Nihat is a
Turkish
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given name for males. It means "legacy". People named Nihat include:
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Ali Nihat Yazıcı (born 1964), Turkish chess official
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Nihat Anılmış
Nihat Anılmış (1876 in Filibe (Plovdiv) – May 31, 1954 in Istanbul) was an officer of the Ottoman Army (1861–1922), Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.
See also
*List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independen ...
(1876–1954), Ottoman army officer and Turkish general
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Nihat Balkan
Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and 1 woman, took part in 42 events in 7 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Cycling
Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948
; Individual road race
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, Turkish fencer
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Nihat Baştürk (born 1973), Turkish footballer
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Nihat Bekdik
"Aslan" Nihat Asım Bekdik (1902 – 21 June 1972) was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray. He also represented Turkey on 21 occasions, captaining them 10 times, and played ...
(1902–1972), Turkish footballer
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Nihat Berker
Ahmet Nihat Berker (born 20 September 1949) is a Turkish scientist, theoretical chemist, physicist and emeritus professor of physics at MIT. Currently, he is the acting Dean of Engineering and Natural Sciences in Kadir Has University, Turkey ...
(born 1949), Turkish theoretical physicist
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Nihat Ergün
Nihat Ergün (born 14 September 1962, in İzmit) is a Turkish politician and the former Minister of Science, Industry and Technology.
Ergün completed primary, middle, and high school in Izmit. He graduated from the Marmara University's Facu ...
(born 1962), Turkish politician and government minister
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Nihat Erim (1912–1980), Turkish politician and journalist
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Nihat Eski (born 1963), Turkish-Dutch politician
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Nihat Genç (born 1956), Turkish journalist and writer
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Nihat Kahveci (born 1979), Turkish footballer
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Nihat Nikerel (1950–2009), Turkish actor
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Nihat Özdemir
Nihat Özdemir (born 5 April 1950) is a Turkish business man, owner of Limak holding and former president of the Turkish Football Federation. He was the Deputy President and Press Spokesman for Turkish Süper Lig football club Fenerbahçe SK.
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(born 1950), Turkish businessman
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Nihat Şahin (born 1989), Turkish footballer
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Nihat Türkmenoğlu (born 1988), Turkish opara archer
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Nihat Zeybekci (born 1961), Turkish economist, politician and government minister
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Nihad
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Turkish masculine given names