Bülent is a
Turkish masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
and a
family name
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
meaning "tall" and "high", from
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
''boland'' or ''buland'' () which means ''tall'', ''high'', ''elevated'', or ''lofty''. The equivalent form in
Azeri Azeri or Azeri Turk may refer to:
* Azeri people, an ethnic group also known as Azerbaijanis
* Citizens of Azerbaijan
* Azeri language, the modern-day Turkic language
* Old Azeri, an extinct Iranian language
* Azeri Turk (journal), Academic jour ...
is Bülənd. It may refer to:
Bülend
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Bulend Biščević (born 1975), Bosnian footballer
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Bülend Özveren
Bülend Özveren (19 August 1941 – 18 October 2022) was a Turkish television presenter and sports commentator.
Özveren completed his secondary education at (Istanbul) and higher education at Galatasaray High School. He graduated from Istanb ...
(1943–2022), Turkish television presenter and sports commentator
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Bülend Ulusu (1923–2015), Turkish admiral and former prime minister
Bülent
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Bülent Akın (born 1978), Belgian-Turkish footballer
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Bülent Arel (1919-1990), Turkish-born composer
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Bülent Arınç
Bülent Arınç (; born 25 May 1948) is a conservative Turkish politician. He served as the 22nd Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey from 2002 to 2007 and as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey between 2009 and 2015. He also co-founded the Just ...
(born 1948), Turkish politician of renowned oratory
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Bülent Atalay (born 1940), Turkish-American author, scientist, and artist
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Bülent Ataman (born 1974), Turkish footballer
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Bülent Bezdüz (born 1967), Turkish tenor
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Bülent Çetin (born 1985), Turkish amputee football player
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Bülent Çetinaslan (born 1974), Turkish actor
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Bülent Ceylan (born 1976), German comedian
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Bülent Ecevit
Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (; 28 May 1925 – 5 November 2006) was a Turkish politician, statesman, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist. He served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as prime minister in 197 ...
(1925–2006), Turkish politician, poet, writer, and journalist
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Bülent Eczacıbaşı (born 1949), Turkish billionaire businessman and philanthropist
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Bülent Eken (1923-2016), Turkish footballer and coach
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Bülent Ersoy (born 1950), Turkish singer
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Bülent Ertuğrul (born 1978), Turkish footballer
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Bülent Evcil (born 1968), Turkish flutist
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Bülent Kayabaş (1945-2017), Turkish actor
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Bülent Kocabey (born 1984), Turkish footballer
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Bülent Korkmaz
Bülent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968), colloquially known by his given nicknames "Büyük Kaptan" () and "Cengaver" (), is a Turkish former professional footballer and current manager of TFF 1. Lig club Esenler Erokspor.
Korkmaz was a one ...
(born 1968), Turkish footballer and coach
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Bülent Korkmaz (archer) (born 1975), Turkish Paralympian archer
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Bülent Ortaçgil (born 1950), Turkish composer and singer
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Bülent Özcan (born 1973), Turkish Poet
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Bulent Rauf (1911-1987), Turkish-British mystic, spiritual teacher, translator, and author
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Bülent Şenver (born 1950), Turkish banker and lecturer
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Bülent Üçüncü (born 1974), Turkish-French footballer
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Bülent Ünder
Bülent Ünder (born 16 April 1949) is a Turkish former professional football player and manager.
Playing career
Born Istanbul, Turkey, Ünder played his entire career for Galatasaray. He played eight seasons for his club. His team won the T ...
(born 1949), Turkish football manager
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Bülent Uygun (born 1971), Turkish footballer and coach
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Bülent Uzun
Bülent Uzun (born 21 November 1990) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for TFF First League club Sakaryaspor. He is not to be confused with Turkish football referee Bülent Uzun.
Career
Uzun played between 2003 and 2 ...
(born 1990), Turkish footballer
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Bülent Yıldırım (referee) (born 1972), Turkish football referee
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Fehmi Bülent Yıldırım (born 1966), Turkish Muslim activist
Turkish masculine given names
Masculine given names
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