title: Selçuk (name)
text: # Selçuk (name)
  
  Selçuk is a common masculine Turkish given name. It is the modern Turkish form of Seljuq, the name of the eponymous founder of the Seljuq dynasty. The name was used as a surname from the early 20th century, and became popular as a given name by the mid 20th century.
  
  ## Given name
  
  * Selçuk Alibaz (born 1989), Turkish footballer
  * Selçuk Altun (born 1950), Turkish writer, publisher, and retired banking executive
  * Selçuk Aydın (born 1983), Turkish boxer
  * Selçuk Baştürk (born 1986), Turkish footballer
  * Selçuk Dereli (born 1969), Turkish football referee
  * Selçuk Eker (born 1991), Turkish amateur boxer
  * Selçuk İnan (born 1985), Turkish footballer
  * Selçuk Şahin (footballer born 1981), Turkish footballer who plays for Fenerbahçe
  * Selçuk Şahin (footballer born 1983), Turkish footballer who plays for Orduspor
  * Selçuk Uluergüven (1941–2014), Turkish actor
  * Selçuk Yula (1959–2013), Turkish footballer
  
  ## Surname
  
  * Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900–1981), Turkish classical musician and tenor singer
  * İlhan Selçuk (1925–2010), Turkish lawyer, journalist, author, novelist, and editor
  * Timur Selçuk (1946–2020), Turkish pop music singer, pianist, conductor, and composer
  * Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk Koç (born 1979), Turkish female government minister
  