Bilge (name)

Bilge is a unisex Turkish given name. In Turkish, it means "wise" or "sage".^[1] The name is historically significant, as it was borne by Bilge Kağan, a ruler of the Second Turkic Khaganate in the 8th century.

Given name

• Bilge Ebiri (born 1973), Turkish-American journalist and filmmaker
• Bilge Kağan, Göktürk ruler
• Kutlug I Bilge Kagan, founder of Uyghur Khaganate
• Bilge Demirköz (born 1980), Turkish professor
• Bilge Karasu (1930–1995), Turkish writer
• 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 Yıldız, Turkish nuclear engineer
• Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 1959), Turkish film director
• Bilge Tonyukuk (646–726), Supreme Commander of Second Turkic Khaganate

Surname

• Dilara Bilge, Turkish volleyball player
• Melek Bilge, Turkish basketball player

See also

• Bilgen, list of people with a similar Turkish surname
• Bilgehan, list of people with a similar Turkish name