Fatih

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Fātiḥ ( Arabic فاتح 'Opener, Conqueror, Winner' of فتح 'Open') is

  • the Arabic word for "conqueror" (also as a loan word in other languages ​​e.g. Istanbul fatihi "conqueror of Istanbul")
  • the nickname of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II. ("Fatih Sultan Mehmed")
  • Fatih (Istanbul) , a district of the Istanbul province named after him and a district of Istanbul
  • Fatih (given name) , a common masculine Turkish given name
  • a common name of a mosque: Fatih Mosque

From the same Arabic root are derived: Al-Fātiha (opening sura in the Koran), Futuh (conquest of lands for Islam), Al-Fatah (strongest faction of the PLO).


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