Özgür

Özgür

Gender	unisex
Origin
Meaning	free and independent

Özgür (pronounced [ˈœzɟyɾ]) is a unisex Turkish given name and a surname meaning "free" and independent. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Özgür Baran Aksaka (born 2003), Turkish-Bulgarian footballer
• Özgür Aktaş (born 1997), Dutch footballer
• Özgür Bayer (born 1979), Turkish football player
• Özgür Buldum (born 1976), Turkish music producer
• Özgür Can Özcan (born 1988), Turkish footballer
• Özgür Çek (born 1991), Turkish professional footballer
• Özgür Çevik (born 1981), Turkish singer and actor
• Özgür Demirtaş (born 1975), Turkish economist
• Özgür Dengiz (born 1980), Turkish serial killer and cannibal
• Özgür Doğan (born 1978), Kurdish director
• Ozgur Ferhat (born 1985), Greek dentist and politician
• Özgür Gürbulak (born 1981), Turkish wheelchair basketballer
• Özgür İleri (born 1989), Turkish professional footballer
• Özgür Işıtan Gün (born 1975), Turkish businessman
• Özgür Kart (born 1982), Turkish football player
• Özgür Mumcu (born 1977), Turkish journalist
• Özgür Öçal (born 1981), Turkish football player
• Özgür Özata (born 1977), Turkish-German actor
• Özgür Özdemir (born 1995), Turkish footballer
• Özgür Özel (born 1974), Turkish politician
• Özgür Özkaya (born 1988), Turkish footballer
• Özgür Sert (born 2001), Turkish footballer
• Ozgur Uyanik, Turkish film director
• Özgür Varlık (born 1979), Turkish sport shooter
• Özgür Yasar (born 1981), Swedish footballer
• Özgür Yıldırım (born 1979), Turkish-German director
• Özgür Yılmaz (born 1986), Turkish footballer
• Özgür Yılmaz (born 1977), Turkish judoka

Middle name

• Bertuğ Özgür Yıldırım (born 2002), Turkish footballer
• Halit Özgür Sarı (born 2006), Turkish actor and model
• İsmail Özgür Göktaş (born 1989), Turkish footballer
• Leyla Ozgur Alhassen, Turkish-American Quranic scholar

Surname

• Alaattin Özgür (born 1965), Turkish former wrestler
• Batuhan Özgür (born 1998), Turkish cyclist
• Erman Özgür (born 1977), Turkish footballer
• İbrahim Özgür (1910–1959), Turkish tango composer and singer
• Mehmet Özgür (born 1970), Turkish actor
• Mesut Özgür (born 1990), Turkish footballer
• Nesim Özgür (born 1973), Turkish-Bulgarian footballer
• Özker Özgür (1940-2005), Turkish-Cypriot politician
• Reyhan Özgür (born 1978), Turkish diplomat
• Semavi Özgür (born 1985), Turkish footballer
• Veysel Özgür (1877–1931), officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army

See also

• Özgür, Ardeşen; village in Rize Province, Turkey
• Özgür Gündem (English: "Free Agenda"), Turkish newspaper
• Özgür Ülke, defunct Kurdish newspaper
• Ozgur Parti, Freedom and Reform Party, in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus