Yılmaz () is a

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word that translates to "unshirking", "unbeatable", or "brave", and is a very common surname and occasional male given name.

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Yekta Yılmaz Gül Yekta Yılmaz Gül (born December 1, 1978 in Tirebolu, Giresun Province) is a Turkish professional Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed for the men's 120 kg division. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. Gül studied at ...

(born 1978), Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler *

Yılmaz Arslan Yılmaz Arslan (born 20 April 1968) is a German film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer of Turkey, Turkish descent. Early life and education Yilmaz Arslan was born on the Mediterranean coast in Kazanlı, Kazanll, Turkey. In 1975, ...

(born 1968), Kurdish film director, screenwriter and producer *

Yılmaz Büyükerşen Yılmaz Büyükerşen (born 8 November 1937) is a Turkish politician, educator and current mayor of Eskişehir. Biography Büyükerşen graduated from the Eskişehir Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences (later renamed Anadolu University) ...

(born 1936), Turkish politician * Yılmaz Erdoğan (born 1967), Turkish film director, scenarist, poet and actor * Yılmaz Güney (1937–1984), Turkish film director, scenarist, novelist and actor * Yilmaz Kerimo (born 1963), Swedish politician *

Yılmaz Orhan Yilmaz Orhan (born 13 March 1955 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a former football forward who played professionally in the United States and England. Career Early career Spotted by Terry Matthews while playing for Aveley, Orhan made his First Divisio ...

(born 1955), Turkish footballer *

Yılmaz Özlem Yılmaz Özlem (born 1 June 1972) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, break ...

(born 1972), Turkish footballer *

Yılmaz Vural Yılmaz Vural (born 1 January 1953) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder for Hacettepe and Sivasspor in the 1970s. Career He is most known for his aggressive coaching style. Vural managed most of the clubs ...

(born 1953), Turkish football coach

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Alper Yılmaz Alper Yılmaz (born 28 March 1975 in Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball player of Erdemirspor. The shooting guard and small forward is 2.00 m tall and 80 kg weights. Alper wears 11 number for Erdemirspor. Career * Türk Telekom P ...

(born 1975), Turkish basketball player *

Atıf Yılmaz Atıf Yılmaz Batıbeki (9 December 1925 – 5 May 2006) was a renowned Turkey, Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was very much a legend in the film industry of Turkey with 119 movies directed. He also wrote 53 screenp ...

(1925–2006), Turkish film director, screenwriter and film producer *

Aydın Yılmaz Aydın Yılmaz (, born 29 January 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer. Early life 1988 born in Istanbul Aydın Yılmaz, Florya Metin Oktay Facilities at 9 years old football player stepped into audition. Aydın Yılmaz into junior team of ...

(born 1988), Turkish footballer * Ayfer Yılmaz (born 1956), Turkish female civil servant, politician and former government minister *

Betül Yılmaz Betül Yılmaz (born 31 October 1988 in Ümraniye, Istanbul) is a Turkish handballer playing in left back position. The tall sportswoman at is a member of the Turkish national team. She was educated in physical education and sports at Kocaeli ...

(born 1988), Turkish female handball player *

Betül Nur Yılmaz Betül Nur Yılmaz is a Turkish woman football referee and school teacher. She is a FIFA listed woman assistant referee. Yılmaz started her officiating career as an assistant referee in the Amateur league for boys in 2009. She served at thi ...

, Turkish football referee *

Burak Yılmaz Burak Yılmaz (born 15 July 1985) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard. Yılmaz is one of nine players to play for each of the Big Three clubs of Turkey, and one of only two players w ...

(born 1985), Turkish footballer * Cem Yılmaz (born 1973), Turkish stand-up comedian, actor, cartoonist and screenwriter *

Cem Yılmaz (rower) Cem Yılmaz (born June 3, 1982) is a Turkish Olympian rower, currently competing for Galatasaray Rowing. He was part of the Turkish men's eight rowing team, which won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Rowing Championships held Bosbaan, Amsterdam ...

(born 1982), Turkish Olympian rower * Cevdet Yılmaz (born 1967), Turkish politician *

Deniz Yılmaz Deniz Yılmaz (born 26 February 1988) is a professional footballer who last played as a striker for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği. Born in West Germany, Yılmaz is of ethnic Turkish origin. Having represented Turkey internationally at various ...

(born 1988), Turkish footballer *

Dilek Akagün Yılmaz Dilek Akagün Yılmaz (born 1963) is a Turkish politician. Life Dilek Akagün was born to Ali and Ümmü in Külköy village of Karahallı ilçe (district) in Uşak Province, Turkey in 1963. In 1984, after completing the School of Law of the D ...

(born 1963), Turkish politician *

Durmuş Yılmaz Durmuş Yılmaz is a Turkish economist and was the Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey between 2006 and 2011. He served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Uşak since the June 2015 general election, as ...

(born 1947), Turkish economist *

Duygu Yılmaz Duygu Yılmaz (born May 3, 1988) is a Turkish women's football goalkeeper, who plays in the Turkish Women's Super League for Fatih Karagümrük with jersey number 1. She was a member of the U-17, U-19 and Turkey women's national team. Early ...

(born 1988), Turkish women's footballer * Fatih Yılmaz (born 1989), Turkish footballer *

Gözde Yılmaz Gözde Yılmaz (born 9 September 1991 in Ankara) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is tall at . Currently, she plays for Eczacıbaşı VitrA. Yılmaz is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team. Career Clubs A member of Eczacı ...

(born 1991), Turkish female volleyball player * Gülümser Yılmaz (born 1956), Turkish female chess player * Hakan Yılmaz (born 1982), Turkish weightlifter *

İbrahim Yılmaz İbrahim Yılmaz (born 6 February 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eyüpspor in the TFF First League on loan from İstanbulspor. Career Yılmaz began his career with İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor in ...

(born 1994), Turkish footballer *

Kübra Yılmaz Kübra Yılmaz (born January 8, 1991) is a Turkish women's handballer, who plays in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for Ardeşen GSK Ardeşen GSK ( tr, Ardeşen Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü) is a women's handball club from Ardeşen ...

(born 1991), Turkish female handball player *

Mahmut Yılmaz Mahmut Yılmaz (born 6 October 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He also holds Turkish citizenship. Career Yılmaz joined Eintracht Norderstedt FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 is a German football club bas ...

(born 1979), German footballer * Mehmet Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish footballer * Mehmet Yılmaz (born 1979), Turkish footballer * Mesut Yılmaz (1947–2020), Turkish politician *

Mustafa Yılmaz (chess player) Mustafa Yılmaz (born 5 November 1992) is a Turkish chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012. He is a three-time Turkish Chess Champion. In the July 2013 FIDE rating list, he was ranked ...

(born 1992), Turkish Grand Master of chess *

Neşe Zara Yılmaz Neşe Yılmaz (born 15 January 1976), known by her stage name Zara, is a popular Turkish folk singer and actress of Kurdish descent. She was born in Üsküdar district of Istanbul on 15 January 1976. She released eight albums using the nickname ...

(born 1976), Turkish female singer *

Nevriye Yılmaz Nevriye Yılmaz (; born 16 June 1980) is a Turkish retired basketball player. Yılmaz, who grew up in Bulgaria in a Turkish family, moved to İstanbul, Turkey with her parents when she was nine years old. In 1997, she won the World High School B ...

(born 1980), Turkish female basketball player * Oğuz Yılmaz (1968–2021), Turkish musician *

Okan Yılmaz Okan Yılmaz (born 16 May 1978) is a Turkish retired professional footballer. Early life and career Yılmaz started playing football for Karayollari Yolspor in 1988. His professional career began in İnegölspor when he was signed up in 1996. T ...

(born 1978), Turkish footballer * Özgür Yılmaz (born 1986), Turkish footballer * Özgür Yılmaz (born 1977), Turkish judoka * Reyhan Yılmaz (born 2001), Turkish goalball player *

Rıdvan Yılmaz Ridvan Yilmaz (born 21 May 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Turkish national team. Club career Beşiktaş Yilmaz spent all 10 years of his youth career in the ac ...

(born 2001), Turkish footballer *

Serra Yılmaz Serra Yılmaz (born 13 September 1954) is a Turkish actress. She has appeared in more than forty films since 1983. On a number of films she collaborated with Ferzan Özpetek. She plays the lead role in the theatre piece ''La Bastarda Di Istanbul' ...

(born 1954), Turkish actress * Şükriye Yılmaz (born 2001), Turkish female armwrestler * Tayfur Emre Yılmaz (born 1989), Turkish footballer *

Tutya Yılmaz Tutya Yılmaz (born 4 June 1999 in Istanbul) is a Turkish female artistic gymnast who represented Turkey at the 2014 Youth Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2016, she was named Turkish Female Athlete of the Year. Early life Yılmaz wa ...

(born 1999), Turkish female artistic gymnast * Yağız Yılmaz (born 1993), Turkish archer *

Yaşar Yılmaz Yaşar Yılmaz (born 4 March 1930) is a Turkish former Olympian sports wrestler in the Bantamweight and Featherweight division of Men's Greco-Roman style. He won three times the silver medal at the FILA Wrestling World Championships in 1955, 19 ...

(born 1930), Turkish wrestler * Yeliz Yılmaz (born 1980), Turkish female handball player * Yusuf Yılmaz (born 1991), Turkish footballer

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