Gökçen is a
Turkish given name
A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full ...
which means "beautiful woman", "blue-eyed woman", or "belonging to the sky", and may refer to:
Given names
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Gökçen Denkel
Ayşe Gökçen Denkel (born 2 August 1985, in Istanbul) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 193 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker.
Gökçen Denkel plays for Nilüfer Belediyespor. She has played for Eczacıbaşı VitrA from the age ...
(born 1985), Turkish female volleyball player
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Gökçen Efe
Gökçen Efe (1891 – 16 November 1919) was a Turkish folk hero, who showed bravery during the Turkish War of Independence.
Life
He was born in Ödemiş, İzmir Province. His real name was Hüseyin, but he used the name Gökçen Efe after choo ...
(1881–1919), Turkish folk hero
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Gökçen Fırat
Gökçen Fırat (born 22 June 1977) is a Turkish military officer. She is the first female admiral in the history of the Republic of Turkey and the first female ship commander in the country.
Early life and military career
Gökçen Fırat wa ...
(born 1977), Turkish military officer
Surname
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Kemalettin Sami Gökçen
Kemalettin Sami Gökçen (1884 – 15 April 1934) was a Turkish career officer and politician. He was instrumental in establishing diplomatic relations between the Turkish Republic and Nazi Germany.
Gallery
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-00059, K ...
(1884–1934), officer of the Ottoman Army and general of the Turkish Army
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Sabiha Gökçen
Sabiha Gökçen (; 22 March 1913 – 22 March 2001) was a Turkish aviator. During her flight career, she flew around 8,000 hours and participated in 32 different military operations. She became the world's first female fighter pilot, at age 23. ...
(1913–2001), Turkish female aviator
Place
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Gökçen, İzmir
Gökçen is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tire, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 907 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). It is situated in bottom land and along a tributary of Büyük ...
, a town in İzmir Province
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Gökçen, Kocaköy
Gökçen () is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kocaköy, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are in ...
See also
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Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is the secondary international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey. Located southeast of the city centre, Sabiha Gökçen Airport is in the Asian part of the transcontinental city and serves as the o ...
, an airport in Istanbul
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