Yaşar

Yaşar is a masculine Turkish given name, which also appears as a surname.

Given name

• Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan (1926-1984), Turkish poet
• Yaşar Aliyev (born 1955), Azerbaijani diplomat
• Yaşar Büyükanıt (born 1940), Turkish general
• Yaşar Doğu (1913-1961), Turkish sports wrestler
• Yaşar Erkan (1911-1986), Turkish sports wrestler,
• Yaşar Giritli (born 1969), Turkish boxer
• Yaşar Kemal (born 1923), Turkish writer
• Yaşar Kurt (born 1968), Turkish musician
• Yaşar Nuri Öztürk, Turkish politician
• Yaşar Topçu (born 1941), Turkish politician and former government minister
• Yaşar Yakış (born 1938), Turkish politician and former government minister
• Yaşar Yılmaz, Turkish sports wrestler

Surname

• Ebru Yaşar (born 1978), Turkish female musician
• Ece Yaşar (born 1990), Turkish female karateka
• Necdet Yaşar (born 1930), Turkish tanbur (lute) player and teacher
• Osman Yaşar, American computer scientist

Other uses

• Yaşar University, a high educational institution in Izmir, Turkey