Recep

Recep is a Turkish name deriving from the Arabic name Rajab. It may refer to:

People

Surname

• Sibel Recep (born 1987), Swedish pop singer

Given name

• Recep Adanır (1929–2017), Turkish footballer
• Recep Akdağ (born 1960), Turkish physician and politician
• Recep Altepe (born 1959), Turkish politician
• Recep Ankaralı (born 1968), Turkish basketball referee
• Recep Aydın (born 1990), Turkish footballer
• Recep Biler (born 1981), Turkish footballer
• Recep Bülent Bostanoğlu (born 1953), Turkish admiral
• Recep Burak Yılmaz (born 1995), Turkish footballer
• Recep Çelik (born 1983), Turkish racewalker
• Recep Çetin (born 1965), retired Turkish footballer
• Recep Çiftçi (born 1995), Turkish paralympic judoka
• Recep Gül (born 2000), Turkish footballer
• Recep Gürkan (born 1964), Turkish politician
• Recep Küpçü (1934–1976), Bulgarian poet and writer
• Recep Niyaz (born 1995), Turkish footballer
• Recep Öztürk (born 1977), Turkish footballer
• Recep Pasha (died 1726), Ottoman statesman and governor
• Recep Peker (1889–1950), Turkish politician
• Recep Şentürk (born 1964), Turkish academic and sociologist
• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954), Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–2014) and President of Turkey (2014–present)
• Recep Topal (born 1992), Turkishw wrestler
• Recep Uçar (born 1975), Turkish footballer and manager
• Recep Ünalan (born 1990), Turkish cyclist
• Recep Uslu (born 1958), Turkish writer
• Recep Yemişçi (born 1999), Turkish footballer
• Recep Yıldız (born 1986), Turkish footballer

Middle name

• Matlı Recep Paşa (1842–1908), Albanian Ottoman marshal, governor and statesman
• Münir Recep Aktaş (born 1989), Turkish wrestler
• Onur Recep Kivrak (born 1988), Turkish footballer
• Topal Recep Pasha (died 1632), Bosnian Ottoman statesman and grand vizier

Other uses

• Recep's chub (Alburnoides recepi), a freshwater fish
• Recep, Çermik, village in Diyarbakir Province, Turkey
• Recep, Çelikhan, village in Adiyaman Province, Turkey

See also

• Rexhep
• Rajab