Bayraktar (surname)
| Language(s) | Turkish |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Turkish |
| Derivation | bayrak + دار / tar |
| Meaning | "flag" + "owner" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | bajraktar |
Bayraktar is a Turkish surname and word that consists of the Turkish word “bayrak (/bɑɪrɑq/)” for flag and Persian suffix "دار(/dɑːr/)" or Albanian suffix "-tar", literally meaning flag-owner or "flag-bearer". Derivative names include Bajraktarević and Bajraktaraj.
People
Notable people with the surname or epithet include:
Bajraktari
- Muharrem Bajraktari (1896–1989), Albanian Muslim guerrilla fighter and political figure
Bayrakdar
- Faraj Bayrakdar (born 1951), Swedish-Syrian poet and writer
- Maha Bayrakdar (1947–2025), Syrian and Lebanese poet and artist
Bayraktar
- Alemdar Mustafa Pasha (died 1808), also known as Bayraktar Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman grand vizier
- Erdoğan Bayraktar (born 1948), Turkish politician and former government minister
- Gülşen Bayraktar (born 1976), Turkish pop singer
- Hakan Bayraktar (born 1976), Turkish footballer
- Sami Bayraktar (born 1978), Turkish-Belgian futsal player
- Selçuk Bayraktar (born 1979), Turkish UAV engineer and businessman
- Selim Bayraktar (born 1975), Turkish actor
- Ufukhan Bayraktar (born 1986), Turkish footballer
- Uluç Bayraktar (born 1974), Turkish film director