Beşir (pronounced eʃiɾ is a masculine given name which is used in Turkey. It is derived from the Arabic root ''-beşr'' which means ''herald; harbinger''. It is also one of the qualities of

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which is expressed in the

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. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Beşir Atalay Beşir Atalay (; born 1947) is a Turkish politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from 2011 to 2014. Previously he was minister of interior from 28 August 2007 to 14 July 2011. Early years an ...

(born 1947), Turkish politician *

Beşir Ayvazoğlu Beşir Ayvazoğlu (born 11 February 1953, Zara, Sivas) is a Turkish lyricist, writer and journalist. Ayvazoğlu graduated from the Bursa Institute of Education, Department of Literature. He taught Turkish and literature at various high school ...

(born 1953), Turkish musical artist, writer and journalist *

Beşir Fuad Beşir Fuad (5 February 1887) was an Ottoman soldier, intellectual, and writer during the First Constitutional Era. He wrote works on science, philosophy, literary criticism and biography. Unlike Tanzimat era intellectuals, who generally subscri ...

(1852–1887), Ottoman soldier, intellectual, and writer

Fictional characters

*Beşir, one of the main characters in ''Aşk-ı Memnu'' (1975 TV series), ''Aşk-ı Memnu'' (2008 TV series) and in the original novel, ''Aşk-ı Memnu''

Surname

Muhammet Beşir Muhammet Beşir (born 1 January 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for TFF Second League club İskenderunspor. Career Beşir was promoted to senior level at pre-season camp of Trabzonspor in 2015 summer, however failed to hold ...

(born 1997), Turkish football player

References

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