Oktay is a Turkish masculine given name. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name are as follows:
First name
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Oktay Afandiyev (1926–2013), Azerbaijani historian
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Oktay Delibalta (born 1985), Turkish football player
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Oktay Derelioğlu (born 1975), Turkish football player
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Oktay Ekşi
Osman Oktay Ekşi (born 7 December 1932) is a Turkish journalist, author and politician. He has spent much of his career at the newspaper ''Hürriyet'', and was its Chief Columnist from 1974 to 1983 and from 1985 to 2010. A founding member and v ...
(born 1932), Turkish journalist, author and politician
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Oktay Güngör (born 1998), Turkish wrestler
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Oktay Hamdiev (born 2000), Bulgarian football player
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Oktay Kayalp (born 1957), Cypriot politician
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Oktay Kaynarca (born 1965), Turkish actor
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Oktay Kuday (born 1979), German-Turkish professional football player
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Oktay Mahmuti
Oktay Mahmuti ( mk, Октај Махмути; born 6 March 1968) is a Turkish-Macedonian professional basketball coach. Mahmuti is well-known for coaching defense, particularly during his time with Efes and Benetton Treviso. He is currently un ...
(born 1968), Turkish basketball coach
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Oktay Özdemir
Oktay Özdemir (born 1986) is a German actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, an ...
(born 1986), Turkish-German actor
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Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914–1988), Turkish writer and playwright
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Oktay Sinanoğlu
Oktay Sinanoğlu (February 25, 1935 – April 19, 2015) was an internationally renowned Turkish physical chemist and molecular biophysicist.
Private life
Sinanoğlu was born in Bari, Italy on February 25, 1935 to Nüzhet Haşim and Rüveyde (K ...
(1935–2015), Turkish scientist
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Oktay Takalak (born 1990), French boxer
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Oktay Urkal
Oktay Urkal (born 15 January 1970) is a Turkish-German former professional boxer. He is a former European super lightweight and welterweight champion, and a multiple time world title challenger.
Amateur career
As an amateur, Urkal won the silve ...
(born 1970), Turkish-German professional welterweight
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Oktay Vural (born 1956), Turkish lawyer and politician
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Oktay Yıldırım (born 1971), Turkish military personnel
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Oktay Yusein (born 2000), Bulgarian football player
Middle name
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Agah Oktay Güner
Agah Oktay Güner (born 1937) is a Turkish journalist and politician who held various cabinet posts and served in different parties, including Nationalist Movement Party, Motherland Party and True Path Party.
Early life and education
Güner wa ...
(born 1937), Turkish journalist and politician
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André Oktay Dahl
André Oktay Dahl (born 7 July 1975, in Lørenskog) is a Norwegian law graduate who was a politician representing the Conservative Party. He served as a representative of Akershus in the ''Storting'' and was first elected in 2005. He was a reserv ...
(born 1975), Norwegian politician
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Esat Oktay Yıldıran (1949–1988), Turkish military officer
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İhsan Oktay Anar
İhsan Oktay Anar (born 1960 in Yozgat, Turkey), is a Turkish writer, illustrator, literature translator and an academic.
He studied philosophy in Ege University on undergraduate (1984), graduate (1989) and doctoral levels. Anar now teaches at t ...
(born 1960), Turkish writer and academic
Surname
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Berk Oktay (born 1982), Turkish model and actor
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Fuat Oktay
Fuat Oktay (born 1964) is a Turkish politician, civil servant and academic serving as the first and current vice president of Turkey since 10 July 2018. An independent, he previously served as undersecretary to the prime minister of Turkey fro ...
(born 1964), Turkish politician, civil servant and academic
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Metin Oktay
Metin Oktay (2 February 1936 – 13 September 1991) nicknamed the Uncrowned King ( tr, Taçsız Kral) by Galatasaray fans, was a Turkish footballer and one of the most successful goal scorers in Turkey.
Early life
Metin Oktay was born in Ka ...
(1936–1991), Turkish football player
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Muhayer Oktay (born 1999), German-born Turkish football player
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Süleyman Oktay (born 1959), Turkish football player and manager
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Turkish masculine given names
Surnames of Turkish origin
Surnames from given names