Yıldız Explained

Yıldız (Turkish for 'star') may refer to:

Places in Turkey

• , a village in Diyadin district, Ağrı Province
• Yıldız, Beypazarı, a village in Ankara Province
• Yıldız, Susurluk, a village in Balıkesir Province
• Yıldız, Bartın, a village in Bartın Province
• , a village in Adilcevaz district, Bitlis Province
• Yıldız, Beşiktaş, a neighborhood in Istanbul
• Yıldız Mountains or Strandzha, a mountain massif between Bulgaria and Turkey

Other uses

• Yıldız Palace, a palace in Istanbul
• Yıldız Park, an urban park in Istanbul
• Yıldız Clock Tower, a clock tower in Istanbul
• Yıldız Technical University, a school in Istanbul
• Yıldız Holding, a Turkish manufacturer of food products
• Yyldyz Hotel, a hotel in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
• Yıldız, a kilim motif
• Yıldız, a Crimean Tatar magazine.

People with the name

Given name

• Yildiz Akdogan (born 1973), Turkish-born Danish politician
• Yıldız İbrahimova (born 1952), Turkish singer
• Yıldız Kaplan (born 1970), Turkish actress, fashion model and pop singer
• Yıldız Kenter (1928–2019), Turkish actress and lecturer
• Yıldız Tilbe (born 1966), Turkish singer

Surname

• Ahmet Yıldız (born 1979), Turkish scientist
• Betül Cemre Yıldız (born 1989), Turkish chess player and grand master
• Bilge Yildiz, Turkish nuclear engineer
• Dilşat Yıldız (born 1996), Turkish curler
• Esra Yıldız (born 1997), Turkish boxer
• Halime Yıldız (born 1980), Turkish female para badminton player
• Kenan Yıldız (born 2005), Turkish footballer
• Mehmet Yıldız (born 1981), Turkish footballer
• Rıfat Yıldız (born 1965), German wrestler of Turkish origin
• Salih Yıldız (born 2001), Turkish judoka
• Seda Yıldız (born 1998), Turkish Paralympian goalball player
• Taner Yıldız (born 1962), Turkish politician
• Taner Yıldız (born 1992), Turkish footballer
• Yakup Yıldız (born 2003), Turkish archer
• Yaser Yıldız (born 1988), Turkish footballer

See also

• Yıldız assassination attempt, an attempt on Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II
• Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque, a mosque in Yıldız, Istanbul