Zekeriya is the Turkish version of the Arabic masculine given name
Zakariya and is mostly used in Turkey. It is a reference to one of the
prophets mentioned in the
Quran
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Classical Arabic, Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation in Islam, revelation from God in Islam, ...
.
Notable people with the name are as follows:
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Zekeriya Aknazarov (1924–2000), Soviet-Bashkir statesman and politician
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Zekeriya Alp (born 1948), Turkish retired football player and businessman
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Zekeriya Güçlü (1972–2010), Turkish wrestler
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Zekeriya Sertel (1890–1980), Turkish journalist
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Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu (born 1966), Turkish-Kurdish politician and lawyer
References
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Turkish masculine given names
Masculine given names