Zeynep is the Turkish form of the

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female given name Zaynab. Zeynep means "precious rock, precious gem" and may refer to:

People

* Zeynep Ahunbay (born 1946), Turkish scholar of antiquities * Zeynep Akata, Turkish computer scientist *

Zeynep Sibel Algan Zeynep Sibel Algan (born September 25, 1955) is a Turkish female diplomat. Zeynep Sibel Algan was born in Istanbul, Turkey on September 25, 1955. She is married to Akın Algan, also a diplomat and ambassador. The couple has one child. Algan's ...

(born 1955), Turkish diplomat * Zeynep Çelik (judoka) (born 1996), Turkish para judoka *

Zeynep Çelik (scholar) Zeynep Çelik is a Turkish born architect, architectural historian, theorist, and academic. She is Sakıp Sabancı Visiting Professor at Columbia University. She is a retired distinguished professor of architecture at the New Jersey Institute of ...

, Turkish architect and academic *

Zeynep Çelik-Butler Zeynep Çelik-Butler (also known as Zeynep Çelik) is a Turkish- American professor of electrical engineering at the Nanotechnology Research and Teaching Facility within the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is a ...

, Turkish-American Professor of Electrical Engineering * Zeynep Ergun (1953–2022), Turkish academic * Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu (born 1955), Turkish architect * Zeynep Karahan Uslu, Turkish politician and activist * Zeynep Kınacı (1972–1996), Kurdish militant and first ever suicide bomber * Zeynep Korkmaz (1921–2025), Turkish scholar *

Zeynep Kuray Zeynep Kuray (born 1978) is a Turkish people, Turkish journalist. As of 2015, she wrote for ''BirGün'' and the Firat News Agency (ANF). She was kept under arrest between December 2011 and April 2013 as a part of the KCK investigation and is a reci ...

(born 1978), Turkish journalist * Zeynep Oduncu (born 1987), Turkish journalist *

Zeynep Oral Zeynep Birsel Oral (born 15 February 1946) is a Turkish journalist. She is also a writer, theatre critic and a cultural editor. Life Zeynep Birsel was born in Istanbul, Turkey, on 15 February 1946. She graduated from the American Collegiate Ins ...

(born 1946), Turkish journalist * Zeynep Sevde Paksu (born 1983), Turkish writer and publisher *

Zeynep Sönmez Zeynep Sönmez (born 30 April 2002) is a Turkish professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of No. 76 in singles and No. 584 in doubles by the WTA, achieved in 2025. Sönmez has won one singles title on the WTA Tour and four single ...

(born 2002), Turkish tennis player *

Zeynep Sultan Zeynep Sultan (; "''gemstone, precious stone''" and "''defender''"; 8 April 1714 – 25 March 1774) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Ahmed III. Birth Zeynep Sultan was born in the 8 April 1714 in the Topkapı Palace. Her father ...

(1714–1774), Ottoman princess *

Zeynep Tufekci Zeynep Tufekci (; ; ) is a Turkish-American sociologist, and the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. She is also a columnist for ''The New York Times''. Her work focuses on social media, media ethic ...

, Turkish writer and academic * Zeynep Karahan Uslu (born 1969), Turkish politician and public relations specialist

Arts and entertainment

Farah Zeynep Abdullah Farah Zeynep Abdullah (born 17 August 1989) is a Turkish actress and singer. She garnered critical acclaim and nationwide recognition for her movies and television series. She is the recipient of two Siyad awards, the most prestigious film aw ...

(born 1989), Iraqi-Turkish actress *

Zeynep Bastık Zeynep Bastık (born 8 July 1993) is a Turkish singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Life Her grandmother is of Albanian origin. Her family members are also musicians. Her mother was a folk dance teacher. At the age of fifteen she joined t ...

(born 1993), Turkish singer *

Zeynep Çamcı Zeynep Çamcı (born December 11, 1986) is a Turkish actress and screenwriter. She is best known for hit surreal comedy series '' Leyla ile Mecnun'' and popular youth series ''Beni Böyle Sev Beni may also refer to: Characters *Beni Gabor ...

(born 1986), Turkish actress and screenwriter *

Zeynep Değirmencioğlu Zeynep Değirmencioğlu (born 12 September 1954) is a Turkish people, Turkish actress. Biography She was born in Istanbul in 1954. She made her first appearance as a one-year-old baby in "''Papatya''" and established herself as a childstar with ...

(born 1954), Turkish actress *

Zeynep Dizdar Zeynep Dizdar (born 14 July 1976) is a Turkish singer-songwriter and composer. Life and career Zeynep Dizdar stepped into her professional music life in 1997 with her debut album, ''Yolun Açık Ola''. Dizdar, who took the first place in the r ...

(born 1976), Turkish singer *

Zeynep Eronat Zeynep Eronat (born 9 July 1963) is a Turkish actress. Life and career Eronat was born in 1963 in Istanbul. Due to her father's profession, her childhood years were spent in various cities of Turkey. She started to live in Ankara from the ag ...

(born 1963), Turkish actress *

Zeynep Gedizlioğlu Zeynep Gedizlioğlu (born 4 December 1977) is a Turkish composer who won the Ernst von Siemens Composer Prize Award in 2012. Biography Zeynep Gedizlioğlu was born 4 December 1977 in İzmir and grew up in Istanbul. She has spent most of her life ...

(born 1977), Turkish composer *

Zeynep Günay Tan Zeynep Günay Tan (born 1975) is a Turkish director. She noticed her interest in cinema and television during her high school years. She began her theatre training in Italy but returned to Turkey without completing her education. She eventually ma ...

(born 1975), Turkish director * Zeynep Özder (born 1980), Turkish actress * Zeynep Tedü (born 1943), Turkish actress *

Zeynep Tokuş Zeynep Tokuş (born 1977) is a Turkish actress and former beauty pageant winner. In 2007, she won the title of the TV show Turkish version of ''Dancing on Ice''. Biography Tokuş was educated in graphic design at the Bilkent University in Ankar ...

(born 1977), Turkish actress and beauty pageant winner * Zeynep Tuğçe Bayat (born 1990), Turkish actress * Zeynep Üçbaşaran, Turkish pianist

Sports

* Zeynep Acet (born 1995), Turkish Paralympian sprinter * Zeynep Gamze Koçer (born 1998), Turkish footballer * Zeynep Funda Teoman (born 1984), Turkish basketball referee * Zeynep Kerimoğlu (born 2003), Turkish footballer *

Zeynep Murat Zeynep Murat Duran (born Zeynep Murat on September 15, 1983) is a European champion Turkish female Taekwondo practitioner. She is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. Murat was born in Kayseri, Turkey. She studied physical educa ...

(born 1983), Turkish Taekwondo practitioner * Zeynep Oka (born 1966), Turkish sport shooter *

Zeynep Seda Uslu Zeynep Seda Uslu (born October 30, 1983) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 180 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Turkey, Turkish professional club Fenerbahçe Universal. She started her volleyball career with VakıfBank Güneş S ...

(born 1983), Turkish volleyball player * Zeynep Sever (born 1989), Turkish-Belgian volleyball player *

(born 2002), Turkish tennis player *

Zeynep Sude Demirel Zeynep Sude Demirel (born 27 November 2000) 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 ...

(born 2000), Turkish volleyball player *

Zeynep Taşkın Zeynep Taşkın (born 3 December 2003) is a Turkish taekwondo athlete who won the silver medal at the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships The 2024 European Taekwondo Championships, the 26th edition of the European Taekwondo Championships, was ...

(born 2003), Turkish taekwondo athlete * Zeynep Yetgil (born 2000), Turkish wrestler * Elif Zeynep Celep (born 1994), Turkish gymnast *

Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş Viktoriya is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Viktoriya Amelina (1986−2023), Ukrainian activist and writer * Viktoriya Beloslydtseva (born 1972), athlete from Kazakhstan * Viktoriya Fyodorova (born 1973), female high jumper fr ...

(born 1998), Ukrainian-Turkish swimmer

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