Koç () is a
Turkish word meaning ram that may refer to:
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Ahmet Koç
Ahmet Koç is a Turkish bağlama artist.
Before the "Paradoks"
He appeared and played baÄŸlama with the female singer Åžebnem Paker at Eurovision Song Contest 1997, in Dublin, where they represented Turkey and came in 3rd place. His previ ...
, baÄŸlama artist from Turkey
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Ali Yıldırım Koç (born 1967), Turkish businessman
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Anıl Koç
Anıl Koç (born 29 January 1995) is a footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Turkish club Boluspor. Born in Belgium, he has represented both that nation and Turkey at youth international levels.
Career
He made his Belgian Pro League ...
(born 1995), Turkish-Belgian footballer
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Atilla Koç
Atilla Koç (born March 1, 1946) is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party. He was the Minister of Culture and Tourism in the first cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
After graduating from Ankara University, he worked in the M ...
(born, 1946), Turkish politician
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Cengiz Koç
Cengiz Koç (born 9 September 1977 in Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German heavyweight boxer of Turks in Germany, Turkish descent who won the bronze medal at the 2000 European amateur championships. He has also won a European championship ...
(born 1977), German heavyweight boxer of Turkish descent
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Filiz Koç (born in 1986), Turkish-German women's footballer, model and sports reporter
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Hakan Koç
Hakan Koç (born November 25, 1980, in Sivas) is an amateur Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the heavyweight division. He studied at Selçuk University.
He defeated France's Vincent Aka-Akesse for the gold medal in the 96 kg divi ...
(born 1980), Turkish freestyle wrestler
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Haluk Koç
Ahmet Haluk Koç (born 3 October 1954) is a Turkish politician who serves as the spokesperson and deputy leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) since 2012. He was a Member of Parliament for Samsun between 2002 and 2015 and serves as an MP ...
(born 1954), Turkish politician
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Hüseyin Koç (born 1979), Turkish volleyball player
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İnanç Koç
İnanç Koç (born February 9, 1979) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player. He played the small forward position. He was most recently the assistant coach for the Yukatel Merkezefendi of the Turkish Basketball Super League ...
(born 1979), Turkish professional basketball player
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Meryem Koç (born 1996), Turkish women's footballer
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Okan Koç
Okan Koç (born 22 January 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Club career
Koç began his career with lower division club Çanakkale Dardanelspor, before being transferred to Gençlerbirliği in 20 ...
(born 1982), Turkish professional footballer
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Rahmi Koç
Mustafa Rahmi Koç (born 9 October 1930) is a Turkish businessman. In 2016, Forbes ranked him No. 906 richest person in the world with a net worth of US$2.6 billion. In 2013, Koç was the single highest taxpayer in Turkey, totalling 37.5&nb ...
(born 1930), Turkish businessman
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Serhat Koç
Serhat Koç (born 18 July 1990) is a Dutch former professional footballer who plays for KFC Esperanza Pelt.
Career
Born in Eindhoven, Koç made his first first team appearance on 11 January 2008 against FC Volendam.
On 10 December 2008, he a ...
(born 1990), Dutch footballer of Turkish descent
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Süleyman Koç (born 1989), Turkish-German footballer
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Vehbi Koç
Ahmet Vehbi Koç (20 July 1901 – 25 February 1996) was a Turkish billionaire, businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Koç Group, one of Turkey’s largest groups of companies. During his lifetime, he came to be one of ...
(1901-1996), Turkish businessman
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Mustafa Vehbi Koç (1960-2016), Turkish businessman
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Koç family
Koç is a Turkish family of business people founded by Vehbi Koç, one of the wealthiest people in Turkey. His grandsons, the third generation of the Koç family, today run Turkey's largest group of companies, Koç Holding, the only Turkish comp ...
, Turkish dynasty of business people
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Koç Holding
Koç Holding A.Ş. () is a Turkish multinational industrial conglomerate headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. It operates as the country's largest company, and the only to be listed on the Fortune Global 500 as of 2024. Koç Holding's contributio ...
, industrial conglomerate in Turkey founded and controlled by the Koç family
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Koç School
The Koç School () is a private coeducational school in Istanbul, İstanbul, Turkey founded by Vehbi Koç, one of Turkey's wealthiest businessmen. The school comprises a high school that pioneered the International Baccalaureate, IB program in T ...
, private school in Istanbul, Turkey
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Koç University
Koç University () is a private non-profit research university in Istanbul, Turkey. It started education in temporary buildings in İstinye in 1993, and moved to its current Rumelifeneri campus near Sarıyer in 2000. Koç University is ranked hi ...
, private university in
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
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Koch (surname) Koch ( , , ) is a German surname that means "Cook (surname), cook" or "chef". Notable people with the surname include:
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* Adam Koch (born 1988), American professional basketball player
* Adolf Koch (1896–1970), German school teacher and lea ...
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Turkish-language surnames