Melek (disambiguation)

Melek is a village in the Nitra District, Slovakia.

Melek may also refer to:

People

Melek is the Turkish rendering of the Semitic word for "angel" (malak), and a given name and surname.

Given name

  • Melek Sina Baydur (born 1948), Turkish retired diplomat and former Ambassador of Turkey
  • Melek Bilge (born 1989), Turkish professional female basketball player
  • Melek Cavlak (born 1993), Turkish water polo player
  • Melek Hu (born 1989), Chinese-born Turkish table tennis player
  • Melek Taus, a central figure of the Yazidi religion
  • Melek Tourhan (1869–1956), Queen consort of Egypt

Last name

Epithet

  • Melek Ahmed Pasha (c. 1604–1662), Ottoman grand vizier
  • Melek Ibrahim Pasha (died 1685), Ottoman governor and statesman, also known as Şeytan Ibrahim Pasha
  • Melek Mehmed Pasha (1719–1802), Ottoman grand vizier and grand admiral

Music

See also

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