Düzgün
Düzgün ([dyzɡyn], literally "smooth", "pleasant", "delightful") is a rather rare Turkish surname[1][2] and to a still lesser extent also a male given name[3][4] that is most popular among the Alevi Zaza Kurds in the eastern Tunceli Province also known as Dersim, where it is given in reverence to the local mythological character Düzgün Baba.[3]
Surname
[edit]- Gülşah Düzgün (born 1995), Turkish female Paralympian goalball player
- Orhan Düzgün (born 1967), Turkish bureaucrat
- Tekin Okan Düzgün (born 1988), Turkish national goalball player
Male given name
[edit]- Düzgün Yıldırım (born 1963), Dutch politician of Turkish-Kurdish origin
See also
[edit]- Düzgün TV, defunct Turkish-language German television channel targeting Alevis
References
[edit]- ^ "Düzgün Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
Approximately 22,859 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Turkey; Highest density in: Turkey.
- ^ "Statistics and meaning of name Duzgun". namespedia.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
Usage: 17% firstname, 83% surname.
- ^ a b "Düzgün". firstname.de (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ "Vorname Düzgün". kindernamen.ch (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
This page lists people with the surname Düzgün.
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