turkey. It started education in temporary buildings in İstinye in 1993, and moved to its current Rumelifeneri campus near Sarıyer in 2000. Koç Universit ...
, private university in
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
See also
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Koch (surname) Koch ( , , ) is a German surname that means "cook" or "chef".
A–C
* Adam Koch (born 1988), American professional basketball player
* Adolf Koch (1896–1970), German school teacher and leader of the Freikörperkultur
* Alan Koch (baseball) (bor ...
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Turkish-language surnames