Tanju (name)
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Tanju is a unisex Turkish given name. It means blessed by God in old Turkish. It was used by Chinese as a reference to Turkic khans. Tanju is equivalent to Tanhu, Shanyu, Chanyu. Notable people with the name include:
- Tanju Çolak (born 1963), Turkish football player
- Tanju Gürsu (1938–2016), Turkish actor
- Tanju Kayhan (born 1989), Austrian football player of Turkish origin
- Tanju Korel (1944–2005), Turkish actor
- Tanju Okan (1938–1996), Turkish singer
- Tanju Öztürk (born 1989), German-Turkish football player
See also
[edit]- Tanju, the art of pistol defense often learned in the martial art of jujutsu