Gökalp Explained

Gökalp or Gokalp is a Turkish male given name and surname^{[1] [2]} formed by the two Turkish words gök ("sky; blue") and alp ("brave, hero") – therefore literally be translated as "sky hero", but considering the second meaning of gök also as "blue eyed hero" – and may refer to:

Surname

• , Turkish soprano
• (born 1946), Turkish politician
• (1933–2009), Turkish footballer
• Mertim Gokalp (born 1981), Australian portrait and figure painter
• Ziya Gökalp (1876–1924), Turkish sociologist, writer, poet, and political activist

Male given name

• (born 1982), German-Turkish boxer
• (born 1985), Turkish footballer
• (born 1994), Turkish ice hockey player
• Göktürk Gökalp Ural (born 1995), Turkish basketball player

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gökalp Surname Meaning & Statistics . forebears.io . June 14, 2018 . Approximately 20,336 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Turkey. Highest density in: Turkey. . July 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180714081314/https://forebears.io/surnames/g%c3%b6kalp . live .
2. Web site: Statistics and meaning of name Gokalp . namespedia.com . June 14, 2018 . Gokalp first name was found 78 times in 7 different countries. Surname Gokalp is used at least 188 times in at least 11 countries. . January 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119224930/https://namespedia.com/details/Gokalp . live .