Oktay is a Turkish masculine given name. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name are as follows:

First name

Oktay Afandiyev Oktay Abdulkerim oglu Afandiyev (Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani: Oqtay Əbdülkərim oğlu Əfəndiyev; 26 March 1926 – 26 February 2013) was an Azerbaijani historian, Oriental studies, Orientalist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, ...

(1926–2013), Azerbaijani historian * Oktay Delibalta (born 1985), Turkish football player *

Oktay Derelioğlu Oktay Derelioğlu (born 17 December 1975) is a Turkish football manager and former player. Derelioğlu played as a forward and is notable for his goal for the Turkey national team against Belgium during the qualifying rounds of the 1998 FIFA ...

(born 1975), Turkish football player *

Oktay Ekşi Osman Oktay Ekşi (born 7 December 1932) is a Turkish journalist, author and politician. He has spent much of his career at the newspaper ''Hürriyet'', and was its Chief Columnist from 1974 to 1983 and from 1985 to 2010. A founding member and v ...

(born 1932), Turkish journalist, author and politician * Oktay Güngör (born 1998), Turkish wrestler * Oktay Hamdiev (born 2000), Bulgarian football player *

Oktay Kayalp Oktay Kayalp was born to a Turkish Cypriot family in 1957 in Famagusta, Cyprus, he received his primary schooling at Canbulat Ilkokulu and secondary education at the city's prestigious Famagusta Namık Kemal High School. Upon completion of his sec ...

(born 1957), Cypriot politician *

Oktay Kaynarca Oktay Kaynarca (born 27 January 1965) is a Turkish actor. His grandmother is of Zaza descent. He graduated from the theatre department of Istanbul University State Conservatory. He is best known for his roles in the long-running crime series ''Ku ...

(born 1965), Turkish actor *

Oktay Kuday Oktay Kuday (born 6 August 1979) is a German-Turkish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Club career Kuday was born in Karlsruhe. He formerly played for Karlsruher SC, Alt ...

(born 1979), German-Turkish professional football player * Oktay Mahmuti (born 1968), Turkish basketball coach * Oktay Özdemir (born 1986), Turkish-German actor *

Oktay Rıfat Horozcu Ali Oktay Rifat, better known as Oktay Rifat, (10 June 1914 – 18 April 1988) was a Turkish writer and playwright, and one of the forefront poets of modern Turkish poetry since the late 1930s. He was the founder of the Garip movement, to ...

(1914–1988), Turkish writer and playwright *

Oktay Sinanoğlu Oktay Sinanoğlu (February 25, 1935 – April 19, 2015) was a Turkish physical chemist and molecular biophysicist who made contributions to the theory of electron correlation in molecules, the statistical mechanics of clathrate hydrates, quant ...

(1935–2015), Turkish scientist * Oktay Takalak (born 1990), French boxer *

Oktay Urkal Oktay Urkal (born 15 January 1970) is a German former professional boxer. He is a former European super lightweight and welterweight champion, and a multiple time world title challenger. Amateur career As an amateur, Urkal won the silver medal ...

(born 1970), Turkish-German professional welterweight * Oktay Vural (born 1956), Turkish lawyer and politician *

Oktay Yıldırım Oktay Yıldırım (born 28 September 1971) is a former member of Turkey's Special Warfare Department, and was a defendant in the Ergenekon trials as well as the Turkish Council of State shooting. On 5 August 2013, then aged nearly 42, Yıldırım ...

(born 1971), Turkish military personnel * Oktay Yusein (born 2000), Bulgarian football player

Middle name

* Agah Oktay Güner (born 1937), Turkish journalist and politician *

André Oktay Dahl André Oktay Dahl (born 7 July 1975, in Lørenskog) is a Norwegian law graduate who was a politician representing the Conservative Party. He served as a representative of Akershus in the ''Storting'' and was first elected in 2005. He was a res ...

(born 1975), Norwegian politician *

Esat Oktay Yıldıran Esat Oktay Yıldıran (15 February 1949 – 22 October 1988) was a Turkish military officer who was appointed governor of the Diyarbakır Prison after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. During the PKK insurgency, Yıldıran became known for his extens ...

(1949–1988), Turkish military officer *

İhsan Oktay Anar İhsan Oktay Anar (born 1960 in Yozgat, Turkey), is a Turkish writer, illustrator, literature translator and an academic. He studied philosophy in Ege University on undergraduate (1984), graduate (1989) and doctoral levels. Anar now teaches at t ...

(born 1960), Turkish writer and academic

Surname

Berk Oktay Berk Oktay (born 28 October 1982) is a Turkish model and actor, known for his leading roles in series '' İlişki Durumu: Karışık'', ''Benim Hala Umudum Var'' alongside actress Gizem Karaca and actor Şükrü Özyıldız. He appeared in other ...

(born 1982), Turkish model and actor *

Fuat Oktay Fuat Oktay (born 21 January 1964) is a Turkish politician, civil servant and academic who served as the first vice president of Turkey from 2018 to 2023. He previously served as undersecretary to the prime minister of Turkey from 2016 until his ...

(born 1964), Turkish politician, civil servant and academic *

Metin Oktay Metin Oktay (2 February 1936 – 13 September 1991) nicknamed the Crownless King () by Galatasaray S.K. (football team), Galatasaray fans, was a Turkish people, Turkish association football, footballer and one of the most successful goal score ...

(1936–1991), Turkish football player *

Muhayer Oktay Muhayer Oktay (born 28 April 1999) is a footballer who most recently played for Beşiktaş. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Turkey. Club career On 17 January 2019, Oktay joined Süper Lig outfit Beşiktaş with a four-and-a-half ...

(born 1999), German-born Turkish football player *

Süleyman Oktay İsmail Süleyman Oktay (born 9 January 1959) is a Turkish former international footballer and manager. Career Oktay played his entire career at Beşiktaş J.K.. He was promoted to senior team in 1978, along with then-youth fellows Ziya Doğan ...

(born 1959), Turkish football player and manager

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