Aslı Explained

Aslı
Gender:	Unisex
Meaning:	original, ace, genuine
Language:	Turkish
See also:	Aslıhan, Nesli, Neslihan

Asli is a Turkish unisex given name. It is derived from the Turkish noun aslı whose meanings include genuine, authentic, and the essence. It is used as a nickname for the heroine in the 16th-century Turkic tale "Kerem ile Aslı"^{[1] [2] [3]} after the hero asks her ""Why do you want me to leave you? What is the essence of your wish?” (“Aslı” means “essence”).

Given name

First name

• Aslı Bayram (born 1981), German actress and model of Turkish descent
• Aslı Bekiroğlu (born 1995), Turkish actress
• Aslı Canan Sabırlı (born 1991), Turkish women's footballer
• Aslı Çakır Alptekin (born 1985), Turkish Olympic gold medalist middle distance runner
• Aslı Demir (born 1999), Turkish freestyle wrestler
• Aslı Duman (born 1992), Turkish water polo player
• Aslı Enver (born 1984), Turkish actress
• Aslı Erdoğan (born 1967), Turkish writer
• Aslı Gökyokuş (born 1977), Turkish singer
• Aslı Güngör (born 1979), Turkish pop singer
• Aslı İskit (born 1993), Turkish handball player
• Aslı Kalaç (born 1995), Turkish volleyball player
• Aslı Melisa Uzun (born 1995), Turkish actress and beauty pageant titleholder
• Aslı Perker (born 1975), Turkish journalist
• Aslı Tandoğan (born 1979), Turkish actress

Middle name

• Ceyda Aslı Kılıçkıran (born 1968), Turkish screenwriter and film director
• Melisa Aslı Pamuk (born 1991), Dutch-Turkish beauty pageant titleholder

Notes and References

1. http://turkoloji.cu.edu.tr/HALKBILIM/sabri_koz_karamanlidika_turkish_folk_stories.pdf Comparative Bibliographic Notes on Karamanlidika
2. [:tr:Kerem ile Aslı]
3. [:az:Əsli və Kərəm]