# Cengiz

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**Cengiz** is the [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language) form of Genghis, as in [Genghis Khan](/source/Genghis_Khan). Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

- [Cengiz Aktar](/source/Cengiz_Aktar) (born 1955), Turkish political scientist, journalist and writer
- [Cengiz Bektaş](/source/Cengiz_Bekta%C5%9F) (1934–2020), Turkish architect, engineer, poet and writer
- [Cengiz Biçer](/source/Cengiz_Bi%C3%A7er) (born 1987), Liechtenstein football goalkeeper
- [Cengiz Çandar](/source/Cengiz_%C3%87andar) (born 1948), Turkish journalist
- [Cengiz Dağcı](/source/Cengiz_Da%C4%9Fc%C4%B1) (1919–2011), Crimean Tatar novelist and poet
- [Cengiz Doğu](/source/Cengiz_Do%C4%9Fu) (1945–2019), German poet and activist
- [Cengiz Kavaklıoğlu](/source/Cengiz_Kavakl%C4%B1o%C4%9Flu) (born 1968), Turkish sprinter
- [Cengiz Koç](/source/Cengiz_Ko%C3%A7) (born 1977), German heavyweight boxer
- [Cengiz Küçükayvaz](/source/Cengiz_K%C3%BC%C3%A7%C3%BCkayvaz) (born 1968), Turkish actor
- [Cengiz Kurtoğlu](/source/Cengiz_Kurto%C4%9Flu) (born 1959), Turkish musician
- [Cengiz Özek](/source/Cengiz_%C3%96zek) (born 1964), Turkish puppeteer
- [Cengiz Topel](/source/Cengiz_Topel) (1934–1964), Turkish fighter pilot
- [Cengiz Ünder](/source/Cengiz_%C3%9Cnder) (born 1997), Turkish football player

## Surname

- [Hakan Cengiz](/source/Hakan_Cengiz) (born 1967), Turkish-German football coach
- [Hüseyin Cengiz](/source/H%C3%BCseyin_Cengiz) (born 1984), Turkish-Dutch footballer
- [Mustafa Cengiz (businessman)](/source/Mustafa_Cengiz_(businessman)) (1949–2021), Turkish businessman and former president of the sports club Galatasaray S.K.
- [Orhan Kemal Cengiz](/source/Orhan_Kemal_Cengiz), Turkish lawyer, journalist and human rights activist

## See also

- [Chingiz](/source/Chingiz), given name
- [Cengizhan Kartaltepe](/source/Cengizhan_Kartaltepe), Turkish volleyball player
- [Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station](/source/Cengiz_Topel_Naval_Air_Station), Turkish Navy air station located east of İzmit in Kocaeli Province, Turkey
- [Cengiz Holding](/source/Cengiz_Holding), Turkish conglomerate of construction, energy, mining, and tourism

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