Famous People with Name Tevfik

Tevfik Gelenbe – Actor            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Tevfik Gelenbe – Actor: a well-known and prolific Turkish actor and comedian.

Tevfik Esenç            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tevfik Esenç: was a Circassian exile in Turkey and the last known speaker of the Ubykh language.Esenç was raised by his Ubykh-speaking grandparents for a time in the village of Haci Osman in Turkey, and he served a term as the muhtar (mayor) of that village, before receiving a post in the civil service of Istanbul. There, he was able to do a great deal of work with the French linguist Georges Dumézil to help record his language.

Tevfik Kose            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Tevfik Kose: a Turkish striker who currently plays for Kayserispor. He was a part of Turkey's U17 squad at the FIFA U-17 World Championship. Tevfik finished tied for second top scorer of the competition. He started his career in Bayer Leverkusen. For season 2008/2009 he was transferred to Kayserispor on loan .

Tevfik Kis            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Tevfik Kis: is a former Turkish European, World and Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class (87 kg) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1960 Olympics.

Tevfik Odabasi            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Tevfik Odabasi: is a male freestyle wrestler from Turkey. He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics losing in the 1/16 of final with Murad Ramazanov.

Neyzen Tevfik - Neyzen            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Neyzen Tevfik - Neyzen: a Turkish poet, satirist, and ney player (which is what Neyzen means in Turkish). He was born on in Bodrum on March 24, 1879, and died in Istanbul on January 28, 1953. His name is occasionally cited incorrectly as Neyzen Teyfik.

Neyzen Tevfik            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Neyzen Tevfik: was a Turkish poet, satirist, and ney player (which is what Neyzen means in Turkish). He was born in Bodrum on March 24, 1879, and died in Istanbul on January 28, 1953. His name is occasionally cited incorrectly as Neyzen Teyfik.