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*[[Mehmet Coral]] (born 1947), Turkish novelist
*[[Mehmet Coral]] (born 1947), Turkish novelist
*[[Mehmet Culum]] (born 1948), Turkish novelist
*[[Mehmet Culum]] (born 1948), Turkish novelist
*[[Mehmet Dinçer]] (born 1924), Turkish former footballer
*[[Mehmet Dinçer]] (1924–20??), Turkish former footballer
*[[Mehmet Dragusha]] (born 1977), Albanian footballer
*[[Mehmet Dragusha]] (born 1977), Albanian footballer
*[[Mehmet Durakovic]] (born 1965), Australian footballer
*[[Mehmet Durakovic]] (born 1965), Australian footballer
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*[[Mehmet Özdilek]] (born 1966), Turkish footballer
*[[Mehmet Özdilek]] (born 1966), Turkish footballer
*[[Mehmet Özhaseki]] (born 1957), Turkish politician
*[[Mehmet Özhaseki]] (born 1957), Turkish politician
*[[Mehmet Ozyurek]] (born 1949), Turkish world record holder
*[[Mehmet Ozyurek]] (1949–2023), Turkish world record holder
*[[Mehmet Polat]] (born 1978), Turkish footballer
*[[Mehmet Polat]] (born 1978), Turkish footballer
*[[Mehmet Sabancı]] (1963–2004), Turkish businessman
*[[Mehmet Sabancı]] (1963–2004), Turkish businessman

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Mehmed/Mehmet
PronunciationTurkish: [mehˈmet]
Bosnian: [ˈmɛxmɛd]
GenderMale
Language(s)Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian, Crimean Tatar
Origin
MeaningMuhammad
Other names
Alternative spellingMehmed
DerivedMuḥammad, مُحَمَّد, from Ḥammada, "Praise", حَمَّدَ
Related namesMuhammad, Mohd, Mahmud, Mamadou, Ma

Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad (Template:Lang-ar) (Muhammed and Muhammet are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Originally the intermediary vowels in the Arabic Muhammad were completed with an e in adaptation to Turkish phonotactics, which spelled Mehemmed, Mehemed, Mehmed and the name lost the central e over time Final devoicing of d to t is a regular process in Turkish. The prophet himself is referred to in Turkish using the archaic version, Muhammed.

The name Mehmet also often appears in derived compound names. The name is also prevalent in former Ottoman territories, particularly among Balkan Muslims in Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo. The name is also commonly used in Turkish culture in the form of Mehmetçik, meaning little Mehmet, for unranked soldiers.

Given name

Mehmed

Mehmet

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Surname

See also