Perihan is a Turkish female name from
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
origin. Perihan is combined of two Persian words: ''peri'', which literally means
fairy and generally refers to a beautiful young woman, and ''han'', which means queen in old Persian.
Perihan may refer to:
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Perihan Benli (born 1942), best known as "Romalı Perihan", Turkish soprano, socialite, painter, model, columnist, and actress
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Perihan Mağden
Perihan Mağden (born 24 August 1960) is a Turkish writer. She was a columnist for the newspaper ''Taraf''. She was tried and acquitted for calling for opening the possibility of conscientious objection to mandatory military service in Turkey.
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(born 1960), Turkish writer
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Perihan Topaloğlu (born 1987), Turkish handballer
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Turkish given names