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

  • Elif Gökalp, Turkish soprano
  • Hüsnü Yusuf Gökalp (born 1946), Turkish politician
  • Necip Cemal Gökalp (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

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

References

  1. "Gökalp Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved June 14, 2018. Approximately 20,336 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Turkey. Highest density in: Turkey.
  2. "Statistics and meaning of name Gokalp". namespedia.com. Retrieved 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.
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