# Celal

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**Celal** is both a masculine Turkish given name and a surname. It is the Turkish form of the Arabic word [Jalal](/source/Jalal) (جلال), which means "majesty". Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

- [Celal Al](/source/Celal_Al) (born 1984), Turkish actor
- [Celal Adan](/source/Celal_Adan) (born 1951), Turkish politician
- [Celal Esat Arseven](/source/Celal_Esat_Arseven) (1875–1971), Turkish painter, writer and politician
- [Celal Atik](/source/Celal_Atik) (1918–1979), Turkish sports wrestler
- [Celal Başkale](/source/Celal_Ba%C5%9Fkale) (died 2012), Kurdish militant
- [Celâl Bayar](/source/Cel%C3%A2l_Bayar) (1883–1986), Turkish politician and economist
- [Celal Emir Dede](/source/Celal_Emir_Dede) (born 2001), Turkish footballer
- [Cəlal Hüseynov](/source/C%C9%99lal_H%C3%BCseynov) (born 2003), Azerbaijani footballer
- [Celal İbrahim](/source/Celal_%C4%B0brahim) (1884–1917), Ottoman football player
- [Celal Kıbrızlı](/source/Celal_K%C4%B1br%C4%B1zl%C4%B1) (born 1950), Turkish footballer and manager
- [Celal Nuri İleri](/source/Celal_Nuri_%C4%B0leri) (1881–1938), Turkish politician
- [Celal Taşkıran](/source/Celal_Ta%C5%9Fk%C4%B1ran) (born 1954), Turkish wrestler
- [Celal Tevfik Karasapan](/source/Celal_Tevfik_Karasapan) (1899–1974), Turkish diplomat and politician
- [Celal Şahin](/source/Celal_%C5%9Eahin) (1925–2018), Turkish musician and humorist
- [Celal Sandal](/source/Celal_Sandal) (1942–2006), Turkish boxer
- [Celâl Şengör](/source/Cel%C3%A2l_%C5%9Eeng%C3%B6r) (born 1955), Turkish geologist
- [Celal Yardımcı](/source/Celal_Yard%C4%B1mc%C4%B1) (1911–1986), Turkish lawyer and politician
- [Hasan Celal Güzel](/source/Hasan_Celal_G%C3%BCzel) (1945–2018), Turkish politician
- [Mehmet Celal Bey](/source/Mehmet_Celal_Bey) (1863–1926), Ottoman statesman

## Surname

- [Nariman Celâl](/source/Nariman_Cel%C3%A2l) (born 1980), Crimean Tatar politician, journalist and activist
- [Peride Celal](/source/Peride_Celal) (1916–2013), Turkish female novelist, story writer

## Other uses

- [Celal Atik Sports Hall](/source/Celal_Atik_Sports_Hall), multi-sports indoor venue in İzmir, Turkey
- [Celal ile Ceren](/source/Celal_ile_Ceren), 2013 Turkish film

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