Yiğit Explained

Yiğit (pronounced as /tr/) is a Turkish name that can be translated as "valiant", "a person of exceptional bravery and strength". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Pasha Yiğit Bey (died 1413), Ottoman civil and military officer
• Yiğit Aslan (born 2004), Turkish swimmer
• Yiğit Caner Aydın (born 1992), Turkish para archer
• Yiğit Bulut (born 1972), Turkish journalist
• Yiğit Gökoğlan (born 1989), Turkish footballer
• Yiğit İncedemir (born 1985), Turkish footballer
• Yiğit Özşener (born 1972), Turkish actor
• Yiğit Yalçın Çıtak (born 2001), Turkish Olympian sailor

Surname

• Anthony Yiğit (born 1991), Swedish boxer
• Ayse Yigit (born 1972), Belgian politician
• Eşref Uğur Yiğit (born 1945), Turkish admiral and commander-in-chief of the Turkish Navy
• Faruk Yiğit (born 1968), Turkish footballer
• Hasan Yiğit (born 1975), Turkish footballer
• Korkmaz Yiğit (born 1943), Turkish businessman
• Neslihan Yiğit (born 1994), Turkish female badminton player
• Nilay Yiğit (born 1979), Turkish female basketball player
• Tamer Yiğit (born 1942), Turkish actor