Tolga is a Turkish-origin given name meaning "war helmet" or “the rising”. It is also an Australian Aboriginal term for “red volcanic soil”. Also in Hazara (Turkic people Native to Central Afghanistan) language it means crown (the crown of your head)
The name is used mostly for males.
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People
Notable people with this name include:
* Tolga Ciğerci
Tolga Ciğerci (; born 23 March 1992) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club Hertha BSC. He represented Germany at under-19 and under-20 level, before switching his allegiance to Turkey.
Club c ...
, Turkish-German footballer
* Tolga Çevik
Tolga Çevik (born 12 May 1974) is a Turkish actor, most known from the hit films "Organize İşler", ''Vizontele'' and the hit series ''Avrupa Yakası'', improvisation theatre "Tolgshow".
Life and career
His grandparents were among the Turki ...
, Turkish actor
* Tolga Doğantez
Tolga Doğantez (born 22 February 1975) is a Turkish football coach and former player.
Doğantez played three times for Turkey national team and twice for Turkey B national football team. At club level, he played for Turgutluspor, Adıyamansp ...
, Turkish footballer
* Tolga Geçim (born 1996), Turkish basketball player
* Tolga Akcay (Author), Author of The Blockchain Compass
* Tolga Örnek
Tolga Örnek (born 25 August 1972) is a Turkish film director, writer and producer who, in recognition of his 2005 documentary, '' Gallipoli'', was awarded an honorary medal in the general division of the Order of Australia.Tolga Seyhan
Tolga Seyhan (born January 17, 1977) is a Turkish former footballer. He was born in Giresun, a city on the Black Sea.
Club career
Tolga started out his career as a striker at Giresun Şafakspor. He continued at this position for a number of year ...
, Turkish footballer
* Tolga Uprak
Tolga Uprak (17 October 1980) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer. He competes in the Turkish Superbike Championship.
Uprak raced in 2002 in the Turkish Championship winning the round at the İzmit Körfez Circuit. He won the race at Izm ...
, Turkish motorcycle racer
* Tolga Zengin
Tolga Zengin (born October 10, 1983) is a Turkish retired football goalkeeper.
His impressive performances at the start of the 2006–07 season for Trabzonspor earned him a call-up to the Turkey national football team for a friendly against Lux ...
, Turkish footballer
Middle name
* Orçun Tolga Karaoğlanoğlu (born 1987), Turkish kayaker
Variants
* Tulga
* F. Tulga Ocak
F. Tulga Ocak (14 May 1946 – 20 November 2019) was a Turkish academic and professor of classical Turkish literature and Persian language. She worked at Hacettepe University.
Early life and education
Ocak was born on 14 May 1946 in Gaziantep. ...
, Turkish academic
See also
*Tola (name) Tola is a given name and surname. The given name is a variant of Toni. Notable people who use this name include the following:
Given name
* Tola (biblical figure), Biblical judge of Israel
* Tola, Biblical son of Issachar from the Old Testament
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* Tolga (disambiguation) Tolga may refer to:
People
* Tolga (given name), a given name of Turkish-origin
* Nazlı Tolga, a Turkish-Dutch journalist and television host
Places
* Tolga, Algeria, a municipality in Biskra Province, Algeria
* Tolga District, a district of Bisk ...
References
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Turkish masculine given names