Atsız

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Atsiz or Atsız is a Turkish first and last name. Well-known carriers are:

  • Atsiz ibn Uwak , a Turkish military leader who ruled Syria / Palestine in the 1070s
  • Ala ad-Din Atsiz (r. 1127 / 28–1156), a Khorezm Shah from the Anushteginid dynasty
  • Ala ad-Din Atsiz ibn Husain (ruled 1213–1214), a ruler from the Ghurid dynasty
  • Nihal Atsız (1905–1975), Turkish author, racist and thought leader of the ülkücü movement in Turkey
  • Yağmur Atsız (* 1939), Turkish journalist, columnist, essayist and poet

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