Selçuk (name)

Selçuk

Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	Turkish
Origin
Language(s)	Turkish

Selçuk, sometimes anglicized as Selcuk, Seljuk, or Seljuq, is a common masculine Turkish given name. It is the modern Turkish form of Seljuq or Seljuk, the name of the eponymous founder of the Seljuq dynasty. The name was used as a surname from the early 20th century and became popular as a given name by the mid 20th century.

Given name

• Selçuk (warlord), Turkish warlord, founder of the Seljuq dynasty
• Selçuk Alibaz (born 1989), Turkish footballer
• Selçuk Altun (born 1950), Turkish writer, publisher, and retired banking executive
• Selçuk Aydın (born 1983), Turkish boxer
• Selçuk Baştürk (born 1986), Turkish footballer
• Selçuk Dereli (born 1969), Turkish football referee
• Selçuk Eker (born 1991), Turkish amateur boxer
• Selçuk İnan (born 1985), Turkish footballer
• Selçuk Şahin (footballer born 1981), Turkish footballer who plays for Fenerbahçe
• Selçuk Şahin (footballer born 1983), Turkish footballer who plays for Orduspor
• Selçuk Uluergüven (1941–2014), Turkish actor
• Selçuk Yula (1959–2013), Turkish footballer

Surname

• Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900–1981), Turkish classical musician and tenor singer
• İlhan Selçuk (1925–2010), Turkish lawyer, journalist, author, novelist, and editor
• Timur Selçuk (1946–2020), Turkish pop music singer, pianist, conductor, and composer
• Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk Koç (born 1979), Turkish female government minister

See also

• Selcuk (ship), a variant form of this name
• Seljuq (disambiguation)
• Seljuk (disambiguation)
• Selçuk (disambiguation)