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  • Sümer is a Turkish name, and it belongs to people scattered across very different walks of Turkish public life. It is carried by a novelist and a boxer, by a wrestler and a politician, by an equestrian and an actor. Some held it as a surname, others as a given name. The list that follows raises a simple question. Who were the people who answered to Sümer, and what did each of them do? The source names seven of them. Each one came from a different corner of Turkish culture, from the writing desk to the football pitch.

  • Adalet Sümer, who lived from 1929 to 2020, was a Turkish novelist and playwright. Her name sits first among those who carried Sümer as a family name. Cevdet Sümer was a Turkish equestrian, born in 1922, with no recorded date of death in the source. Fahri Sümer, born in 1958, was a Turkish boxer. Özkan Sümer, who lived from 1940 to 2020, was a Turkish football player and coach. Together these four show the name reaching across literature, horsemanship, the boxing ring, and the football world.

  • Sümer Koçak, who lived from 1961 to 2020, carried the name as a first name and worked as a Turkish wrestler. Sümer Oral, born in 1938, was a Turkish politician. Sümer Tilmaç, who lived from 1948 to 2015, was a Turkish actor. These three held Sümer at the front of their names rather than the back. From wrestling mats to political halls to the screen, the given-name bearers extend the reach of Sümer into still more fields of Turkish life.

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Common questions

What does the name Sümer refer to?

Sümer is a Turkish name carried by several notable people. It appears both as a surname and as a given name across Turkish public life.

Who are notable people with the surname Sümer?

People with the surname Sümer include Adalet Sümer, a Turkish novelist and playwright who lived from 1929 to 2020, and Cevdet Sümer, a Turkish equestrian born in 1922. The list also includes Fahri Sümer, a Turkish boxer born in 1958, and Özkan Sümer, a Turkish football player and coach who lived from 1940 to 2020.

Who are notable people with the given name Sümer?

People with the given name Sümer include Sümer Koçak, a Turkish wrestler who lived from 1961 to 2020, and Sümer Oral, a Turkish politician born in 1938. The list also includes Sümer Tilmaç, a Turkish actor who lived from 1948 to 2015.

Was there a politician named Sümer?

Yes. Sümer Oral was a Turkish politician, born in 1938, who carried Sümer as a given name.

Which people named Sümer worked in sports?

Several people named Sümer worked in sports. Cevdet Sümer was a Turkish equestrian, Fahri Sümer was a Turkish boxer, Özkan Sümer was a Turkish football player and coach, and Sümer Koçak was a Turkish wrestler.

Who was the actor named Sümer?

Sümer Tilmaç was a Turkish actor who carried Sümer as a given name. He lived from 1948 to 2015.

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