title: Şafak
text: # Şafak
  
  Şafak is a word in Turkish meaning dawn. It is also used as a unisex given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
  
  ## Given name
  
  * Şafak Edge (born 1992), Turkish basketball player
  * Şafak Pavey (born 1976), Turkish politician
  * Şafak Sezer (born 1970), Turkish actor
  
  ## Surname
  
  * Elif Şafak (born 1971), Turkish writer
  