Uygur is a
Turkish surname as well as sometimes a given name. Its meaning is "cultivated", "civilized".
Notable people with the surname include:
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Barış Uygur (born 1978), Turkish writer, journalist and screenwriter
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Burak Uygur
Burak Uygur (born April 14, 1995) is a European and European Games champion Turkish karateka competing in the kumite
Kumite ( ja, 組手, literally "grappling hands") is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and ...
(born 1995), Turkish karateka
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Cenk Uygur
Cenk Kadir Uygur ( ; ; born March 21, 1970) is a Turkish-American progressive political commentator, media host, attorney, journalist, and politician. Uygur is the creator of ''The Young Turks'', an American left-wing, sociopolitical, progressi ...
(born 1970), Turkish-American columnist, political commentator and activist
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Nejat Uygur
Nejat Günhan Uygur (10 August 1927 – 18 November 2013) was a Turkish actor and comedian.
Early years
Nejat Uygur was born on 10 August 1927 as the second of three children to an officer father and teacher mother. He acted on stage alre ...
(1927–2013), Turkish actor and comedian
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Surnames
Turkish-language surnames