Yiğit () is a Turkish name that can be translated as "valiant", "a person of exceptional bravery and strength". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Pasha Yiğit Bey (died 1413), Ottoman civil and military officer *

Yiğit Aslan Yiğit Aslan (born 11 March 2003) is a Turkish swimmer competing in freestyle events. He obtained a quota for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Inspired by a poster about a swimming course in a shopping mall, he started swimming sport at the age of ten ...

(born 2004), Turkish swimmer *

Yiğit Caner Aydın Yiğit Caner Aydın (born 23 August 1992) is a Turkish world-champion para-archer competing in the Men's compound bow W1 event. Early life Yiğit Caner Aydın was born in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey on 23 August 1992. He moved to Istanbul with ...

(born 1992), Turkish para archer * Yiğit Bulut (born 1972), Turkish journalist *

Yiğit Gökoğlan Yiğit İsmail Gökoğlan (born 5 June 1989) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bergama Belediyespor. Gökoğlan is also a youth international, having been capped at U-19, U-20, and U-21 levels for Turkey. Early y ...

(born 1989), Turkish footballer * Yiğit İncedemir (born 1985), Turkish footballer *

Yiğit Özşener Yiğit Özşener ( born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor. Biography His family originates on paternal side from Turkish immigrants in Kavala (Ottoman Empire, now in Greece), and on maternal side from Turkish immigrants in Skopje, Macedonia. ...

(born 1972), Turkish actor

Surname

* Anthony Yiğit (born 1991), Swedish boxer *

Eşref Uğur Yiğit Eşref Uğur Yiğit (born 1945 in İstanbul) is a Turkish admiral. He was commander-in-chief of the Turkish Navy from 30 August 2009 to 29 July 2011. He is a holder of the Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service. In 2010, the Turkish ...

(born 1945), Turkish admiral and commander-in-chief of the Turkish Navy *

Faruk Yiğit Faruk Yiğit (born 15 April 1968 in Trabzon) was a Turkish association football, football player. He played for several clubs, including Orhangazi Gençlerbirliği, Yalovaspor, Boluspor, Kocaelispor, Fenerbahçe, Ankaragücü and Diyarbakırspor ...

(born 1968), Turkish footballer * Hasan Yiğit (born 1975), Turkish footballer *

Korkmaz Yiğit Korkmaz Yiğit (born 1943, in Erzincan) is a Turkish businessman. He made his fortune in construction, and expanded into finance and media, but fell rapidly from grace in 1998 when apparent connections with mob figure Alaattin Çakıcı were reve ...

(born 1943), Turkish businessman *

Neslihan Yiğit Neslihan Yiğit (born February 26, 1994) is a Turkish badminton player. The tall athlete plays right-handed and is coached by Çağatay Taşdemir at Egospor club of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality. She won the women's singles title at the 2013 ...

(born 1994), Turkish female badminton player *

Nilay Yiğit Nilay Kartaltepe (born 13 January 1979 in Bakırköy, Istanbul) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who played for a number of teams in the Turkish Basketball Super League throughout her career. After her retirement as a player, sh ...

(born 1979), Turkish female basketball player *

Tamer Yiğit Tamer Yiğit (born Tamer Özyiğitoğlu in 1942 in Balıkesir) is a Turkish actor. He starred as Ertuğrul Gazi in the history based and adventure series '' Kuruluş: Osman'' (2019). Throughout his acting career Yiğit has been a recipient o ...

(born 1942), Turkish actor {{DEFAULTSORT:Yigit Turkish-language surnames Turkish masculine given names