Hakkı is a Turkish name, originating from the days of the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
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Its direct translation is 'truth'. As a result of it being frequently used in the Ottoman Empire as a birth name, it has led to the name being given to children in Turkey and Cyprus.
The name itself was more common during the 17th century when the Turkish Empire was at its peak, but its frequency of use declined gradually in the following years. In the 20th century however, many Turkish parents began to find it a more modern and European name than that of Mehmet and Huseyin and as a result, the name again became popular in Turkey as well as European countries with sizeable Turkish communities, such as the United Kingdom, Germany and France.
People named Hakkı include:
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Hakkı Atun
Hakkı Atun (born 7 October 1935) is a former Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He held this office between 1994 and 1996. He was born in Famagusta in 1935.
In 1959, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University as an ...
, former prime minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
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Hakkı Hocaoğlu
Mehmet Hakkı Hocaoğlu (born 1 February 1975 in Hatay) is a retired Turkish football player and manager.
He previously played for Sivasspor in the Süper Lig
The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for spo ...
, Turkish footballer
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Hakkı Keskin
Hakkı Keskin (born 12 February 1943 in Maçka, Trabzon, Turkey) is a Turkish-German
Turks in Germany, also referred to as German Turks and Turkish Germans ( or ''Deutschtürken''; , also known as ''Gurbetçiler'' or ''Almancılar''), are eth ...
, Turkish-German politician
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Hakkı Ketenoğlu
Hakkı Ketenoğlu (1906 – 1977) was a Turkish judge. He was president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey
The Constitutional Court of Turkey ( Turkish: ''Anayasa Mahkemesi'', sometimes abbreviated as ''AYM'') is the highest legal body for con ...
(1906–1977), Turkish judge
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Hakkı Yeten
Hakkı Yeten (3 December 1910 – 16 April 1989) was a Turkish Association football, football player and president of the Istanbul-based football club Beşiktaş J.K., which he also coached. He is one of the most important names in Beşiktaş hi ...
, (1910–1989), Turkish footballer
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Turkish masculine given names
Masculine given names