Bilge is a Turkish name. It is best known as the epithet of the early Turkic ruler Bilge Kağan. As is the case with many Turkic names, is a unisex name. Even in today's Turkey, Bilge continues to be adopted as both a male and female name.
It may refer to:
Given name
- Bilge Ebiri (born 1973), Turkish-American journalist and filmmaker
- Bilge Kağan, Göktürk ruler
- Kutlug I Bilge Kagan, founder of Uyghur Khaganate
- Bilge Kösebalaban (born 1980), Turkish musician
- Bilge Olgaç (1940–1994), Turkish film director
- Bilge Su Koyun (born 1999), Turkish women's footballer
- Bilge Tarhan (footballer) (1941–2016), Turkish Olympian footballer
- Bilge Tarhan (gymnast) (born 2004), Turkish female artistic gymnast
- Bilge Umar (1936–2023), Turkish writer
- Bilge Yildiz, Turkish nuclear engineer
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 1959), Turkish film director
- Bilge Tonyukuk (646–726), Supreme Commander of Second Turkic Khaganate
Name listThis page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Surname
- Dilara Bilge, Turkish volleyball player
- Melek Bilge, Turkish basketball player
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Bilge. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
See also
- Bilgen, list of people with a similar Turkish surname
- Bilgehan, list of people with a similar Turkish name