Izzet

İzzet (or Izzet) is a Turkish masculine given name and a surname. It comes from the Arabic ʿIzzat (عزت), which means things like "might", "glory", "honor", "power". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Ä°zzet Günay (born 1934), Turkish film actor
• Ä°zzet Türkyılmaz (born 1990), Turkish basketball player
• Ahmed Ä°zzet Pasha (1864–1937), Grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
• Izzat Husrieh (1914–1975), Syrian journalist, author, publisher and researcher
• Izzat Traboulsi (1913–2000), Syrian politician, economist, banker, and writer

Surname

• Mustafa Kemal "Muzzy" Izzet (born 1974), English footballer
• Kemal Izzet (born 1980), English footballer

See also

• Izet (Bosnian given name)
• Izzat (given name) (Arabic given name)
• Izzet League, a Magic: The Gathering faction from Ravnica

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