Aydın (name)

Aydın (pronounced [ˈajdɯn], also spelled Ajdin, Aiden, Ayden, Aydin, or Aydan, is a Turkic male given name meaning enlightened and bright in the Azeri and Turkish languages. Notable people with the given name or surname include:

Given name

• Aydin Aghdashloo (born 1940), Iranian painter
• Aydin Balayev (1956–2021), Azerbaijani historian, ethnologist, and professor
• Aydın Boysan (1921–2018), Turkish architect
• Aydın Dikmen (1937–2020), Turkish art dealer
• Aydın Doğan (born 1936), Turkish entrepreneur
• Ajdin Draga (1864–1914), Albanian politician
• Aydın Güven Gürkan (1941–2006), Turkish academic and politician
• Ajdin Hasić (born 2001), Bosnian footballer
• Ajdin Hrustic (born 1996), Australian footballer
• Aydın Karabulut (born 1988), Turkish-German footballer
• Aydın Kurtoğlu (born 1983), Turkish composer, singer, and songwriter
• Ajdin Maksumić (born 1985), Bosnian footballer
• Aydin Mirzazade (born 1957), Azerbaijani politician
• Ajdin Muzaka (fl. 1443–1444), Albanian military commander
• Ajdin Nukić (born 1997), Bosnian footballer
• Aydın Örs (born 1946), Turkish basketball coach
• Ajdin Penava (born 1997), Bosnian basketball player
• Aydin Rajabov (born 1944), Azerbaijani artist
• Ajdin Redžić (disambiguation), multiple people
• Aydın Sayılı (1913–1993), Turkish historian
• Aydin Senkut, American investor and tech executive
• Aydın Adnan Sezgin (born 1956), Turkish diplomat and politician
• Aydin Suleymanli, Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster
• Aydın Toscalı (born 1980), Turkish footballer
• Aydın Yelken (1939–2022), Turkish footballer
• Aydın Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish footballer

Surname

• Aras Aydın (born 1989), Turkish actor
• Bahtiyar Aydın (1946–1993), Turkish army general
• Bilgesu Aydın (born 1994), Turkish football player
• Ebru Aydın (born 1973), Turkish singer and songwriter
• Elif Sıla Aydın (born 1996), Turkish handball player
• Emre Aydın (born 1981), Turkish rock singer-songwriter
• Eren Aydın (born 1982), Turkish footballer
• Furkan Aydın (born 1991), Turkish footballer
• Lütfiye Aydın (born 1949), Turkish writer
• Mehmet Aydın (born 1943), Turkish professor of philosophy and religion
• Merve Aydın (born 1990), Turkish athlete
• Merve Aydın (basketball) (born 1994), Turkish basketball player
• Mirkan Aydın (born 1987), German-Turkish footballer
• Mustafa Aydın (born 1967), Turkish professor of International relations
• Okan Aydın (born 1994), Turkish-German footballer
• Selçuk Aydın (born 1983), Turkish boxer
• Vahide Aydın (born 1968), Austrian-Turkish politician and social worker
• Yiğit Caner Aydın (born 1992), Turkish para archer

See also

• Aidan (name)
• Aidin (name)
• Ayten (disambiguation)