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Cihangir (disambiguation)

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Cihangir is a neighborhood in the Beyoğlu district in Istanbul, Turkey.

Cihangir is also the Turkish form of the Persian name Jahangir, meaning "conqueror of the world". It may refer to:

  • Şehzade Cihangir (1531–1553), Ottoman prince, son of Suleiman the Magnificent, and the namesake of the neighborhood
  • Cihangir Akşit (born 1953), Turkish military officer and Director of the NATO Standardization Agency
  • Cihangirzade İbrahim Bey (1874–1948), Turkish military officer, statesman, and administrator
  • Epicho, a village in Northern Cyprus better known by its Turkish name Cihangir

See also