Bilge (name)

Bilge is a Turkish name. It is best known as the epithet of the early Turkic ruler Bilge Kağan. As is the case with many Turkic names, is a unisex name. Even in today's Turkey, Bilge continues to be adopted as both a male and female name.

It may refer to:

Given name

Bilge Ebiri (born 1973), Turkish-American journalist and filmmaker
Bilge Kağan, Göktürk ruler
Kutlug I Bilge Kagan, founder of Uyghur Khaganate
Bilge Kösebalaban (born 1980), Turkish musician
Bilge Olgaç (1940–1994), Turkish film director
Bilge Su Koyun (born 1999), Turkish women's footballer
Bilge Tarhan (footballer) (1941–2016), Turkish Olympian footballer
Bilge Tarhan (gymnast) (born 2004), Turkish female artistic gymnast
Bilge Umar (1936–2023), Turkish writer
Bilge Yildiz, Turkish nuclear engineer
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 1959), Turkish film director
Bilge Tonyukuk (646–726), Supreme Commander of Second Turkic Khaganate

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Surname

Dilara Bilge, Turkish volleyball player
Melek Bilge, Turkish basketball player

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Bilge (name)

Given name

Surname

See also