Cevdet
Cevdet is a Turkish male given name of Arabic origin (cf. Jawdat ) with the meaning "maturity, size; Flawless ". It also appears as a family name .
Name bearer
Ottoman time
- Ahmed Cevdet Pascha (1822–1895), Ottoman statesman, historian and legal scholar
- Abdullah Cevdet (1869–1932), Ottoman poet, writer, politician
First name
- Cevdet Caner (* 1973), Austrian entrepreneur of Turkish descent
- Cevdet Erek (* 1974), Turkish conceptual artist and musician
- Cevdet Sümer (* 1922), Turkish show jumper
- Cevdet Sunay (1899–1982), Turkish officer and politician, 5th President
- Cevdet Yılmaz (* 1967), Turkish politician
family name
- Melih Cevdet (1915-2002), Turkish writer
Fictional character
- Cevdet and his sons , Orhan Pamuk novel from 1982