Behice is a feminine given name which is used in Turkey. The word is of Arabic origin, meaning ''merry'' or ''beautiful'', and it is the female version of the given names '' Behic'' and ''Behiç''. Notable people with the name are as follows:

People

Behice Boran Behice Boran (1 May 1910 – 10 October 1987) was a Turkish Marxist politician, author and sociologist. As a dissenting political voice from the left, Boran was repeatedly imprisoned for her work and died in exile after the Turkish military co ...

(1910–1987), Turkish politician * Behice Hanım (1882–1969), consort of the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamit *

Behice Sultan Behice Sultan ( ota, بهيجه سلطان; "''Happy''"; 6 August 1848 – 30 November 1876) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Abdulmejid I and Nesrin Hanım. She was the half-sister of Sultans Murad V, Abdul Hamid II, Mehmed V, and M ...

(1848–1876), Ottoman princess

Fictional characters

*Behice, one of the main characters in the 2013 Turkish movie '' Gallipoli: End of the Road''

References

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