Celal is both a masculine Turkish given name and a surname. It is the Turkish form of the Arabic word
Jalal (جلال), which means "majesty". Notable people with the name include:
Given name
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Celal Al (born 1984), Turkish actor
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Celal Esat Arseven (1875–1971), Turkish painter, writer and politician
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Celal Atik (1918–1979), Turkish sports wrestler
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Celâl Bayar
Mahmud Celâleddin "Celâl" Bayar (16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986) was a Turkish economist and politician who was the third President of Turkey from 1950 to 1960; previously he was Prime Minister of Turkey from 1937 to 1939.
Bayar began his c ...
(1883–1986), Turkish politician
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Celal İbrahim (1884–1917), Ottoman football player
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Celal Nuri İleri (1881–1938), Turkish politician
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Celal Kandemiroglu (1953–2022), video game specialist
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Celal Şahin (1925–2018), Turkish musician and humorist
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Celâl Şengör (born 1955), Turkish geologist
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Celal Yardımcı (1911–1986), Turkish lawyer and politician
Middle name
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Hasan Celal Güzel (1945–2018), Turkish politician
Surname
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Peride Celal (1916–2013), Turkish female novelist, story writer
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Turkish-language surnames
Turkish masculine given names