Şevket is a Turkish male name with the

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Shawkat Shawkat (variations include Shaukat, Shavkat, or Şevket; ) is a masculine Arabic given name and surname. It derives from the word ("شَوْكة" which means "Might" or "Strength") and itself is derived from the word ("شَوْك" which means " ...

. People named Şevket include:

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Şevket Altuğ Şevket Altuğ (born 13 March 1943) is a Turkish actor. Biography Altuğ was born in Bandırma and grew up in Istanbul where he studied at Galatasaray High School. He began his theatre career in 1962 and worked continuously for five years at AEG ...

(born 1943), Turkish actor *

Şevket Çoruh Şevket Çoruh (born June 30, 1973) is a Turkish actor. After the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), his maternal family immigrated to Sapanca. His paternal family is from Anaçlı, Ardanuç. He is best known for the 18-season-long police series '' ...

(born 1973), Turkish actor *

Şevket Dağ Şevket Dağ (1876, Istanbul - 1944, Istanbul) was a Turkish painter, art teacher and politician. Although he painted in a wide variety of genres, he is perhaps best remembered for his interior portraits of major historical structures. Biogra ...

(1876–1944), Turkish painter *

Şevket Müftügil Şevket Müftügil (7 August 1917 – 22 April 2015) was a Turkish judge. He was president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey The Constitutional Court of Turkey ( Turkish: ''Anayasa Mahkemesi'', sometimes abbreviated as ''AYM'') is the highest ...

(1917–2015), Turkish judge *

Şevket Pamuk Şevket Pamuk is retired professor of Economics and Economic History at Boğaziçi (Bosphorus) University and author of prize winning books and articles. Between 2007 and 2013, Pamuk was chair of Contemporary Turkish Studies at the European Ins ...

(born 1950), Turkish economist *

Şevket Sabancı Şevket Sabancı (1936 – 22 July 2021) was a Turkish billionaire businessman and philanthropist, and a second-generation member of the Sabancı family. Biography He was born 1936 in Kayseri, Turkey, as the fourth son of Hacı Ömer Sabancı, ...

(1936–2021), Turkish businessman * Şevket Şahintaş, Turkish photographer * Şevket Seidametov (born 1954), Ukrainian artist * Şevket Seyfi Düzgören (1880–1948), Ottoman and Turkish general *

Şevket Süreyya Aydemir Şevket Süreyya Aydemir (1897–25 March 1976) was a Turkish writer, intellectual, economist, historian, and one of the founders, publisher and a key theorist of '' Kadro'' ("Cadre"), an influential left-wing political journal published in Turke ...

(1897–1976), Turkish intellectual *

Shevket Turgut Pasha Shevket Turgut Pasha (; 1857–1924) was an Ottoman Turkish army general with the rank of ''mirliva'' (major general), who also held the governmental title of ''pasha'' (lord). He went to the Prussian military school. Biography Albanian revo ...

(1857–1924), Ottoman general *

Şevket Yorulmaz Şevket Yorulmaz (1925 – 8 August 1997) was a Turkish footballer who played as a forward. Known for his career in Beşiktaş, he was the top goal scorer of Beşiktaş during the 1950s, especially in the Istanbul derbies. Early life and juni ...

(1925–1997), Turkish footballer and coach

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Mehmed Şevket Eygi Mehmed Şevket Eygi (February 7, 1933 – July 12, 2019) was a Turkish journalist, writer, columnist, conspiracy theorist, and Holocaust denier. Ideologically an Islamist and anti-communist,bianet.org (ed.)Kanlı Pazar'dan Önce Gazeteler 16 Feb ...

(1933–2019), Turkish journalist *

Mehmut Şevket Karman Mehmut Şevket Karman (16 May 1912 – 3 October 1989) was a Turkish alpine skier and cross-country skier. He competed in the men's combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics. Karman was the flag bearer for Turkey in the opening ceremony ...

(1912–1989), Turkish alpine skier *

Mahmud Shevket Pasha Mahmud Shevket Pasha (, ; 1856 – 11 June 1913)David Kenneth Fieldhouse: ''Western imperialism in the Middle East 1914-1958''. Oxford University Press, 2006 p.17 was an Ottoman military commander and statesman. During the 31 March Incident ...

(1856–1913), Ottoman general and statesman

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Belkıs Sevket Belkıs Şevket or Belkıs Şevket Hanım, was the first Turkish woman to fly on December 1, 1913. She was also an activist. Her grandfather was one of the viziers of Ali Namık Pasha. She was the daughter of Şevket Bey who was the son of Ata P ...

, first female Turkish pilot *

Şehzade Mahmud Şevket Şehzade Mahmud Şevket Efendi (; also Mahmud Şevket Osmanoğlu; 30 July 1903 – 31 January 1973) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin, and the grandson of Sultan Abdulaziz. Early life Şehzade Mahmud Şevket was born on ...

(1903–1973), Ottoman prince *

Şehzade Mehmed Şevket Şehzade Mehmed Şevket Efendi (; 5 June 1872 – 22 October 1899) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Sultan Abdulaziz and Neşerek Kadın. Early life Şehzade Mehmed Şevket was born on 5 June 1872 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. His father was Abd ...

(1872–1899), Ottoman prince

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