Oktay is a Turkish masculine given name. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name are as follows:

First name

Oktay Afandiyev Oktay Abdulkerim oglu Afandiyev ( Azerbaijani: Oqtay Əbdülkərim oğlu Əfəndiyev; 26 March 1926 – 26 February 2013) was an Azerbaijani historian, Orientalist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of ANAS and Found ...

(1926–2013), Azerbaijani historian * Oktay Delibalta (born 1985), Turkish football player * Oktay Derelioğlu (born 1975), Turkish football player *

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 * Oktay Güngör (born 1998), Turkish wrestler * Oktay Hamdiev (born 2000), Bulgarian football player * Oktay Kayalp (born 1957), Cypriot politician * Oktay Kaynarca (born 1965), Turkish actor * Oktay Kuday (born 1979), German-Turkish professional football player *

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 *

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 *

Oktay Rıfat Horozcu Ali Oktay Rifat, better known as Oktay Rifat, (10 June 1914 – 18 April 1988) was a Turkish writer and playwright, and one of the forefront poets of modern Turkish poetry since the late 1930s. He was the founder of the Garip movement, t ...

(1914–1988), Turkish writer and playwright *

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 * Oktay Takalak (born 1990), French boxer *

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 *

Oktay Vural Oktay Vural (born 9 February 1956) is a Turkish politician, lawyer and former bureaucrat. Oktay Vural was born on February 9, 1956 in Diyarbakır as the child of Hasan and Harbiye Vural. After completing his primary and secondary education ...

(born 1956), Turkish lawyer and politician * Oktay Yıldırım (born 1971), Turkish military personnel * Oktay Yusein (born 2000), Bulgarian football player

Middle name

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 *

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 *

Esat Oktay Yıldıran Esat Oktay Yıldıran (15 February 1949 – 22 October 1988) was a Turkish military officer who was appointed governor of the Diyarbakır Prison after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. Yıldıran became known for his extensive torture of PKK aligne ...

(1949–1988), Turkish military officer *

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

Berk Oktay Berk Oktay (born October 28, 1982) is a Turkish model and actor, known for his leading roles in series ''İlişki Durumu: Karışık'', ''Benim Hala Umudum Var'' alongside actress Gizem Karaca and actor Şükrü Özyıldız, Tatlı Bela Fadime a ...

(born 1982), Turkish model and actor *

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 *

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 *

Muhayer Oktay Muhayer Oktay (born 28 April 1999) is a German-born Turkish footballer who plays for Beşiktaş. Club career On 17 January 2019, Oktay joined Süper Lig outfit Beşiktaş with a four-and-a-half-season-long contract from German side Fortuna Düs ...

(born 1999), German-born Turkish football player *

Süleyman Oktay İsmail Süleyman Oktay (born 9 January 1959) is a Turkish former international footballer and manager. Career Oktay played his entire career at Beşiktaş J.K.. He was promoted to senior team in 1978, along with then-youth fellows Ziya Doğan a ...

(born 1959), Turkish football player and manager {{DEFAULTSORT:Oktay Turkish masculine given names Surnames of Turkish origin Surnames from given names