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", from Persian ''nilufar'' (نیلوفر), which is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word for the blue lotus, ''nīlotpala'' (नीलोत्पल). It is a popular feminine given name in Turkey. The term may specifically refer to:

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Nilüfer Çınar Çorlulu Nilüfer Çinar Çorlulu (born Nilüfer Çınar in 1962) is a Turkish Woman International Master (WIM) of chess. With nine national champion titles, she is one of the most successful female chess players in Turkey, being only second after Gül� ...

(born 1962), Turkish Woman International Master (WIM) of chess *

Nilüfer Göle Nilüfer Göle (born 1953) is a Turkish sociologist and a contemporary Turkish academic who specializes in the political movement of today's educated, urbanized, and religious Muslim women. From 1986 to 2001 a professor at the Boğaziçi University ...

(born 1953), Turkish-French sociologist * Nilüfer Hatun (14th century), mother of Ottoman Sultan Murad I (1326–1389) * Nilüfer Örer (born 1976), Turkish pop singer *

Nilüfer Verdi Nilüfer Ruacan Verdi (born 1956) is a Turkish jazz pianist; she is the first female jazz pianist in Turkey. Personal life Nilüfer Verdi was born into a family of musicians in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1956. Her father Nejat Verdi, whose ancestors ...

(born 1956), Turkish jazz pianist * Nilüfer Yumlu (born 1955), Turkish pop singer whose stage name is simply "Nilüfer" * Nilüfer Yanya (born 1996), a British-Turkish singer-songwriter from London

Places

* Nilüfer, Bursa, an urban district of Bursa Province in Turkey * Nilüfer River, the classical Odrysses, near Bursa, Turkey

Others

Bursa Nilüfer S.A.Ş. Karacabey Belediyespor is a football club from the Karacabey district of the Bursa Province. History Nilüfer was the place were the club was founded as ''Nilüfer Belediyespor'' in 1999. The football branch split up in 2008 to become ''Burs ...

, a sports club in Nilüfer, Bursa, Turkey * Nilüfer Belediyespor, a multi-sports club in Nilüfer, Bursa, Turkey * Nilüfer Belediyespor Women's Volleyball Team, women's volleyball side of Nilüfer Belediyespor in Bursa, Turkey * Nilüfer Dam, a dam on Nilüfer River in Bursa, Turkey

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