Dilek Explained

Dilek is a Turkish word meaning wish, request or desire.^[1] It is used as a feminine given name as well as a noun and may refer to:

Given name

• Dilek Akagün Yılmaz (born 1963), Turkish politician
• Dilek Gürsoy (born 1976), German heart surgeon of Turkish descent
• Dilek Huseyinzadegan, Turkish-American philosopher
• Dilek Kalayci (born 1967), Turkish–German politician
• Dilek Kınık (born 1995), Turkish volleyball player
• Dilek Koçak (born 2005), Turkish female middle distance runner
• Dilek Koçbay (born 1982), Turkish FIFA listed football referee
• Dilek Sabanci, Turkish executive and a member of the Sabancı family
• Dilek Serbest (born 1981), Turkish actress and model

Places

• Dilek, Köprüköy
• Dilek, Malatya, a town in the central district of Malatya Province, Turkey
• Dilek, Taşköprü, a village in Turkey
• Dilek Peninsula, a peninsula lying between the districts of Didim and Kuşadası in Aydın Province, western Turkey
• Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park, a national park in Aydın province, Turkey
• Dilek Sabancı Sport Hall, a sports hall in Antalya, Turkey

Other uses

• Dilek Ecza Deposu, fifth largest-pharmaceutical warehouse in Turkey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tureng - dilek - Turkish English Dictionary.