Bülent is a Turkish masculine

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and a

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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

* Bulend Biščević (born 1975), Bosnian footballer *

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 * Bülend Ulusu (1923–2015), Turkish admiral and former prime minister

Bülent

* Bülent Akın (born 1978), Belgian-Turkish footballer * Bülent Arel (1919-1990), Turkish-born composer *

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 * Bülent Atalay (born 1940), Turkish-American author, scientist, and artist * Bülent Ataman (born 1974), Turkish footballer * Bülent Bezdüz (born 1967), Turkish tenor *

Bülent Çetin Bülent Çetin (born 1985) is a Turkish amputee footballer playing as goalkeeper. He is a member of the Turkey national amputee football team. Private life Bülent Çetin was born in Eskişehir, Turkey in 1985. His mother Sadiye died in 2022. ...

(born 1985), Turkish amputee football player * Bülent Çetinaslan (born 1974), Turkish actor *

Bülent Ceylan Bülent Ceylan (born 4 January 1976) is a German comedian and Kabarett artist. He plays several comic roles with frequent themes being the quirks of Germans from Turkish family backgrounds and people from Mannheim, told in the dialect of Mannhei ...

(born 1976), German comedian *

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 * Bülent Eczacıbaşı (born 1949), Turkish billionaire businessman and philanthropist *

Bülent Eken Bülent Eken (26 October 1923 – 25 July 2016) was a Turkish football (soccer), footballer and coach. After his club career he became a manager and served as a coach for several Turkish clubs.and also for Turkey national football team, Turkish ...

(1923-2016), Turkish footballer and coach *

Bülent Ersoy Bülent Ersoy (; born Erkoç 9 June 1952) is a Turkish singer and actress. She is known as one of the most popular singers of Turkish music, nicknamed Diva by her fans. Ersoy has many famous hits such as "Ümit Hırsızı" ''(Hope Thief)'', "Gec ...

(born 1950), Turkish singer *

Bülent Ertuğrul Bülent Ertuğrul (born 17 September 1978) is a Turkish football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football ...

(born 1978), Turkish footballer *

Bülent Evcil Bülent Evcil (born 1968) is a Turkish solo flutist and is the winner of the Royal Belgium Encouragement Medal of Art. He received the second place award in the ''Best Overall Performer Award'' at the 4th James Galway International Flute Seminar ...

(born 1968), Turkish flutist *

Bülent Kayabaş Osman Bülent Kayabaş (25 August 1945 – 19 April 2017) was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1963 to 2017. He is particularly notable for his villain role in the 1973 film '' Karateci Kız'' where his character ...

(1945-2017), Turkish actor *

Bülent Kocabey Bülent Kocabey (born June 8, 1984 in Istanbul, Turkey), is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in ...

(born 1984), Turkish footballer *

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 *

Bülent Korkmaz (archer) Bülent Korkmaz (born 5 March 1975) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Men's compound bow event. Early life Bülent Korkmaz was born on 5 March 1975. He lives in Biga town of Çanakkale Province, where he is employed by the mun ...

(born 1975), Turkish Paralympian archer *

Bülent Ortaçgil Bülent Ortaçgil (born 1 March 1950) is a Turkish composer and singer. Biography He was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1950. He moved to Istanbul after starting elementary school which he finished at Sultanahmet Elementary School in Istanbul. He co ...

(born 1950), Turkish composer and singer * Bülent Özcan (born 1973), Turkish Poet *

Bulent Rauf Bulent Rauf (Istanbul 1911 – Chisholme House, Roberton, Scottish Borders 1987) was a Turkish-British mystic, spiritual teacher, translator and author. From 1945 to the early sixties, he was married to Princess Faiza, sister of King Farouk of ...

(1911-1987), Turkish-British mystic, spiritual teacher, translator, and author *

Bülent Şenver Bulent Şenver is a Turkish banker and lecturer in finance. Education Bulent Şenver graduated from the Accounting and Finance Department of the Administrative Sciences Faculty at Boğaziçi University. He has been through various trainings in ...

(born 1950), Turkish banker and lecturer * Bülent Üçüncü (born 1974), Turkish-French footballer *

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 *

Bülent Uygun Bülent Uygun (born 1 August 1971) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He played as an attacking midfielder after starting his career as a striker, and was the captain of Fenerbahçe. His nickname is ''The Soldier''. Playing career ...

(born 1971), Turkish footballer and coach *

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 * Bülent Yıldırım (referee) (born 1972), Turkish football referee *

Fehmi Bülent Yıldırım Fehmi Bülent Yıldırım (born 1966 in Erzurum, Turkey) is a Turkish lawyer and the current president of Turkish NGO, İHH (İnsan Hak ve Hürriyetleri, İnsani Yardım Vakfı) which provided humanitarian relief in Libya, Pakistan, Russia, Chin ...

(born 1966), Turkish Muslim activist Turkish masculine given names Masculine given names {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulent