Cemil
Appearance
Cemil is a Turkish given name and is derived from Arabic Jamil with other Arabic variants Gamil (mainly in Egypt), Djemil (mainly in North African countries) and Djamil.
The feminine equivalent is Cemile (derived from Arabic Jamila and its Arabic variants Gamila and Djemila).
People with the name
[edit]- Cemil Ağacıkoğlu (born 1959), Turkish photographer, writer and film director
- Cemil Bayik, founding member and a leader of the Kurdish separatist organization PKK
- Cemil Cahit Toydemir (1883–1956), officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army
- Cemil Cem (1882–1950), Turkish diplomat, cartoonist and journalist
- Cemil Çiçek, Turkish politician and Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
- Cemil Conk (1873–1963), officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army
- Cemil Mengi, Turkish-German soccer player
- Cemil Ozyurt (born 1976), Turkish journalist
- Cemil Şeboy, Turkish politician and former mayor of Buca district in Izmir Province
- Cemil Topuzlu, a famous Turkish surgeon, also known as Cemil Pasha
- Cemil Tosun, Turkish-Austrian soccer player
- Cemil Tugay (born 1967), Turkish medical surgeon and politician
- Cemil Turan, Turkish soccer player
- Cemil Özbal (1908–1980), Turkish musician and doctor
- Tamburi Cemil Bey, Turkish musician
People with the surname
[edit]- Mesut Cemil (1902–1963), Turkish composer, and tanbur and cello player
See also
[edit]- Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre (Turkish: Cemil Topuzlu Harbiye Açık Hava Tiyatrosu), a contemporary amphitheatre located in the Harbiye neighborhood of İstanbul, Turkey
- Cemal
- Gamil (disambiguation)
- Jamil