Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammed (Muhammed and Muhammet are also used, though less commonly), it was originally spelled Mehemed, losing a vowel over time. It is the most common Turkish male given name,[citation needed] a common surname, and also often appears in derived compound names. An affectionate form of Mehmet may be Memo. The name is also commonly used in Turkish culture in the form of Mehmetçik, meaning little Mehmet, for unranked soldiers.
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- Mehmed I (Kirisci, "the Executioner", (1389–1421)
- Mehmed II (Fatih, "the Conqueror", (1432–1481)
- Mehmed III (1566–1603)
- Mehmed IV (Avcı, "the Hunter", (1642–1693)
- Mehmed V (1844–1918)
- Mehmed VI (1918–1922), the 36th and last sultan, the 100th Caliph of Islam
- Mehmed Abdulaziz, Ottoman prince
- Mehmed Alagić, Bosnian soldier
- Mehmed Alajbegović, Croatian politician
- Mehmed Alispahić, Bosnian footballer
- Mehmed Baždarević, Bosnian football manager
- Mehmed Bushati, Albanian Pasha
- Mehmed Ertuğrul Efendi, Ottoman prince
- Mehmed Said Efendi, Ottoman statesman
- Mehmed Handžić, Bosnian author
- Mehmed Janjoš, Bosnian football manager
- Mehmed Kalakula, Albanian politician
- Mehmed Malkoč, Bosnian footballer
- Mehmed Merejan, Bulgarian poet
- Mehmed Orhan, Ottoman prince
- Kavalalı Mehmed Ali Paşa (1769–1849), Ottoman statesman of Albanian descent
- Mehmed Namık Pasha, Ottoman statesman
- Saffet Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier
- Mehmed Selim Pasha, Ottoman statesman
- Sokollu Mehmed Paşa (1506–1579), Ottoman statesman of Bosnian descent
- Mehmed Spaho, Bosnian politician
- Mehmed Talat, Ottoman Grand Vizier
- Mehmed Uzun, Kurdish writer
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- Mehmet Ağar, Turkish former police chief
- Mehmet Akgün, Turkish-German footballer
- Mehmet Al, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Altınsoy, Turkish politician
- Mehmet Aslantuğ, Turkish actor
- Mehmet Aydın, Turkish politician
- Mehmet Aurélio, Brazilian-born Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Batdal, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Cavit Bey, Turkish economist
- Mehmet Boztepe, Turkish-German footballer
- Mehmet Bölükbaşı, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Eren Boyraz, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Budak, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Esat Bülkat, Ottoman general
- Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan, Turkish politician
- Mehmet Çakır, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Cansun, Turkish businessman
- Mehmet F. Celebi, American activist
- Mehmet Çoban, Turkish wrestler
- Mehmet Çoğum, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Coral, Turkish novelist
- Mehmet Culum, Turkish novelist
- Mehmet Dönmezdemir, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Dragusha, Albanian footballer
- Mehmet Durakovic, Australian footballer
- Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi, Turkish judge
- Mehmet Mehdi Eker, Turkish politician
- Mehmet Ekici, German footballer
- Mehmet Ergen, Turkish theatre director
- Mehmet Eroğlu, Turkish novelist
- Mehmet Erte, Turkish poet and writer
- Mehmet Eymür, Turkish intelligence official
- Mehmet Ferda, British actor
- Mehmet Güney, Turkish judge
- Mehmet Günsür, Turkish actor
- Mehmet Güreli, Turkish writer
- Mehmet Güven, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Hacıoğlu, Turkish former football coach
- Mehmet Haberal, Turkish surgeon
- Mehmet Hetemaj, Finnish footballer
- Mehmet Ebussuud el-İmadi, Ottoman jurist
- Mehmet Vehib Kaçı, Ottoman general
- Mehmet Kaplan, Swedish politician
- Mehmet Keçeci, Turkish physicist
- Mehmet Sarper Kiskaç, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Konica, Albanian politician
- Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Turkish politician
- Mehmet Kurtuluş, German actor
- Mehmet Leblebi, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Nas, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Niyazi, Romanian and Crimean Tatar poet
- Mehmet Okonsar, Turkish-Belgian pianist
- Mehmet Okur, Turkish basketball player
- Mehmet Oktav, Turkish wrestler
- Mehmet Oz, Turkish-American physician
- Mehmet Özal, Turkish wrestler
- Mehmet Özdilek, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Özhaseki, Turkish politician
- Mehmet Ozyurek, Turkish world record holder
- Mehmet Polat, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Sabancı, Turkish businessman
- Mehmet Scholl, Turkish-German footballer
- Mehmet Sedef, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Kutay Şenyıl, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Şimşek, Turkish politician
- Mehmet Şenol Şişli, Turkish musician
- Mehmet Shehu, Albanian politician
- Mehmet Murat Somer, Turkish author
- Mehmet Hakkı Suçin, Turkish author
- Mehmet Tahsini, Albanian politician
- Mehmet Tanrısever, Turkish film producer
- Mehmet Tarhan, Turkish activist
- Mehmet Terzi, Turkish long-distance runner
- Mehmet Toner, Turkish biomedical engineer
- Mehmet Topal, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Topuz, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Türkmehmet, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Yağmur, Turkish basketball player
- Mehmet Yıldız, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Yılmaz, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Yılmaz, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet Yankı Yönel, Turkish voiceover
- Mehmet Yozgatlı, Turkish footballer
- Mehmet X,Turkish owner of Norwegian Gulset grill
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