Ziya () is a

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given name for males and females, it is of

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origin, in Turkish ''Ziya'' means ''light''.

Given name

Ziya Doğan Ziyaettin Dogan (born 1 January 1961 in Gümüşhane, Turkey) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager. Career Ziya Doğan has played at Beşiktaş (1979–1987), Ankaragücü (1987–1990), Kocaelispor (1990–1992) and Zeytinburnuspor ...

, Turkish football manager *

Ziya Gökalp Mehmet Ziya Gökalp (23 March 1876 – 25 October 1924) was a Turkish sociologist, writer, poet, and politician. After the 1908 Young Turk Revolution that reinstated constitutionalism in the Ottoman Empire, he adopted the pen name Gökalp ("cel ...

, Turkish sociologist *

Nazmi Ziya Güran Nazmi Ziya Güran (1881 – 11 September 1937) was a Turkish Impressionist painter and art teacher. Biography He was born in Istanbul. His father was a civil servant. He attended Vefa Lisesi, Turkey's first non-military high school,Ziya Hurşit Ziya Hurşit Bey (1892 – July 14, 1926) was one of the first Grand National Assembly of Turkey deputies. He was executed in 1926 for attempting to assassinate Mustafa Kemal. Ziya Hurşit was born in the town of Çamlıhemşin of Rize Provinc ...

, person executed for attempting an assassination against Mustafa Kemal Atatürk *

Ziya Onis Ziya Öniş (born May 12, 1957 in Istanbul) is a Turkish Political economy, political economist, and professor of international relations and the director of the Center for Research on Globalization and Democratic Governance (GLODEM) at Koç Unive ...

, Turkish economist *

Ziya Saylan Dr. Ziya Saylan is a Turkish medical doctor and former president of the European Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, based in Düsseldorf, Germany. In June 2004, he announced a procedure utilizing titanium/polypropylene mesh inserts to perform breast r ...

, Turkish medical doctor *

Ziya Şengül Ziya Şengül (born 1944) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is remembered for his commanding role during his career at Turkish club Fenerbahçe and also for his great effort at the famous draw of the Turkey national ...

, Turkish footballer *

Ziya Songülen Nurizade Ziya Songülen (1886 Kadıköy, Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = ...

, Turkish footballer *

Ziya Tong Ziya () is a Turkish given name for males and females, it is of Arabic origin, in Turkish ''Ziya'' means ''light''. Given name * Ziya Doğan, Turkish football manager * Ziya Gökalp, Turkish sociologist * Nazmi Ziya Güran, Turkish impressionist p ...

, television personality and producer *

Ziya Yildiz Ziya () is a Turkish given name for males and females, it is of Arabic origin, in Turkish ''Ziya'' means ''light''. Given name * Ziya Doğan, Turkish football manager * Ziya Gökalp, Turkish sociologist * Nazmi Ziya Güran, Turkish impressionist p ...

, Bosnian footballer *

Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil Halit is the Turkish spelling of the Arabic masculine given name Khalid (Arabic: خَالِد ''khālid'') which means "eternal, everlasting, immortal". People with the name include: Given name * Halit Akçatepe (1938–2017), Turkish actor *H ...

, Turkish author

Other uses

Zia (disambiguation) Zia or ZIA (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya , Dia or Diya) may refer to: People * Zia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** A romanization of the Wu ( Shanghainese) pronunciation of the Chinese surname Xie (謝) ...

Ziya (town) Ziya () is a Turkish given name for males and females, it is of Arabic origin, in Turkish ''Ziya'' means ''light''. Given name * Ziya Doğan, Turkish football manager * Ziya Gökalp, Turkish sociologist * Nazmi Ziya Güran, Turkish impressionist p ...

(子牙镇),

Jinghai County Jinghai District () is a district of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China, located in the southwest portion of the municipality, bordering Hebei province to the south and west, Xiqing District to the north and northeast, and Bi ...

, Tianjin, China {{given name Turkish unisex given names