Kahraman is the Turkish word for hero, borrowed from Persian qahramân (قهرمان). It is also a transliteration for Arabic كهرمان meaning amber, borrowed from Persian kahrobâ (کهربا). The first etymology is the source for the modern Turkish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People Given name Kahraman Demirtaş (born 1994), Turkish professional footballer Kahraman Sadıkoğlu, Turkish businessman
Surname Emre Kahraman (born 1987), Turkish football player Hayv Kahraman (born 1981), Iraqi artist and painter İlyas Kahraman (born 1976), Turkish professional soccer player Isa Kahraman (born 1974), Turkish-born Dutch politician İsmail Kahraman (born 1940), Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party Volkan Kahraman (born 1979), Austrian football player of Turkish descent
Places Kahraman, Çine, a village in the District of Çine, Aydın Province, Turkey Kahramanmaraş, a city in the Mediterranean Region, Turkey and the administrative center of Kahramanmaraş Province
Others Kahraman, studio album by Turkish/Belgian singer Hadise
See also Karaman (disambiguation) Ghahreman Ghahremani