Turkish Famous Names Starting with Letter Z

Is a Turkish female footballer and trainer. Currently, she plays as midfielder in the Trabzonspor w

Is a Turkish female footballer and trainer. Currently, she plays as midfielder in the Trabzonspor women's team, which she co-founded in 2007. She captains and coaches her team as well. Upon Turkish Football Federation's initiative, women's football in Turkey was reorganized in 2007. Soon, Zeliha Simsek co-founded along with Trabzonspor's coordinator Özkan Sümer, a renowned former footballer and coach, women's football branch of the same club.

A famous Turkish Alevi pop singer.She was born in 1957 in Ankara, Turkey. Between 1978-1980 she work

A famous Turkish Alevi pop singer.She was born in 1957 in Ankara, Turkey. Between 1978-1980 she worked with "Istanbul Gelisim Orchestra" on jazz and dance music projects. In 1980, Özer won a "Golden Album" award with her song "Gönül". In 1982 she performed "Binbir Gece" ("Thousand and one nights") concerts at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. A year later Özer performed in Olympia Hall in Paris. She released "Dayanamiyorum" in 1987 and "Dünya Tatlisi" in 1988. In 1990 Özer married to Alper Önal, but divorced a year later. She won the "Best Album" award once more with album "Iste Ben" in 1991 .

A leading Turkish scholar of antiquities.At the present she is working on a conservation project for

A leading Turkish scholar of antiquities.At the present she is working on a conservation project for the Haghia Sophia museum in Istanbul and rescue work for the ancient city of Hasankeyf.

A Turkish actress.She made her first appearance as a one year old baby in "Papatya" and established

A Turkish actress.She made her first appearance as a one year old baby in "Papatya" and established herself as a childstar with appearances in films like "Duvakli Göl" and "Firtina".

A Turkish actress and former beauty pageant winner. Recently, she won the title of the TV show Turki

A Turkish actress and former beauty pageant winner. Recently, she won the title of the TV show Turkish version of Dancing on Ice.

Was the Prime Minister of Bulgaria from January 25, 1995 until February 13, 1997. Zhan Videnov gradu

Was the Prime Minister of Bulgaria from January 25, 1995 until February 13, 1997. Zhan Videnov graduated from the Plovdiv English Language School (ELS). He subsequently graduated in Foreign Economic Relations in Moscow. He was chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) from 1991 to 1996.

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for PFC Lokomotiv Stara Zagora as a midfielder.

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for PFC Lokomotiv Stara Zagora as a midfielder.

Is a Bulgarian politician and former dissident who was the first democratically elected President of

Is a Bulgarian politician and former dissident who was the first democratically elected President of Bulgaria from 1990 to 1997.In 1988 he founded the Ruse Committee and a year later became a founding member and chairman of the Club for Support of Glasnost and Restructuring, which propelled him to the position of Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the Union of Democratic Forces.

Is a Bulgarian footballer, who currently plays for Kaliakra Kavarna as a midfielder.

Is a Bulgarian footballer, who currently plays for Kaliakra Kavarna as a midfielder.

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for PFC Sliven. He comes directly from PFC Sliven`s Yout

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for PFC Sliven. He comes directly from PFC Sliven`s Youth Academy and still plays mainly for the youth team. Dinev is a right back.

Is a retired Bulgarian football player. Gospodinov was an attacking midfielder and playmaker. He pla

Is a retired Bulgarian football player. Gospodinov was an attacking midfielder and playmaker. He played with PFC Spartak Varna and earned 136 caps for the Bulgarian championship. Gospodinov played for Bulgaria national football team (36 caps/6 goals) and was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Is a Bulgarian footballer and a defender who plays for FC Vaslui and for Bulgaria national football

Is a Bulgarian footballer and a defender who plays for FC Vaslui and for Bulgaria national football team. Zhivko was raised in Levski Sofia's youth teams. Zhivko was given his league debut as an 18-year-old in 2002. With Levski Sofia he reached 1/4 finals

Is a Bulgarian football player. He plays in the position of central defender for Romanian side Steau

Is a Bulgarian football player. He plays in the position of central defender for Romanian side Steaua Bucuresti.Zhelev joined Litex Lovech quite young but fought hard to get a place in the first team. He formed a formidable duet with ex-Bulgarian national

A Turkish football manager. As a football player he functioned as a striker.He has played at Besikta

A Turkish football manager. As a football player he functioned as a striker.He has played at Besiktas (1979-1987), Ankaragücü (1987-1990), Kocaelispor (1990-1992) and Zeytinburnuspor (1992-1993).Dogan coached many teams including Malatyaspor, Gençlerbirligi, Konyaspor and Trabzonspor.

Was a Turkish sociologist, writer, and poet. In 1908, after a Young Turk revolution, he adopted the

Was a Turkish sociologist, writer, and poet. In 1908, after a Young Turk revolution, he adopted the pen name Gökalp ("sky hero"), which he retained for the rest of his life. As a sociologist, Ziya Gökalp was influential in the overhaul of religious percep

A Turkish Cypriot pop folk singer who has recently produced and became famous in Turkey through song

A Turkish Cypriot pop folk singer who has recently produced and became famous in Turkey through songs with lyrics in Turkish and Greek.Ziynet was born in Cyprus on April 29, 1975. Soon afterwards, her family settled in London due to her father's work. In 1981, they returned to Northern Cyprus to live in Dilekkaya, where Ziynet did her studies till high school. In the meantime, she made her first steps in music in the Turkish Classical Music choir of the TRNC Ministry of Culture.

Was a Bulgarian painter. He is known for his portraits and landscapes, depicting mainly the village

Was a Bulgarian painter. He is known for his portraits and landscapes, depicting mainly the village of Plovdiv and village life in its vicinity.Plovdiv region, Boiadjiev graduated in painting from the Sofia City Academy of Art in 1932. His work is generally divided into two main periods — up until 1951, when he fell ill and temporarily gave up painting, — from the time of his recovery a few years later until his death in 1976, in the small village of Plovdiv.

Is a retired Bulgarian football midfielder.He was capped 80 times and scored 4 goals for the Bulgari

Is a retired Bulgarian football midfielder.He was capped 80 times and scored 4 goals for the Bulgarian national team between 1989 and 1999. He played eight games at the World Cups in 1994 and 1998, and he was also in the Bulgarian Euro 1996 squad.

Is a naturalized Bulgarian football player of Serbian ethnicity who, as of 2004, was playing for Lit

Is a naturalized Bulgarian football player of Serbian ethnicity who, as of 2004, was playing for Litex Lovech. He played as centre-back.Zagorcic retired from playing professional football in November 2005. In July 2006 he joined the coaching staff of his

Is a Bulgarian football player of Serbian ethnicity who has been playing for Litex Lovech as a strik

Is a Bulgarian football player of Serbian ethnicity who has been playing for Litex Lovech as a striker. etween 2002 and 2007 Jankovic played in Dalian Shide. In this period he is considered one of the best players in the Chinese Super League. He was part

Is the first lady of Bulgaria.Her education includes a degree from Sofia University in the field of

Is the first lady of Bulgaria.Her education includes a degree from Sofia University in the field of History and Ethnography received in 1982. In addition she received a Ph.D. in History in 1989.

A famous Turkish actress and singer.She started first as an actress in 1980's and became famous with

A famous Turkish actress and singer.She started first as an actress in 1980's and became famous with films like "Amansiz Yol", "Kursun Ata Ata Biter", "Bir Avuç Gökyüzü", "Halkali Köle" and "Dünden Sonra Yarindan Önce". Later she started a successful singing career.

He is a Bulgarian midfielder who is currently playing for Nea Salamina. He played in teams such as P

He is a Bulgarian midfielder who is currently playing for Nea Salamina. He played in teams such as PFC Levski Sofia, FC Pirin Blagoevgrad, Rot-Weiss Oberhausen, Chemnitzer FC, FC Erzgebirge Aue and OFI Crete.