Murat (first name)
Murat is a Turkish , Kurdish , Albanian and Bosnian male given name of Arabic origin meaning "desire", "longing"; transferred "The Desired". Arabic forms of the name are Murad or Mourad .
Name bearer
- Murat Akça (* 1990), Turkish football player
- Murat Akın (* 1986), Belgian-Turkish soccer player
- Murat Aslanoğlu (* 1972), German Muslim chairman of the KCID (2003-2008)
- Murat Başesgioğlu (* 1955), Turkish politician and Minister of State
- Murat Belge (* 1943), Turkish publicist and publisher
- Murat Boz (* 1980), Turkish musician
- Murat Çakır (* 1960), German translator and politician
- Murat Ceylan (* 1988), Turkish football player
- Murat Naci Çoklu (* 1974), Turkish carom player
- Murat Coşkun (* 1972), German percussionist
- Murat Dalkılıç (* 1983), Turkish pop musician
- Murat Dikenci (* 1987), German-Turkish actor
- Murat Duruer (* 1988), Turkish football player
- Murat Erdoğan (* 1976), English-Turkish football player and official
- Murat Georgijewitsch Gassijew (* 1993), Russian professional boxer
- Murat Günak (* 1957), German automobile designer of Turkish origin
- Murat Gürbüzerol (* 1988), Turkish football player
- Murat Ham (* 1975), German political scientist, journalist and author
- Murat İrişli (* 1994), Turkish football player
- Murat Jašarević (* 1969), Bosnian football player
- Murat Kalkan (* 1986), German-Turkish soccer player
- Murat Nausbijewitsch Kardanow (* 1971), Russian wrestler
- Murat Kayalı (* 1989), Turkish soccer player
- Murat Kekilli (* 1968), Turkish musician
- Murat Kurnaz (* 1982), German-Turkish former prisoner in Guantanamo Bay
- Murat Mola (* 1967), German engineer and university professor of Turkish descent
- Murat Önür (* 1981), Turkish soccer player
- Murat Özcan , Turkish football referee
- Okan Murat Öztürk (* 1967), Turkish musician
- Murat Parlak (* 1975), German composer, pianist and singer
- Murat Sağlam (* 1998), Turkish football player
- Murat Şahin (* 1976), Turkish football player
- Murat Salar (* 1976), German-Turkish soccer player and coach
- Murat Satin (* 1996), Austrian soccer player
- Murat Sjasikow (* 1957), Russian politician, President of the Republic of Ingushetia
- Murat Sözgelmez (* 1985), Turkish football player
- Murat Türkkan (* 1983), Turkish football player
- Murat Ülker (* 1959), Turkish entrepreneur
- Murat Uluç (* 1981), Turkish football player
- Murat Uyurkulak (* 1972), Turkish writer and journalist
- Murat Yakin (* 1974), Swiss football player and coach
- Murat Yiğiter (* 1971), Turkish football player
- Murat Yıldırım (* 1987), Turkish-Dutch soccer player
variant
Individual evidence
- ↑ Murat in the dictionary of names of the Turkish language (Turkish)
- ↑ Murat on behindthename.com (Engl.)