Işık is a

unisex Unisex is an adjective indicating something is not sex-specific, i.e. is suitable for any type of sex. The term can also mean gender-blindness or gender neutrality. The term 'unisex' was coined in the 1960s and was used fairly informally. The co ...

Turkish name and a surname. Notable people with the name are follows:

Given name

First name

Işık Koşaner Sebahattin Işık Koşaner (born 5 December 1945) is a Turkish former army general who served as the 27th Chief of the General Staff from 2010 to 2011. Biography Koşaner was born in İzmir, Turkey, in 1945. He graduated from the Turkish Mil ...

(born 1945), Turkish general *

Işık Kaan Arslan Işık Kaan Arslan (born 28 January 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for TFF First League club Boluspor. Professional career Galatasaray A youth product of Galatasaray since 2012, Arslan signed his first pro ...

(born 2001), Turkish football player *

Işık Menküer Işık Menküer (born 21 December 1964) is a Turkish volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under orga ...

(born 1964), Turkish volleyball player and coach

Middle name

Ocak Işık Yurtçu (1945–8 September 2012) was a Turkish reporter detained for thirty-two months between 1993-1997 by the Turkish government for his reporting on the Kurdish–Turkish conflict, a case ''The New York Times'' called "emblematic" of the Turkish pr ...

(1945–2012), Turkish reporter

Surname

Ayhan Işık Ayhan Işık (born Ayhan Işıyan; 5 May 1929 – 16 June 1979) was one of the pioneers of Turkish cinema and actors in Turkey, and among the most famous Turkish people, Turkish leading actors in the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Ayhan Işık was ...

(1929-1979), Turkish film actor *

Fatma Işık Fatma Işık (born 20 April 1991) is a Turks in Germany, Turkish-German women's soccer, women's football Defender (association football), defender currently playing in the German Regional League South for FV Löchgau. She was a member of the Tur ...

(born 1991), Turkish-German football player *

Fikri Işık Fikri Işık MP (born 13 September 1965) is a Turkish politician who served as the last Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey from 2017 to 2018. Previously, he served as Minister of Science, Industry and Technology from 2013 to 2016 and Minister of ...

(born 1965), Turkish educator and politician *

Hasan Esat Işık Hasan Esat Işık (21 October 1916 – 2 July 1989) was a Turkish diplomat and politician. Biography Hasan Esat Işık was born in Istanbul. His father was Mehmet Esat, a well known physician. After graduating from Galatasaray High School and ...

(1916–1989), Turkish diplomat and politician *

Hüseyin Hilmi Işık Huseyin Hilmi Işık (March 8, 1911 – October 26, 2001) was a Turkish, Sunni Islamic scholar. Life Hüseyn Hilmi Işık was born in Eyüp, Istanbul. He received religious education from mujtahid Abdulhakim Arvasi. He learned ma'qûl, manq ...

(1911-2001), Turkish Islamic scholar *

Mehmet Esat Işık Mehmet Esat Işık (3 April 1865–1 November 1936) was a Turkish physician and politician, known for his contribution in the development of ophthalmology in his home country. Biography Mehmet Esat was born in Istanbul on 3 April 1865. His moth ...

(1865–1936), Turkish physician *

Nejla Işık Nejla Işık is a Turkish environmental activist and community leader who has been involved in efforts to prevent deforestation in the Akbelen Forest. She was elected as the mukhtar of İkizköy in 2024 and was recognized internationally for he ...

, Turkish environmental activist and community leader * Selen Pınar Işık, known as

PuCCa (writer) Selen Pınar Işık (born 3 June 1987), better known as PuCCa, is a Turkish writer and Internet celebrity. Life Selen Pınar Işık was born in İzmir. She was 8 years old when her parents divorced, after which she lived with her mother for a wh ...

(born 1987), Turkish writer *

Vahap Işık Vahap Işık (born 28 December 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role ...

(born 1982), Turkish football player *

Volkan Işık Volkan Işık (born 11 September 1967) is a Turkish rally driver. He drove in the World Rally Championship in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In a Toyota Corolla WRC, Işık and his co-driver, Erkan Bodur, were sixth and thus scored their first ...

(born 1967), Turkish rally driver

Fictional characters

* Arif Işık, main character in the 2018 Turkish film

Arif V 216 ''Arif V 216'' is a 2018 Turkish comedy film directed by Kıvanç Baruönü and written by Cem Yılmaz. It stars Cem Yılmaz, Ozan Güven, Seda Bakan, Zafer Algöz and Özkan Uğur. It is a sequel to '' A.R.O.G'' (2008) and '' G.O.R.A'' (2004). ...

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