Mehmet
Mehmet is a male given name , which is particularly common in the Turkish , Albanian and Bosnian- speaking areas and is a Turkish variant of the Arabic name Muhammad .
meaning
Mehmet is a modification of Muhammad (after the Prophet Mohammed ) in Turkish. It originally means "the praised" or "the promised". This form of name was already known from the Ottoman Empire in Europe.
At the end of the word there is a "t" due to the Turkish final hardening . The name with an Arabic- based “d” at the end is less common .
Well-known namesake
people
Ruler
- Ulug Mehmed († 1445), Khan of the Golden Horde
- Mehmed I. Çelebi, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421
- Mehmed II Fatih, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1444 and from 1451 to 1481
- Mehmed III. , Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 to 1603
- Mehmed IV , Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687
- Mehmed V. Reşad, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 to 1918
- Mehmed VI. Vahdettin, last sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1918 to 1922
Politician
- Mehmet Ali Şahin (* 1950), Turkish lawyer, politician and Minister of Justice
- Mehmet Ali Talât (* 1952), President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Mehmet Aydın (* 1943), Turkish philosopher, politician and minister of state
- Mehmed Celal Bey (1863–1926), multiple governor and minister of the Ottoman Empire
- Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha (1815–1871), Ottoman statesman
- Mehmet Hilmi Güler (* 1949), Turkish scientist and politician
- Mehmed Kemâl (1884–1919), Ottoman civil servant, involved in the Armenian genocide
- Mehmed Reschid (1873–1919), Ottoman governor
- Mehmet Shehu (1913–1981), Prime Minister of Albania
- Mehmed Spaho (1883–1939), Yugoslav politician and minister
- Mehmed Talaat ( Talât Pascha ) (1872–1921), Interior Minister and Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire and leader of the Young Turkish nationalists
- Hafız Mehmed (1874–1926), Ottoman-Turkish politician and lawyer
- Rum Mehmed Pasha , Ottoman Grand Vizier under Mehmed II.
Artist
- Mehmet Ali Birand (1941–2013), Turkish journalist and talk show host
- Mehmet Ali Erbil (* 1957), Turkish actor, comedian and show master
- Mehmet Günsür (writer) (1955-2004), Turkish writer and painter
- Mehmet Günsür (actor) (* 1975), Turkish actor
- Mehmet Kurtuluş (* 1972), German actor
- Mehmet Rauf (1875–1931), Ottoman author
- Mehmed Meša Selimović (1910–1982), Yugoslav writer
- Mehmet Emin Toprak (1974-2002), Turkish actor
- Mehmet Ünal (* 1951), Turkish journalist, photographer and writer living in Germany
- Mehmed Uzun (1953-2007), Turkish writer
athlete
- Mehmet Akgün (* 1986), German soccer player
- Mehmet Aktan (* 1946), Turkish football player and coach
- Mehmet Akyüz (* 1986), Turkish soccer player
- Mehmet Aurélio (* 1977), Brazilian-Turkish soccer player
- Mehmet Batdal (* 1986), Turkish soccer player
- Mehmet Cankurt (* 1981), Turkish pool player
- Mehmet Çoğum (* 1983), Turkish soccer player
- Mehmet Dragusha (* 1977), Albanian football player
- Mehmet Gürgen (* 1968), Turkish boxer
- Mehmet Kara (* 1983), Turkish soccer player
- Mehmet Nas (* 1979), Turkish soccer player
- Mehmet Nayir (* 1993), Turkish soccer player
- Mehmet Oktav (1917–1996), Turkish wrestler, Olympic champion 1948
- Mehmet Okur (* 1979), Turkish basketball player
- Mehmet Özal (* 1978), Turkish wrestler
- Mehmet Özgül (* 1950), Turkish soccer player
- Mehmet Şahan (* 1958), Turkish football player and coach
- Mehmet Sak (* 1990), Turkish soccer player
- Mehmet Scholl (* 1970), German soccer player
- Mehmet Sedef (* 1987), Turkish soccer player
- Mehmet Taş (* 1991), Turkish soccer player
- Mehmet Taşçı (* 1992), Turkish soccer player
- Mehmet Yiğit (* 1991), Turkish soccer player
Further
- Mehmet Ali Ağca (* 1958), Turkish right-wing extremist and Pope assassin
- Mehmed Ali Pascha (1827–1878), German-Ottoman general
- Mehmet Aygün (* ~ 1956), Turkish restaurateur in Berlin
- Mehmet Cemil (1899–1953), Turkish globetrotter
- Mehmet Haberal (* 1944), Turkish surgeon, author and university professor
- Mehmed Emin Pascha ( Eduard Schnitzer ) (1840-1892), German-Ottoman Africa explorer and governor of Sudan
- Hacı Mehmet Zorlu (1919–2005), Turkish entrepreneur
- The legal dispute over Muhlis Ari (* 1984) is referred to as the Mehmet case .
Literary characters
- Memed in " Memed my falcon ", character in a fictional novel by Yaşar Kemal
Mehmet as a family name
- Maxim Mehmet (* 1975), German actor
- Usamedin Mehmed (* 1960), Macedonian basketball coach
See also
Web links
Wiktionary: Mehmet - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
