Selçuk (name)
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 Alagöz, Turkish singer-songwriter
- Selçuk Alibaz, Turkish footballer
- Selçuk Altun, Turkish writer, publisher, and retired banking executive
- Selçuk Aydın, Turkish boxer
- Selçuk Baştürk, Turkish footballer
- Selçuk Dereli, Turkish football referee
- Selçuk Eker, Turkish amateur boxer
- Selçuk İnan, 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, Turkish actor
- Selçuk Yula, Turkish footballer
Surname
- İlhan Selçuk, Turkish lawyer, journalist, author, novelist, and editor
- Münir Nurettin Selçuk, Turkish classical musician and tenor singer
- Timur Selçuk, Turkish pop music singer, pianist, conductor, and composer
- Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk Koç, Turkish female government minister