Celal is both a masculine Turkish given name and a surname. It is the Turkish form of the Arabic word

Jalal Jalal (Arabic: جلال) is a masculine given or family name. The name or word Jalal means majesty and is used to honor and venerate. When the Arabic language spread across non-Arabic regions, Jalal has also become a name for some Arabic-speaking ...

(جلال), which means "majesty". Notable people with the name include:

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* Celal Al (born 1984), Turkish actor * Celal Adan (born 1951), Turkish politician *

Celal Esat Arseven Celal Esat Arseven (1875 – 13 November 1971) was a Turkish painter, writer and politician. He made contributions to various fields, including photography, literary art history, theater, cinema, architecture and urbanism. He was one of the firs ...

(1875–1971), Turkish painter, writer and politician * Celal Atik (1918–1979), Turkish sports wrestler *

Celal Başkale Mahir Koç more commonly known under his nickname Celal Başkale was a Kurds, Kurdish commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, a militant organization that Kurdish–Turkish conflict, has been fighting the government of Turkey for autonomy for Ku ...

(died 2012), Kurdish militant *

Celâl Bayar Mahmut Celâlettin "Celâl" Bayar (16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986) was a Turkish economist and politician who was the third president of Turkey from 1950 to 1960. He previously served as the prime minister of Turkey from 1937 to 1939. Bayar ...

(1883–1986), Turkish politician and economist *

Celal Emir Dede Celal Emir Dede (born 2 May 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Karaköprü Belediyespor. Professional career A youth product of Balıkesirspor, Dede began his senior career with the club in the TFF First League ...

(born 2001), Turkish footballer *

Cəlal Hüseynov Jalal Hakim oglu Hüseynov (born 2 January 2003) is an Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (football), defender for Azerbaijani club Shamakhi FK, Shamakhi, on loan from the Bulgar ...

(born 2003), Azerbaijani footballer * Celal İbrahim (1884–1917), Ottoman football player *

Celal Kıbrızlı Celal Kıprızlı (born 28 April 1950) is a Turkish football manager. References 1950 births Living people Turkish football managers Giresunspor managers Çaykur Rizespor managers Göztepe S.K. managers Kayseri Erciyesspor manager ...

(born 1950), Turkish footballer and manager *

Celal Nuri İleri Celâl Nuri İleri (1881–1938) was a Turkish writer and politician, who was an important figure in the transition from a constitutional monarchy Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democrati ...

(1881–1938), Turkish politician *

Celal Taşkıran Celal Taşkıran (born 1 February 1954) is a Turkish former wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international m ...

(born 1954), Turkish wrestler *

Celal Tevfik Karasapan Celal Tevfik Karasapan (1899–1974) was a Turkish diplomat and politician who served as the director of National Security between 1959 and 1960 and minister of press, broadcasting and tourism between 1962 and 1963. He was the ambassador of Turke ...

(1899–1974), Turkish diplomat and politician * Celal Şahin (1925–2018), Turkish musician and humorist * Celal Sandal (1942–2006), Turkish boxer *

Celâl Şengör Ali Mehmet Celâl Şengör (; born 24 March 1955) is a Turkish geologist. He is retired from the faculty at Istanbul Technical University, Department of Geological Engineering. Şengör is a (foreign) member of the American Philosophical Soc ...

(born 1955), Turkish geologist *

Celal Yardımcı Celal Yardımcı (1911–1986) was a Turkish politician who served as the minister of education and minister of justice in the 1950s. Being a member of the Democrat Party (DP) he was arrested and imprisoned following the military coup in 1960. ...

(1911–1986), Turkish lawyer and politician *

Hasan Celal Güzel Hasan Celal Güzel (1945 – 19 March 2018) was a Turkish journalist and politician. He was Minister of Education, Youth and Sport (1987–1989). He was leader of the Rebirth Party in the 1990s, a party he co-founded in 1992. He was a columnist ...

(1945–2018), Turkish politician *

Mehmet Celal Bey Mehmet Celal Bey (‎; 1863 – 15 February 1926) was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman-born Turkish statesman and a key Witnesses and testimonies of the Armenian genocide, witness to the Armenian genocide. During his career as a politician, Celal Bey ...

(1863–1926), Ottoman statesman

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Nariman Celâl Nariman Dzhelyal Enverovych (born 27 April 1980) is the first deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, journalist and activist. On September 21, 2022, the Russian-controlled "Supreme Court of Crimea" sentenced him to 17 years i ...

(born 1980), Crimean Tatar politician, journalist and activist *

Peride Celal Peride Celal Yönsel (June 10, 1916 – June 15, 2013), commonly known as Peride Celal or Peride Celâl, was a Turkish novelist and story writer. Her work has won major awards such as the Sedat Simavi Literature Award in 1977, and the Orhan Kemal ...

(1916–2013), Turkish female novelist, story writer

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