Zekeriya
Zekeriya is the Turkish version of the Arabic masculine given name Zakariya and is mostly used in Turkey. It is a reference to one of the prophets mentioned in the Quran.[1]
Notable people with the name are as follows:
- Zekeriya Aknazarov (1924–2000), Soviet-Bashkir statesman and politician
- Zekeriya Alp (born 1948), Turkish retired football player and businessman
- Zekeriya Güçlü (1972–2010), Turkish wrestler
- Zekeriya Sertel (1890–1980), Turkish journalist
- Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu (born 1966), Turkish-Kurdish politician and lawyer
References
- "Zekeriya. A Quranic Name for Boys". Quranic Names. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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