Çoban or Choban is a Turkish name and surname of

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shepherd A shepherd is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations; it exists in many parts of the globe, and it is an important part of Pastoralism, pastoralist animal husbandry. ...

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Chupan Amir Chūpān (; died October/November 1327), also spelt Choban or Coban, was a Chupanids, Chupanid noble of the Ilkhanate, and nominal general of the Mongol Empire. He was ennobled by Yesün Temür (Yuan dynasty), Emperor Taiding of Yuan as Duke ...

or Çoban (died 1327), Mongol emir in Persia *

Ayşegül Çoban Ayşegül Çoban (born 16 December 1992) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the – 53 kg division. She is a native of Konya. Personal life Ayşegül was born on 16 December 1992 to Ali and Döndü Çoban. Due to the family's limit ...

(born 1992), Turkish female weightlifter *

Hüsamettin Çoban Husam al-Din Choban was a commander and bey in the Sultanate of Rum in the early 13th century. During Keykavus term He was probably a member of the Kayı tribe which is known as the founder of the Ottoman Empire (in the next century). According t ...

(13th century), commander of the Anatolian Seljuks *

Kenan Çoban Kenan Çoban (born 22 January 1975, Elazığ) is a Turkish people, Turkish actor who is known for playing the role of Abdülhey Çoban in the ''Valley of the Wolves''. Filmography References External links * Pana Film(TR)
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(born 1975), Turkish actor *

Mehmet Çoban Mehmet Çoban (1905–1969), aka Koç Çoban Mehmet, was a Turkish Olympian wrestler in the heavyweight division of Greco-Roman style. He was born 1905 in Balıkesir, Ottoman Empire. A shepherd, he was discovered by the local military comma ...

(1905–1969), Turkish Olympian wrestler *

Bekir Çoban-zade Bekir Vaap oğlu Çoban-zade (pronounced , – 13 October 1937) was a prominent Crimean Tatars, Crimean Tatar poet and professor of Turkic languages who was one of the victims of the Great Purge. In the midst of a successful academic career, ...

(1893–1937), Crimean Tatar poet *

Çoban Mustafa Pasha Çoban Mustafa Pasha (, "Mustafa Pasha the Shepherd"; died 1529) was an Ottoman statesman. Likely born in Bosnia-Herzegovina or Serbian Sandzak, and collected through Devshirme to Janissaries, where he gradually rose through the ranks, he even ...

(died 1529), Ottoman statesman and governor of Egypt * The Greek island of

Kasos Kasos (; , ), also Casos, is a Greek island municipality in the Dodecanese. It is the southernmost island in the Aegean Sea, and is part of the regional unit Karpathos-Kasos. The capital of the island is Fri. , its population was 1,223. ...

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