Kahraman Explained

Kahraman is the Turkish word for hero, borrowed from Persian qahramân (قهرمان). It is also a transliteration for Arabic كهرمان meaning amber, borrowed from Persian kahrobâ (کهربا). The first etymology is the source for the modern Turkish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

People

Given name

• Kahraman Demirtaş (born 1994), Turkish professional footballer
• Kahraman Sadıkoğlu, Turkish businessman

Surname

• Emre Kahraman (born 1987), Turkish football player
• Hayv Kahraman (born 1981), Iraqi artist and painter
• İlyas Kahraman (born 1976), Turkish professional soccer player
• Isa Kahraman (born 1974), Turkish-born Dutch politician
• İsmail Kahraman (born 1940), Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party
• Volkan Kahraman (born 1979), Austrian football player of Turkish descent

Places

• Kahraman, Çine, a village in the District of Çine, Aydın Province, Turkey
• Kahramanmaraş, a city in the Mediterranean Region, Turkey and the administrative center of Kahramanmaraş Province

Others

• Kahraman (album), studio album by Turkish/Belgian singer Hadise

See also

• Karaman (disambiguation)
• Ghahreman
• Ghahremani