Yıldırım is a Turkish word meaning "
lightning
Lightning is a natural phenomenon consisting of electrostatic discharges occurring through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions. One or both regions are within the atmosphere, with the second region sometimes occurring on ...
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People
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Ali Yıldırım Koç (born 1967), Turkish businessman and member of the Koç family
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Yıldırım Akbulut (1935–2021), Turkish politician
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Yıldırım Aktuna
Yıldırım Aktuna (1930 – September 29, 2007) was a Turkish psychiatrist, politician, district mayor and government minister in a number of cabinets.
Early years
He was born 1930 in Istanbul. After completing the high school in Karşıyaka, ...
(1930–2007), Turkish psychiatrist and politician
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Yıldırım Demirören
Yıldırım Demirören (born 6 October 1964) is a Turkish businessman, former chair of the Istanbul-based Turkish multisports club Beşiktaş, and former president of the Turkish Football Federation.
He owns part of ''Demirören Şirketler Gru ...
(born 1964), Turkish businessman and president of Turkish Football Federation
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Adem Yıldırım (born 1973), Turkish politician
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Adnan Yıldırım (1957–1994), Turkish person involved in the Susurluk scandal
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Ahmet Yıldırım (born 1974), Turkish footballer
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Avni Yıldırım (born 1991), Turkish boxer
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Aygün Yıldırım (born 1995), German footballer
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Aziz Yıldırım (born 1952), Turkish businessman and former chairman of Fenerbahçe S.K.
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Binali Yıldırım
Binali Yıldırım (; born 20 December 1955) is a Turkish politician who served as the List of Prime Ministers of Turkey, 27th and last prime minister of Turkey from 2016 to 2018 and Speaker of the Grand National Assembly from 2018 to 2019. He w ...
(born 1955), Turkish politician and prime minister from May 2016 to July 2018
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Bülent Yıldırım (referee) (born 1972), Turkish football referee
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Cemal Yıldırım
Cemal Yıldırım (1925–2009) was a Turkish philosopher, author, educator, and researcher. He wrote 15 books (4 in English and 11 in Turkish) and numerous academic papers.
He wrote extensively on the philosophy of science and the history of sci ...
(1925–2009), Turkish philosopher of science
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Cem Yıldırım (born 1961), Turkish mathematician
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Elif Yıldırım (born 1990), Turkish female middle-distance runner
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Enver Yıldırım (born 1995), Turkish fencer
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Erman Yıldırım (born 1986), Turkish footballer
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Serkan Yıldırım
Serkan Yıldırım (born Persian: ; Latin: Sajjad Hashemi Ahangari on 22 August 1991) is an Iranian-born Turkish athlete. He has competed at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games competing in the 100 m and 400 m sprint events, as ...
(born 1991), Turkish para-athlete
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Sezen Aksu
Sezen Aksu (; born Fatma Sezen Yıldırım; 13 July 1954) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and producer. She is one of the most successful Turkish people, Turkish singers, having sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Q ...
(Fatma Sezen Yıldırım) (born 1954), Turkish singer, songwriter and producer
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Fatoş Yıldırım (born 1994), Turkish women's footballer
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Fehmi Bülent Yıldırım (born 1966), Turkish NGO leader
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Gülser Yıldırım (born 1963) Turkish-Kurdish politician
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Haluk Yıldırım (born 1972), Turkish basketball player
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Hüseyin Yıldırım (born 1928), convicted Turkish spy of the Cold War era
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Irmak Yıldırım (born 2005), Turkish female motocross racer
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Mahmut Yıldırım (born 1953), Turkish Olympian contract killer
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Mithat Yıldırım (born 1966), Turkish cross-country skier
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Murat Yıldırım (actor)
Murat Yıldırım (born 13 April 1979) is a Turkish actor.
Early life
Murat Yıldırım was born in Konya, Turkey. His father is of Kurdish people, Kurdish origin and was a teacher of literature. Yıldırım's father speaks Turkish and Kurdis ...
(born 1979), Turkish actor
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Murat Yıldırım (footballer) (born 1987), Dutch footballer of Turkish descent
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Özkan Yıldırım (born 1993), German footballer
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Ramazan Yıldırım (born 1975), Turkish footballer and manager
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Rıza Yıldırım (born 1987), Turkish wrestler
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Rukiye Yıldırım (born 1991), Turkish female taekwondo practitioner
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Selma Yildirim (born 1969), Austrian politician
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Sercan Yıldırım
Sercan Yıldırım (; born 5 April 1990) is a Turkish former football player who played as a forward.
Club career Bursaspor
Yıldırım started his career at Bursaspor. He broke into the first team in the 2007–2008 season, making his league ...
(born 1990), Turkish footballer
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Uğur Yıldırım (born 1982), Dutch footballer of Turkish descent
Nickname
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Bayezid I
Bayezid I (; ), also known as Bayezid the Thunderbolt (; ; – 8 March 1403), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402. He adopted the title of ''Sultan-i Rûm'', ''Rûm'' being the Arabic name for the Eastern Roman Empire. In 139 ...
(1354–1403), "Yıldırım Bayezid", Ottoman sultan
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Yıldırım, Bursa
Yıldırım is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 110 km2, and its population is 655,856 (2022). It covers part of the city centre of Bursa. Founded in 1987, it was named after Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I, wh ...
, a metropolitan district in the center of Bursa, Turkey
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Yıldırım, Yenişehir, Turkey
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Milia, Famagusta (), Northern Cyprus
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Yıldırım railway station, a commuter rail station in Ankara, Turkey
Other uses
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J-600T Yıldırım, a conventional battlefield ballistic missile system of Turkey
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Yıldırım Bosna S.K., a football club in Istanbul, Turkey
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Yıldırım Army Group, army group of the Ottoman Empire during World War I
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