Cengiz

Cengiz is the Turkish form of Genghis, as in Genghis Khan. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Cengiz Aktar (born 1955), Turkish political scientist, journalist and writer
• Cengiz Bektaş (1934–2020), Turkish architect, engineer, poet and writer
• Cengiz Biçer (born 1987), Liechtenstein football goalkeeper
• Cengiz Çandar (born 1948), Turkish journalist
• Cengiz Dağcı (1919–2011), Crimean Tatar novelist and poet
• Cengiz Doğu (1945–2019), German poet and activist
• Cengiz Kavaklıoğlu (born 1968), Turkish sprinter
• Cengiz Koç (born 1977), German heavyweight boxer
• Cengiz Küçükayvaz (born 1968), Turkish actor
• Cengiz Kurtoğlu (born 1959), Turkish musician
• Cengiz Özek (born 1964), Turkish puppeteer
• Cengiz Topel (1934–1964), Turkish fighter pilot
• Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish football player

Surname

• Hakan Cengiz (born 1967), Turkish-German football coach
• Hüseyin Cengiz (born 1984), Turkish-Dutch footballer
• Mustafa Cengiz (businessman) (1949–2021), Turkish businessman and former president of the sports club Galatasaray S.K.
• Orhan Kemal Cengiz, Turkish lawyer, journalist and human rights activist

See also

• Chingiz, given name
• Cengizhan Kartaltepe, Turkish volleyball player
• Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station, Turkish Navy air station located east of İzmit in Kocaeli Province, Turkey
• Cengiz Holding, Turkish conglomerate of construction, energy, mining, and tourism