Mehmed (modern

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: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Originally the intermediary vowels in the Arabic ''Muhammad'' were completed with an ''e'' in adaptation to Turkish phonotactics, which spelled Mehemed and the name lost the central ''e'' over time

Final devoicing Final-obstruent devoicing or terminal devoicing is a systematic phonological process occurring in languages such as Catalan, German, Dutch, Breton, Russian, Polish, Lithuanian, Turkish, and Wolof. In such languages, voiced obstruents in final p ...

of ''d'' to ''t'' is a regular process in Turkish. The prophet himself is referred to in Turkish using the archaic version, ''Muhammed''. The name Mehmet also often appears in derived compound names. The name is also prevalent in former Ottoman territories, particularly among Balkan Muslims in Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo. The name is also commonly used in Turkish culture in the form of Mehmetçik, meaning ''little Mehmet'', for unranked soldiers.

Given name

Mehmed

* Mehmed I (1382–1421), Ottoman sultan *

Mehmed II Mehmed II ( ota, محمد ثانى, translit=Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; tr, II. Mehmed, ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( ota, ابو الفتح, Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit=the Father of Conquest, links=no; tr, Fâtih Su ...

(1432–1481), Ottoman sultan (''Fatih'', "the Conqueror") * Mehmed III (1566–1603), Ottoman sultan * Mehmed IV (1642–1693), Ottoman sultan (''Avcı'', "the Hunter") * Mehmed V (1844–1918), Ottoman sultan *

Mehmed VI Mehmed VI Vahideddin ( ota, محمد سادس ''Meḥmed-i sâdis'' or ''Vaḥîdü'd-Dîn''; tr, VI. Mehmed or /; 14 January 1861 – 16 May 1926), also known as Şahbaba () among the Osmanoğlu family, was the 36th and last Sultan of the O ...

(1861–1926), 36th and last Ottoman sultan * Mehmed I Giray (1465–1523), a khan of the Crimean Khanate in 1515–1523 * Mehmed Abdulaziz (1901–1977), Ottoman prince * Mehmed Alagić (1947–2003), Bosnian soldier * Mehmed Alajbegović (1906–1947), Croatian politician *

Mehmed Ali Pasha (disambiguation) Mehmed Ali Pasha may refer to: * Muhammad Ali Pasha (1769–1849), considered the founder of modern Egypt * Çerkes Mehmed Pasha (died 1625), Ottoman statesman and grand vizier * Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha (1815–1871), Ottoman statesman and grand v ...

* Mehmed Alispahić (born 1987), Bosnian footballer * Mehmed Baždarević (born 1960), Bosnian football manager * Mehmed Bushati, Albanian Pasha * Mehmed Emin (disambiguation) * Mehmed Emin Pasha (disambiguation) * Mehmed Ertuğrul Efendi (1912–1944), Ottoman prince * Mehmed Handžić (1906–1944), Bosnian author *

Mehmed Janjoš Mehmed Janjoš (born 5 August 1957) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is currently working as an assistant coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Playing career Born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovi ...

(born 1957), Bosnian football manager * Mehmed Kalakula, Albanian politician *

Mehmed Kodro Mehmed "Meho" Kodro (born 12 January 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He spent most of his 16-year senior career in Spain, mostly with Real Sociedad (four seasons) and Tenerife (three), ...

(born 1967), Bosnian footballer and football manager * Mehmed Malkoč (born 1990), Bosnian footballer * Mehmed Merejan, Bulgarian poet *

Mehmed Orhan Şehzade Mehmed Orhan Efendi ( ota, محمد اور خان; also Mehmed Orhan Osmanoğlu; 12 October 1909 – 12 March 1994) was an Ottoman prince and the 42nd head of the Ottoman dynasty from 1983 to 1994. He was the advisor of King Zog I of Al ...

(1909–1994), Ottoman prince *

Mehmed Pasha (disambiguation) Mehmed Pasha or Mehmet Pasha may refer to: * Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483–1539), Ottoman grand vizier * Baltaci Mehmed Pasha (1662–1712), Ottoman grand vizier * Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha (died 1521), Ottoman vizier and east front commander * Boyn ...

* Mehmed Namık Pasha (1804–1892), Ottoman statesman * Mehmed Reshid (1873–1919), Ottoman governor of the Diyarbekir Vilayet *

Mehmed Sadık Pasha Mehmed Sadık Pasha (1826 – 1901) was an Ottoman conservative statesman and a member of the Senate. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 18 April 1878 until 28 May 1878. He also served as governor of the Aidin Vilayet of the Ottoma ...

(1825–1901), Ottoman statesman * Mehmed Said Efendi (died 1761), Ottoman statesman *

Mehmed Selim Pasha Mehmed Selim Pasha or Mehmed Selim Sırrı Pasha (1771 Bender, Moldova – 1831 Damascus, Ottoman Empire, nickname: "Benderli") was an Ottoman statesman. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. He ruled from 14 September 1824 to 24 October 1 ...

(1771–1831), Ottoman statesman * Mehmed Spaho (1883–1939), Bosnian politician * Mehmed Talat, Ottoman Grand Vizier *

Mehmed Uzun Mehmed Uzun (January 1, 1953 – October 10, 2007) was a Kurdish writer and novelist born in Siverek, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Though the Kurdish language was outlawed in Turkey from 1920 to 1990, he started to write in it and achieved much t ...

(1953–2007), Kurdish writer *

Kavalalı Mehmed Ali Pasha Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha, also known as Muhammad Ali of Egypt and the Sudan ( sq, Mehmet Ali Pasha, ar, محمد علي باشا, ; ota, محمد علی پاشا المسعود بن آغا; ; 4 March 1769 – 2 August 1849), was ...

(1769–1849), Ottoman Albanian viceroy of Egypt * Kadızade Mehmed (1582–1635), Islamic preacher in the Ottoman Empire. * Mehmet Ali Ağca, Turkish gunman

Mehmet

Mehmet Akgün Mehmet Akgün (born 6 August 1986) is a Turkish former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Career In the 2005–06 season, Akgün played for Borussia Dortmund II. He was picked several times for the Borussi ...

(born 1986), Turkish-German footballer * Mehmet Al (born 1983), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Altan (born 1953), Turkish economist, columnist, and writer * Mehmet Altınsoy (1924–2007), Turkish politician *

Mehmet Arif (disambiguation) Mehmet Arif or Mehmed Arif may refer to: * Mehmed Arif Bey (1845–1898), Ottoman historian. * Mehmet Arif Örgüç: "Hacı Arif" (1876–1940) military officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish army. * Mehmet Arif Şenerim: (1877&ndas ...

* Mehmet Aslantuğ (born 1961), Turkish actor * Mehmet Aydın (born 1943), Turkish politician *

Mehmet Aziz (malariologist) Mehmet Aziz, CBE, (September 24, 1893, Larnaca – June 17, 1991) was a Turkish Cypriot medical doctor and ordinance professor. He was the Chief Health Inspector for the British colonial Government of Cyprus in the 1930s and 1940s, and is widely ...

, Cypriot malariologist * Mehmet Aurélio (born 1977), Brazilian-born Turkish footballer * Mehmet Batdal (born 1986), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Baydar Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muha ...

(1924–1973), Turkish assassinated diplomat *

Mehmet Boztepe Mehmet Boztepe (born 16 January 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for German Oberliga Niederrhein club MSV Düsseldorf. Birth and Childhood Boztepe was born in 1988 in Elazig. In the same year his father moved to Germany an ...

(born 1988), Turkish-German footballer *

Mehmet Bölükbaşı Mehmet Bölükbaşı (born 24 March 1978) is a Turkish goalkeeper playing for TFF Second League side İstanbulspor. He is a product of A. Sebatspor youth academy. Journeyman Mehmet spent most of his professional career with the UEFA Cup winner G ...

(born 1978), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Budak Mehmet Budak (born August 1, 1980 in Doğanşehir, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer. He last played as a winger for 68 Yeni Aksarayspor. Club career Budak previously played for Adanaspor and Malatyaspor in the Super Lig, and Eskişehirspor an ...

(born 1980), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Cavit Bey Mehmet Cavit Bey, Mehmed Cavid Bey or Mehmed Djavid Bey ( ota, محمد جاوید بك; 1875 – 26 August 1926) was an Ottoman economist, newspaper editor and leading politician during the dissolution period of the Ottoman Empire. A founding me ...

(1875–1926), Turkish economist * Mehmet Cesur (born 1982), Turkish Paralympian goalball player *

Mehmet Çetingöz Mehmet Çetingöz (born May 12, 1991, in Şanlıurfa, Turkey) is a Turkish wheelchair basketball player in center position. He is a 4 point player competing for Beşiktaş JK wheelchair basketball team. He is part of the Turkey men's junior nat ...

(born 1991), Turkish wheelchair basketball player * Mehmet Eren Boyraz (born 1981), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Emin (disambiguation) Mehmet Emin or Mehmed Emin is a Turkish given name for males, made up of the two names Mehmed and Emin. People with the name include: * Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan (born 1935), Kurdish writer * Mehmet Emin Bughra (1901–1965), Uyghur separatist * Mehm ...

Mehmet Emin Toprak Mehmet Emin Toprak (11 September 1974 – 2 December 2002) was a Turkish film actor. Toprak starred in the critically acclaimed 2002 film ''Uzak''. He died in a car crash on the way back from the Ankara Film Festival, near the town of Çan at ...

(1974–2002), Turkish actor *

Mehmet Esat Bülkat Esat Pasha Janina (18 October 1862 – 2 November 1952; ota, أسعد باشا یانیه), known as Mehmed Esad Bülkat () after the 1934 Surname Law, was an Ottoman general during the First Balkan War, where he led the Yanya Corps, and in ...

(1862–1952), Ottoman general *

Mehmet Çakır Mehmet Çakır (born 4 January 1984 in Bala, Ankara) is a Turkish professional footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Tuzlaspor. Biography In September 2011 he was sold to Kardemir Karabükspor for Turkish lira The l ...

(born 1984), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Cansun (born 1947), Turkish businessman *

Mehmet Çekiç Mehmet Çekiç (born 1 January 1970) is a Turkish Paralympic alpine skier who competes in the LW4 disability class of men's slalom, standing and giant slalom, standing events. He represented his country, Turkey, at the 2014 Sochi and 2018 Py ...

(born 1970), Turkish-French Paralympic alpine skier * Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi (1848–1917), Turkish judge * Mehmet Çoban (1905–1969), Turkish wrestler * Mehmet Çoğum (born 1983), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Coral (born 1947), Turkish novelist *

Mehmet Culum Mehmet Culum (born 1948) is a contemporary Turkish novelist who was born in Çeşme, a town in western Turkey. He studied political sciences at the University of Ankara. Before starting an antique shop in his hometown, Culum worked as an IT ...

(born 1948), Turkish novelist *

Mehmet Dinçer Mehmet Dinçer (born 1 January 1924) is a Turkish association football, football midfielder who was a member of the Turkey national football team, Turkey national team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.Mehmet Dragusha (born 1977), Albanian footballer *

Mehmet Durakovic Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muh ...

(born 1965), Australian footballer * Mehmet Ebussuud el-İmadi, Ottoman jurist *

Mehmet Ekici Mehmet Ekici (; born 25 March 1990) is a Turkish footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Fenerbahçe. He previously played for Werder Bremen, 1. FC Nürnberg, Bayern Munich, and Trabzonspor. Born in Germany, Ekici played for th ...

(born 1990), German footballer *

Mehmet Ergen Mehmet Ergen is a Turkish theatre director, producer and entrepreneur, currently based in London Borough of Hackney. Biography After completing a nine-month acting course in Turkey, Mehmet decided to become a director. He put an ad in ''The Stag ...

, Turkish theatre director * Mehmet Eroğlu (born 1948), Turkish novelist *

Mehmet Eymür Mehmet Eymür (born 1943 in Istanbul) is a retired Turkish intelligence official. In 1995-6 he led the counter-terrorism department of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), which he joined as a student in 1965 as a "pursuit officer" ( tr, ...

(born 1965), Turkish intelligence official * Mehmet Ferda (born 1963), British actor * Mehmet Fuat Köprülü (1890–1966), Turkish politician *

Mehmet Güney Mehmet Güney (born 3 May 1936 in Siirt, Turkey) is an international judge and a Turkish diplomat. Biography Education Between 1954 and 1959, Mehmet Güney studied at the faculty of political science, then at the law faculty, of the Ankara ...

(born 1936), Turkish judge *

Mehmet Günsür Mehmet Günsür (; born 8 May 1975) is a Turkish people, Turkish model, actor and producer. Early life Günsür was born in 1975 as the second child of a family of Tatar descent (a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic subgroup). His mother, Sibel, was ...

(born 1975), Turkish actor *

Mehmet Güreli Mehmet Güreli (born 1949 in Istanbul) is a Turkish writer, painter, director and musician. He graduated from Istanbul University , image = Istanbul_University_logo.svg , image_size = 200px , latin_name = Universitas Istanbulensis , mot ...

(born 1949), Turkish writer * Mehmet Gürs (born 1969), Turkish chef * Mehmet Güven (born 1987), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Hacıoğlu Mehmet Hacıoğlu (born 28 November 1959 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is a Turkish coach of Turkey national under-18 football team, Fenerbahçe PAF and former soccer player. He started his professional football managing career with Erzurumspor and also ...

(born 1959), Turkish former football coach *

Mehmet Haberal Mehmet Haberal (born 1944), is the founder of Başkent University in Ankara, Turkey, best known for becoming the first transplant surgeon in Turkey after leading the team that performed Turkey's first living-related kidney transplant in 1975, af ...

(born 1944), Turkish surgeon * Mehmet Hakkı Suçin, Turkish author * Mehmet Hetemaj (born 1987), Finnish footballer *

Mehmet Vehib Kaçı Wehib Pasha also known as Vehip Pasha, Mehmed Wehib Pasha, Mehmet Vehip Pasha (modern Turkish: ''Kaçı Vehip Paşa'' or ''Mehmet Vehip (Kaçı)'', 1877–1940), was a general in the Ottoman Army (1861–1922), Ottoman Army. He fought in the Balk ...

, Ottoman general * Mehmet Kaplan (born 1971), Swedish politician * Mehmet Kara (born 1983), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Sarper Kiskaç Mehmet Sarper Kıskaç (born July 9, 1990 in Kadıköy, Turkey) is a Turkish football player. Career He played central defender for Standard Liège in the Jupiler League and MKE Ankaragücü. On 31 August 2010 announced his re-sign with Stan ...

(born 1990), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Konica, Albanian politician *

Mehmet Kurtuluş Mehmet Kurtuluş (born 27 April 1972) is a Turkish-German actor. He is best known for his work with German director Fatih Akin. Life and career Kurtuluş was born in Uşak, Turkey, and moved at the age of 18 months to Germany, where he grew ...

(born 1972), German actor *

Mehmet Kutay Şenyıl Mehmet Kutay Şenyıl (born 6 March 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who is currently plays for Çayırovaspor. References 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from İzmit Turkish footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Ma ...

(born 1987), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Leblebi (1908–1972), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Mehdi Eker, Turkish politician *

Mehmet Müezzinoğlu Mehmet Müezzinoğlu (born January 9, 1955) is a Turkish physician and politician, who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security between 2016 and 2017, and the Minister of Health from 2013 to 2016. Early years He was born on January ...

(born 1955), Turkish physician, politician, and Minister of Health * Mehmet Murat Somer (born 1959), Turkish author * Mehmet Nas (born 1979), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Niyazi (1878–1931), Romanian and Crimean Tatar poet * Mehmet Okonsar (born 1961), Turkish-Belgian pianist * Mehmet Okur (born 1979), Turkish basketball player * Mehmet Oktav (1917–1996), Turkish wrestler * Mehmet Osman, a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Mehmet Oz (born 1960), Turkish-American physician and television presenter * Mehmet Özal (born 1978), Turkish wrestler * Mehmet Özdilek (born 1966), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Özhaseki (born 1957), Turkish politician * Mehmet Ozyurek (born 1949), Turkish world record holder *

Mehmet Polat Mehmet Polat (born 8 June 1978 in Gaziantep) is a Turkish footballer who last played for Mersin İdmanyurdu. He is a versatile central defender who can also play as rightback or defensive midfielder. He was capped four times for Turkey. He spent ...

(born 1978), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Sabancı (1963–2004), Turkish businessman *

Mehmet Sak Mehmet Sak (born 4 April 1990) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kocaelispor. Club career A native of İzmir, Sak began his career with local club Altay in 2006. He moved to Bursaspor in January 2011. On 11 Aug ...

(born 1990), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Scholl (born 1970), Turkish-German footballer *

Mehmet Sedef Mehmet Seyfettin Sedef (born 5 August 1987 in Kilis) is a Turkish professional footballer who last played as a defender for Çorum FK. Club career After passing through their youth ranks, he joined the Beşiktaş senior squad in 2005, making hi ...

(born 1987), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Şimşek (born 1967), Turkish politician * Mehmet Şenol Şişli, Turkish musician * Mehmet Shehu (1913–1981), Albanian politician *

Mehmet Tahsini Mehmet Tahsini (1864–?) was an Albanians, Albanian politician, active in the Ottoman Empire and Albania. He was born in Gjirokastër and started his career as a professor of History in Edirne. After 1895 he served as kaymakam in Eastern Anatolia ...

(1864–?), Albanian politician * Mehmet Tanrısever (born 1953), Turkish film producer * Mehmet Tarhan (born 1978), Turkish activist * Mehmet Terzi (born 1955), Turkish long-distance runner * Mehmet Tillem (1974–2019), Australian politician * Mehmet Toner (born 1958), Turkish biomedical engineer * Mehmet Topal (born 1986), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Topuz (born 1983), Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Türkmehmet Mehmet Türkmehmet (born 18 October 1980 in Kirkuk, Iraq) is an Iraqi Turkmen professional football midfielder. He currently plays for Karşıyaka S.K. in the TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for spon ...

(born 1980), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Nadir Ünal (born 1993), Turkish kickboxer and amateur boxer * Mehmet Vasıf Yakut, Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner *

Mehmet Yağmur Mehmet Yağmur (born July 1, 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He plays at the point guard The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the ...

(born 1987), Turkish basketball player *

Mehmet Yıldız Mehmet Yıldız (born September 14, 1981 in Yozgat, Turkey) is a Turkish football player. He last played as a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmit ...

(born 1981), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Yılmaz (disambiguation) ** Mehmet Yılmaz (footballer born 1988), Turkish footballer **

Mehmet Yılmaz (footballer born 1979) Mehmet Yılmaz may refer to: *Mehmet Yılmaz (footballer, born 1979) Mehmet Yılmaz (born 22 May 1979) is a Turkish retired footballer. Club career Yılmaz previously played for Gaziantepspor, B.B. Ankaraspor, Trabzonspor and Denizlispor, whe ...

, Turkish footballer * Mehmet Yozgatlı (born 1979), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan (born 1957), Turkish politician *

Mehmet Duraković Mehmet Duraković ( sq, Mehmet Duraku, born 13 October 1965) is an Australian football coach and former player. Born in Titograd, Yugoslavia, now Podgorica, Montenegro, he spent his playing career as a defender for several clubs in the Australia ...

(born 1965), Bosnian-Australian football manager

Derived names

Mehmet Akif Mehmet Akif is a Turkish masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873–1936), Turkish poet * Mehmet Akif Pirim (born 1968), Turkish sport wrestler See also * Akif * Mehmet Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehm ...

Mehmet Ali Mehmet Ali, Memet Ali or Mehmed Ali ("Ali"
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Mehmet Emin *Mehmethan (Mehmet + Han) *Mehmetcan (Mehmet + Can)

Surname

Alp Mehmet Alper Mehmet (born 28 August 1948) is a British former diplomat and one of the United Kingdom's first two ethnic minority ambassadors, along with Anwar Choudhury. Early life Mehmet arrived in the United Kingdom from Cyprus in 1956 when he was a ...

(born 1948), British diplomat * Billy Mehmet (born 1984), English-Irish footballer of Turkish descent * Dave Mehmet (born 1960), English former footballer * Naz Mehmet, a fictional character from ''EastEnders: E20'' * Madina Memet, Chinese actress of Uyghur descent {{surname, Mehmet