Sinan (
Arabic
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سنان ''sinān'') is a name found in
Arabic
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and
Early Arabic, meaning ''spearhead''. The name may also be related to the
Ancient Greek
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name
Sinon
In Greek mythology, Sinon (Ancient Greek: Σίνων, from the verb "σίνομαι"—''sinomai'', "to harm, to hurt") or Sinopos, was a Greek warrior during the Trojan War.
Family
Sinon was the son of Aesimus, son of Autolycus. He was the ...
. It was used as a male given name.
Etymology
The word is possibly stems from the
Arabic
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verb
سَنَّ ''sanna'', which means to "grind, sharpen, to make a point or dot". Another older meaning probably refer to "
age
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", the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed, or the old age. Also, another meaning refers to "make a law/ legislation about something".
The general meaning is "sharpened point/ nib of the
spear
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or
lance
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(t)" which could possibly have a symbolic connotation representing a
pointed arch
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, some referring to the niche of a ''
mihrab
Mihrab ( ar, محراب, ', pl. ') is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ''qibla'', the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a ''mihrab'' appears is thus the "qibla w ...
'', since the mihrab represent the "point, direction" of prayer to the
Ka'abah
The Kaaba (, ), also spelled Ka'bah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah ( ar, ٱلْكَعْبَة ٱلْمُشَرَّفَة, lit=Honored Ka'bah, links=no, translit=al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah), is a building at the c ...
in Islam. In a
''hadith'' narrated by Abu Juhaifa in ''
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari ( ar, صحيح البخاري, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī), group=note is a ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī (810–870) around 846. Al ...
'', "Once Allah's Messenger went to Al-Batha' at noon, performed the ablution and offered a two rak'at Zuhr prayer and a two-rak'at 'Asr prayer while a spearheaded stick was planted before him and the passersby were passing in front of it".
In another tradition, the
battle standard
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of Muhammad, known in
Turkish
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as ''Sancak-ı Şerif'' ("Holy Standard"), was believed to have served as the curtain over the entrance of his wife
Aisha
Aisha ( ar, , translit=ʿĀʾisha bint Abī Bakr; , also , ; ) was Muhammad's third and youngest wife. In Islamic writings, her name is thus often prefixed by the title "Mother of the Believers" ( ar, links=no, , ʾumm al-mu'min, muʾminīn), ...
's tent, the standard had been part of the turban of
Buraydah ibn al-Khasib
Buraydah ibn al-Husayb ( ar, بريدة بن الحُصَيب) was a Sahabi, one of the companions of Muhammad, and one of the leading persons of the Banu Aslam Banu Aslam () were an Arabian tribe during the Islamic prophet Muhammad's era. During ...
, an enemy who was ordered to attack Muhammad, but instead bowed to him, unwound his turban and affixed it to his
spear
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, dedicating it and himself to Muhammad's service.
In an Islamic interpretation of dreams, denotes the emblem of a religious man or a scholar, then it means innovation.
The name has been mostly used in
Ottoman times, generally used as a common
Turkish
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* of or about Turkey
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baby name.
Notable people with the name Sinan include:
Pre-20th century
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Sinon
In Greek mythology, Sinon (Ancient Greek: Σίνων, from the verb "σίνομαι"—''sinomai'', "to harm, to hurt") or Sinopos, was a Greek warrior during the Trojan War.
Family
Sinon was the son of Aesimus, son of Autolycus. He was the ...
, warrior in Greek mythology who was involved in the Trojan Wars
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Sinān ibn al-Fatḥ Sinān ibn al-Fatḥ was an Arab mathematician from Ḥarrān, who probably lived in the first half of the 10th century.Fuat Sezgin. ''Geschite des Arabischen Schrifttums - Band V: Mathematik''. Leiden, E. J. Brill, 1974.
Ibn an-Nadīm
Abū al-Fa ...
(10th century), mathematician from Ḥarrān
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Mimar Sinan
Mimar Sinan ( ota, معمار سينان, translit=Mi'mâr Sinân, , ) ( 1488–1490 – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha (title), Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman Empir ...
(1489–1588), chief architect and civil engineer for three Ottoman sultans
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Khaled bin Sinan
Khaled bin Sinan al-`Absi () was a revered figure and judge by profession of pre-Islamic Arabia belonging to the Hunafa, who is thought to have lived in the region of Najd of the ancient historical region of Al-Yamama allegedly around AD 520-588, ...
, pre-Islamic prophet
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Sinan ibn Thabit
( ar, أبو سعيد سنان بن ثابت بن قرة), –943, was a medieval scholar who served as the court physician of the Abbasid caliphs al-Muqtadir (), al-Qahir (), and al-Radi ().
As the son of Thabit ibn Qurra () and the father of Ib ...
, Sabian physician, father of Ibrahim ibn Sinan
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Ibrahim ibn Sinan
Ibrahim ibn Sinan (Arabic: ''Ibrāhīm ibn Sinān ibn Thābit ibn Qurra'', ; born 295-296 AH/c. 908 AD in Baghdad, died: 334-335 AH/946 AD in Baghdad, aged 38) was a mathematician and astronomer belonging to a family of scholars who originally ha ...
(908–946), mathematician and astronomer in Baghdad
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Rashid ad-Din Sinan
Rashid al-Din Sinan ( ar, رشيد الدين سنان ''Rashīd ad-Dīn Sinān''; 1131/1135 – 1193) also known as the Old Man of the Mountain ( ar, شيخ الجبل ''Shaykh al-Jabal'', la, Vetulus de Montanis), was a ''da'i'' (missionary) a ...
(died ca. 1193), known as "Old Man of the Mountain", one of the leaders of the Nizari Ismaili community in Syria
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Atik Sinan
Sinan-i Atik, also known as Azadlı Sinan, and Atik Sinan (meaning Sinan the Freedman; ''azadlı'' shows that ''atik'' does not mean "old", and is not used to distinguish him from Koca Mimar Sinan Agha), was an Ottoman architect for Sultan Mehmed ...
(fl. died 1471), "old Sinan", Ottoman architect
Ottoman officers
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Koca Sinan Pasha
Koca Sinan Pasha ( tr, Koca Sinan Paşa, "Sinan the Great"; c. 1506 - 3 April 1596) was an Albanian-born Ottoman Grand Vizier, military figure, and statesman. From 1580 until his death he served five times as Grand Vizier. In a Ragusan documen ...
(1506–1596), Albanian born Grand Vizier, Ottoman military commander (pasha) and statesman
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Sinan Pasha (Ottoman admiral)
Sinanüddin Yusuf Pasha or in short Sinan Pasha (Croatian: ''Sinan-paša''), (died 21 December 1553) was an Ottoman Grand Admiral (Kapudan Pasha), who served the Ottoman Navy for nearly four years between 1550 and the end of 1553, during the r ...
(died 1553), in full Sinanüddin Yusuf Pasha, Kapudan Pasha (Grand Admiral) of the Ottoman Navy
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Hadım Sinan Pasha
Hadım Sinan Pasha ( ota, خادم سنان پاشا, tr, Hadım Sinan Paşa, ; sh, Sinan-paša Borovinić; died 22 January 1517) was Bosnian- Ottoman nobleman, politician and statesman. He served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire fro ...
(died 1517), Ottoman grand vizier
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Sinan Reis
Sinan Reis, also ''Ciphut Sinan'', ( he, סנאן ראיס, ''Sinan Rais''; ar, سنان ريس, ''Sinan Rayyis'';) "Sinan the Chief", and pt, Sinão o Judeo, "Sinan the Jew", was a Barbary corsair who sailed under the famed Ottoman admir ...
(died 1546?), Sephardic Jewish Barbary corsair and lieutenant to Hayreddin Barbarossa
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Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha
Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha (also known as ''Cağaloğlu Yusuf Sinan Pasha''; 1545–1605), his epithet meaning "son of Cicala", was an Ottoman Italian statesman who held the office of Grand Vizier for forty days between 27 October to 5 Dec ...
(c. 1545–1605), Ottoman statesman of Italian background
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Sinan-paša Sijerčić (died 1806), Bosniak Commander of the Ottoman Army
Post-19th century
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Hakan Karahan
Hakan Karahan (born 1 January 1960), also known with his pseudonym Sinan, is a Turkish writer and songwriter. He wrote several songs for Candan Erçetin and was producer for the movies '' Kaptan Feza'' and '' Gölgesizler''.
Books
* Yeni Baş ...
(born 1960), Turkish writer who uses pseudonym Sinan
Given name
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Sinan Akçıl
Sinan Akçıl (born 20 May 1982) is a Turkish composer, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is known for producing Hadise's Eurovision 2009 song for Turkey, called "Düm Tek Tek".
Personal life
Sinan Akçıl married popular Turkish actress ...
(born 1981), Turkish pop composer and songwriter
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Sinan Akdag
Sinan Akdag (born November 5, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
A Rosenheim native, Akdag came through the youth ranks of the ...
(born 1989), German ice hockey defenceman
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Sinan Akkuş
Sinan Akkuş (born 17 December 1971) is a Turkish-German director, writer and actor.
Life and work
Sinan Akkuş was born in Turkey. As a child he moved to Germany in 1973. After graduating from high school in Kassel, he studied philosophy, German ...
(born 1971), Turkish-German actor, director, film producer and writer
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Sinan Al Shabibi
Sinan Al-Shabibi ( ar, سنان الشبيبي; 1 July 1941 – 8 January 2022) was an Iraqi economist who served as the governor of the Central Bank of Iraq from September 2003 to October 2012.
Early life and education
Born in Baghdad on 1 J ...
(born 1941), governor of the Central Bank of Iraq
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Sinan Alaağaç
Sinan Alaağaç (May 14, 1960 – November 24, 1985) was a goalkeeper of Eskişehirspor who died in pre-season training due to heart attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or ...
(1960–1985), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Albayrak
Sinan Taymin Albayrak (born 27 February 1973) is a Turkish TV and film actor. He is the brother of journalist and activist Hakan Albayrak.
Early life
Sinan Albayrak was born in Hanau, in the German State of Hesse to Ziya Albayrak, who went to G ...
(born 1973), Turkish TV and film actor
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Sinan Alimanović
Sinan Alimanović (born 11 February 1954) is a Bosnian jazz pianist, organist, composer, conductor, arranger and educator.
Biography
Sinan Alimanović has worked with American and European jazz musicians such as Randy Brecker, Harvie S, Duško ...
(born 1954), Bosnian musician
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Sinan Antoon
Sinan Antoon ( ar, سنان أنطون), is an Iraqi poet, novelist, scholar, and literary translator. He has been described as "one of the most acclaimed authors of the Arab world." He is an associate professor at the Gallatin School of Individ ...
(born 1967), Iraqi poet and novelist
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Sinan Ayrancı
Sinan Ayrancı (born 9 July 1990 in Sweden, Stockholm) is a Turkish-Sweden, Swedish Association football, footballer currently playing for FK Bosna 08 in the Swedish amateur division. He previously played for Hammarby Fotboll and IF Brommapojkarn ...
(born 1990), Turkish-Swedish footballer
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Sinan Bakış
Sinan Bakış (born 22 April 1994) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Spanish club Real Zaragoza.
Club career
A Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen youth graduate, Bak ...
(born 1994), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Bolat
Sinan Bolat (born 3 September 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Westerlo. He has played for Turkey both at youth level and senior level.
Club career Early years
Bolat began his professional ca ...
(born 1988), Turkish-Belgian footballer
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Sinan Bytyqi
Sinan Bytyqi (born 15 January 1995) is a Kosovan professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Unterliga Ost club Weiz II.
Club career Admira
His first inclusion in Admira II's matchday squad was as an unused substitute ...
(born 1995), Albanian-Austrian footballer
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Sinan Çalışkanoğlu
Sinan Çalışkanoğlu (born January 26, 1978) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for fantasy child series "Selena" and sketches theatre "Güldür Güldür Show". He played in many hit series "İşler Güçler", "En Son Babalar Duyar", "Hayat B ...
(born 1978), Turkish actor
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Sinan Can
Sinan (Arabic: سنان ''sinān'') is a name found in Arabic and Early Arabic, meaning ''spearhead''. The name may also be related to the Ancient Greek name Sinon. It was used as a male given name.
Etymology
The word is possibly stems from th ...
(born 1977), Dutch-Turkish journalist
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Sinan Cem Tanık (born 1980), Turkish volleyball player
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Sinan Çetin
Sinan Çetin (born March 1, 1953) is a Turkish film director, actor, and producer. He won the best director award at the 12th Dhaka International Film Festival.
Çetin was born as one of the eight children of a customs officer. He is of matern ...
(born 1953), Turkish actor, film director, and producer
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Sinan Demircioğlu (born 1975), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Erbil
Sinan Erbil (born 11 January 1965) is an Iraqi Turkmen singer from Erbil. His latest album is the politally charged "Neden Ağlar Kerkük'üm?", featuring Nuray Hafiftas along with a host of world class musicians ıncludıng Erdinç Şenyaylar ...
(born 1965), Turkmen singer
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Sinan Erdem
Sinan Erdem (May 9, 1927 – July 23, 2003) was a Turkish volleyball player and long-standing head of the Turkish Olympic Committee.
Biography
He was born on May 9, 1927 in Manisa, Turkey. After finishing the high school in Galatasaray High Scho ...
(1927–2003), Turkish volleyball player and head of the Turkish National Olympic Committee
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Sinan Güler
Sinan Güler (born November 8, 1983) is a former Turkish professional basketball player.
College career
Güler played college basketball at Salt Lake Community College (JUCO), from 2002 to 2004, and at Carroll College (Montana), Carroll College ( ...
(born 1983), Turkish basketball player
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Sinan Gümüş
Sinan Gümüş (born 15 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish TFF First League club Eyüpspor.
Club career Early years
Born in Pfullendorf to Turkish parents, Gümüş is a youth product of TSV Aa ...
(born 1994), Turkish-German footballer
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Sinan Hasani (1922–2010), Yugoslav politician
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Sinan Kaloğlu
Sinan Kaloğlu (born 10 June 1981) is a Turkish football manager and former professional player who played as a striker.
International career
Kaloğlu made his first appearance Turkey national team on 12 April 2006 against Azerbaijan in Tofik ...
(born 1981), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Keskin
Muhammet Sinan Keskin (born 13 August 1994) is a Dutch-Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career Early career
Born in The Hague, Netherlands, Keskin began his career in the youth ranks of local side Lenig en Snel. ...
(born 1994), Dutch-Turkish footballer
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Sinan Kurt (born 1996), German footballer
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Sinan Kurumuş
Sinan Kurumuş (born 2 August 1994) is a Turkish Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for TFF Second League club Vanspor FK.
Club career
He made his Süper Lig debut for MKE Ankaragücü, Ankar ...
(born 1994), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Oğan
Sinan Oğan (born 1 September 1967) is a Turkish politician of Azerbaijan Turkish origin, who won a seat in the Turkish parliament in 2011 with the right-wing MHP. Life and education
Ogan was born on 1 September 1967 in Iğdır, Turkey. He g ...
(born 1967), Turkish politician
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Sinan Ören
Sinan Ören (born 21 November 1987) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Ören appeared in seven Süper Lig matches during the 2008–09 season and ten TFF First League
The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sp ...
(born 1987), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Ozen
Sinan (Arabic: سنان ''sinān'') is a name found in Arabic and Early Arabic, meaning ''spearhead''. The name may also be related to the Ancient Greek name Sinon. It was used as a male given name.
Etymology
The word is possibly stems from th ...
(born 1964), popular Turkish musician and actor
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Sinan Özkan
Sinan Özkan (born 22 March 1986) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Serik Belediyespor.
Career
Born in Saint-Étienne, Özkan began his career playing youth football for the French team AS Saint-Étienne. He moved to Turkey and played for ...
(born 1986), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Sakić
Sinan Sakić (; 13 October 1956 – 1 June 2018) was a Serbian pop-folk singer.
Sakić first reached massive popularity as a member of the Yugoslav turbo-folk band, Južni Vetar (''Southern Wind''). He also went on to have a successful career ...
(1956–2018), Serbian folk singer
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Sinan Şamil Sam
Sinan Şamil Sam (23 June 1974 – 30 October 2015) was a Turkish heavyweight professional boxer( Azerbaijani origin). As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU,WBC
international and WBC Mediterranean titles in the heavyweight division. Accordi ...
(1974–2015), Turkish-German boxer
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Sinan Savaskan (born 1954), Turkish-British classical music composer
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Sinan Sofuoğlu Sinan Sofuoğlu (15 July 1982 – 9 May 2008) was a Turkish motorcycle racer.
Biography
Part of the motorcycle racing Sofuoğlu family, he started racing at 15, and became drag champion in 1998. He continued his victories with championships won in ...
(1983–2008), Turkish motorcycle racer
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Sun Sinan
Sun Sinan (Chinese characters, Chinese: 孙思楠; born 2 October 1988, Anshan, Liaoning) is a Chinese field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the China women's national field hockey team in the Field hockey at the 20 ...
(born 1988), Chinese field hockey player
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Sinan Tekerci
Sinan Philipp Tekerci (born 22 September 1993) is a footballer who plays for Regionalliga club Stuttgarter Kickers. Born in Germany, he represented Turkey internationally on junior levels.
Club career
He made his Bundesliga debut for 1. FC Nü ...
(born 1993), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Tuzcu
Sinan Tuzcu (born 10 July 1977) is a Turkish actor and scriptwriter.
Biography
Tuzcu first rose to prominence in 2005 with his role as Ömer in the TV series ''Ihlamurlar Altında''. In the following year, he had a leading role in the operetta '' ...
(born 1977), Turkish actor
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Sinan Uzun
Sinan Uzun (born 25 January 1990 in Sinop) is a Turkish professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Americ ...
(born 1990), Turkish footballer
Surname
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Asif Sinan, Pakistani Indian classical and jazz musician
See also
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Sinan (disambiguation)
Sinan is a given name and surname.
Sinan may also refer to: Buildings, institutions and places
* Sinan, Iran, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran
* Mosque Katip Sinan Qelebi, in Prizren, Kosovo
* Sinan Pasha Mosque (Damascus), an early Otto ...
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Synan Synan is a surname and given name. Notable people with the surname include:
* Edward A. Synan (1918–1997), American philosopher and theologian
* Edward John Synan (1820–1887), Irish politician
* H. Vinson Synan (1934–2020), American historia ...
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