What is "yigit"

Yiğit is a Turkish name, pronounced as 'Yee-it'. Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

• Pasha Yiğit Bey (died 1413), Ottoman civil and military officer
• Yiğit Bulut (born 1972), Turkish journalist
• Yiğit Gökoğlan (born 1989), Turkish footballer
• Yiğit İncedemir (born 1985), Turkish footballer
• Yiğit Özşener (born 1972), Turkish actor

Surname:

• 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

Category:Turkish-language surnames