Tevfik is a
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given name for males corresponding to the Arabic
Tawfik
Tawfik ( ar, توفيق), or Tewfik, is an Arabic masculine given name. The name is derived from the Arabic root: waaw-faa-qaaf (), which means to agree or to reconcile. Tawfik translates to, "the ability or opportunity to achieve success". A spe ...
. People named Tevfik include:
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Tevfik Akbaşlı
Tevfik Akbasli (born 1962) is a Turkish composer.
Studies
One of the most acknowledged 71 Turkish Composers, Akbasli is the son of businessman Samim Akbasli of Izmir. He spent his childhood and elementary school years in Yesilkoy, Istanbul until ...
(born 1962), Turkish composer
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Tevfik Altındağ
Tevfik Altındağ (born 26 October 1988) is a German professional footballer of Turkish descent who plays as a midfielder for an amateur side Türkspor Neckarsulm.
Career
Born in Böblingen, West Germany, Altındağ began his career with SV Bö ...
(born 1988), Turkish footballer
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Tevfik Başer
Tevfik Başer (born 12 January 1951) is a Turkish-German film director and screenwriter. His film ''Lebewohl, Fremde'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
* '' Zwischen Gott und Erde'' ...
(born 1951), Turkish-German film director and screenwriter
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Tevfik Esenç
Tevfik Esenç (1904 – 7 October 1992) was a Turkish citizen of Circassian origin, known for being the last speaker of the Ubykh language. He was fluent in Ubykh, Adyghe and Turkish. After his death in 1992, the Ubykh language went extinct ...
(1904–1992), last known speaker of the
Ubykh language
Ubykh or Päkhy was a Northwest Caucasian language once spoken by the Ubykh tribe of Circassians who originally lived along the eastern coast of the Black Sea before being deported ''en masse'' to Turkey in the Circassian genocide.
The Ubykh l ...
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Tevfik Fikret
Tevfik Fikret ( ota, توفیق فكرت) was the pseudonym of Mehmed Tevfik (December 24, 1867 – August 19, 1915), an Ottoman-Turkish educator and poet, who is considered the founder of the modern school of Turkish poetry.
Biography
Fam ...
(1867–1915), Turkish poet
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Tevfik Gelenbe
Tevfik Gelenbe (1931, Istanbul – 20 October 2004, Istanbul) was a well-known and prolific Turkish actor and comedian.
He was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He is best known for his character "Bacı Kalfa" in the 1980s TV serial ''Uğurlugil Ailes ...
(1931–2004), Turkish actor
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Tevfik Köse
Tevfik Köse (born 12 July 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club DV Solingen.
Club career
Tevfik Köse began his career with Fortuna Düsseldorf and signed in summer 2001 for Bayer Leverkusen. He sta ...
(born 1988), Turkish footballer
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Tevfik Kış
Tevfik Kış (10 August 1934 – 4 September 2019 ) was a Turkish European, World and Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class (87 kg) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in men's Greco-Roman wrestli ...
(born 1934), Turkish wrestler
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Tevfik Odabaşı
Tevfik Odabasi (born November 20, 1981) is a freestyle wrestler from Turkey. He studied at Kırıkkale University.
Wrestling career
He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he was ranked in 15th place. In 2 ...
(born 1981), Turkish wrestler
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Ahmet Tevfik Pasha
Ahmet Tevfik Pasha ( ota, احمد توفیق پاشا; 11 February 1845 – 8 October 1936), later Ahmet Tevfik Okday after the Turkish Surname Law of 1934, was an Ottoman statesman of Crimean Tatar origin. He was the last Grand vizie ...
(1845–1936), last Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
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Tofiq (Azerbajzani equivalent to Tevfik)
Bahramov (1925-1993), Azerbajzani Referee
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Turkish masculine given names