İzzet (or Izzet) is a Turkish masculine given name and a surname. It comes from the Arabic ʿIzzat (عزت), which means things like "might", "glory", "honor", "power". Notable people with the name include:
Given name
İzzet Günay (born 1934), Turkish film actor İzzet Türkyılmaz (born 1990), Turkish basketball player Ahmed İzzet Pasha (1864–1937), Grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Izzat Husrieh (1914–1975), Syrian journalist, author, publisher and researcher Izzat Traboulsi (1913–2000), Syrian politician, economist, banker, and writer
Surname
Mustafa Kemal "Muzzy" Izzet (born 1974), English footballer Kemal Izzet (born 1980), English footballer
See also Izet (Bosnian given name) Izzat (given name) (Arabic given name) Izzet League, a Magic: The Gathering faction from Ravnica
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