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. People named Yakup include: *

Yakup Ağa Yakup Ağa ( ota, یعقوب آغا) or Ebu Yusuf Nurullah Yakub ( ota, ابو یوسف نورالله یعقوب), was the father of the Barbarossa Brothers, Oruç and Hızır. A Sipahi of Turkishİsmail Hâmi Danişmend, ''Osmanlı Devlet Er ...

(fl. 1462), Ottoman cavalry knight *

Yakup Bugun Yakup Bugun (born 5 May 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Keçiörengücü.

(born 1987), Turkish footballer *

Yakup Gör Yakup Gör (born November 10, 1988 in Erzurum, Turkey) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 66 kg division. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. He began with wrestling in his hometown Erzurum, where he ...

(born 1988), Turkish sport wrestler *

Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (also rendered Yakub Kadri; ; 27 March 1889 – 13 December 1974) was a Turkish novelist, journalist, diplomat, and member of parliament.Edebiyatogretmeni.net ''Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu'' Google translated' Biograp ...

(1889–1974), Turkish novelist *

Yakup Kılıç Yakup Kılıç (born July 13, 1986) is a Turkish boxer in the featherweight (57 kg) discipline. He is member of Istanbul Fenerbahçe Boxing Club. Career Kılıç participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain and won bronz ...

(born 1986), Turkish boxer *

Yakup Satar Yakup Satar (11 March 1898 – 2 April 2008) is believed to have been the last Ottoman veteran of the First World War. He died at age 110. Born in Crimea, Satar joined the army of the Ottoman Empire in 1915. On 23 February, 1917, he was t ...

(1898–2008), last Turkish veteran of the First World War *

Yakup Sertkaya Yakup Sertkaya (born 23 September 1978) is a former Turkish professional footballer. He started his career with Altay S.K. and then he also played for Bursaspor and Moldovan side FC Costuleni FC Costuleni was a Moldovan football club based ...

(born 1978), Turkish footballer *

Yakup Şener Yakup Şener (born September 1, 1990 in Trabzon, Turkey) is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the light welterweight division. The tall athlete at is a member of Fenerbahçe Boxing in Istanbul. He studied physical education and sports a ...

(born 1990), Turkish amateur boxer *

Yakup Şevki Subaşı Yakup Şevki Subaşı (1876 in Harput – December 20, 1939 in Istanbul), also known as Yakub Shevki Pasha, was a general of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. See also *List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence ...

(1876–1939), general of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army *

Yakup Yıldız Yakup Yıldız (born 4 October 2002) is a Turkish male compound archer and part of the national team. Sport career Yıldız won the gold medal together with his teammates in the second leg of the 2021 Archery World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland. ...

(born 1992), Turkish archer