Şimşek
Şimşek is a Turkish male first name and family name meaning " lightning ". Outside of the Turkish-speaking area, the spelling Simsek also occurs occasionally .
Name bearer
family name
- Ali Şimşek (* 1973), German local politician (SPD)
- Barış Şimşek (* 1976), Turkish football referee
- Beykan Şimşek (* 1995), Turkish football player
- Cihan Şimşek (* 1992), Turkish actor
- Enver Şimşek (1961–2000), Turkish florist murdered by the National Socialist underground
- Hakkı Şimşek (* 1989), Turkish soccer player
- Hüseyin Şimşek (* 1962), Austrian writer and journalist
- Kenan Şimşek (* 1968), Turkish wrestler
- Mehmet Şimşek (* 1967), Turkish politician
- Ömer Simsek (* 1964), German actor
- Osman Şimşek (* 1991), Turkish soccer player
- Rıdvan Şimşek (* 1991), Turkish soccer player
- Semiya Şimşek (* 1986), Turkish educator and book author
- Sibel Şimşek (* 1984), Turkish weightlifter
- Tuğba Şimşek (* 1986), German artist
- Yunus Şimşek (* 1994), Turkish soccer player
- Yusuf Şimşek (* 1975), Turkish football player