Özer

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Özer is a Turkish masculine given name and surname with multiple meanings. It is composed of the Turkish words "öz" meaning "core, essence" and "er" meaning "private, soldier".

Etymology

The name Özer has its roots in Turkish culture, where it is derived from the combination of "öz", signifying the core or essence of something, and "er", indicating a private or military individual.

Given Name

Individuals with the given name Özer include:

* Özer Ateşçi (born 1942), a Turkish alpine skier
* Özer Hurmacı (* 1986), a Turkish footballer
* Özer Kanra (* 1938), a Turkish footballer
* Özer Özdemir (* 1998), a French-Turkish footballer
* Özer Enes Soylu (born 2000), a Turkish footballer

Surname

The surname Özer is also found among individuals such as:

* Ahmet Özer (* 1994), a Turkish footballer
* Aykut Özer (* 1993), a German-Turkish football goalkeeper
* Berksan Özer (born 1979), a Turkish pop musician
* Cem Özer (born 1959), a Turkish actor
* Cevher Özer (born 1983), a Turkish professional basketball player

Notable Individuals

Other notable individuals with the name Özer include:

* Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (1863–1940), an Av beis din, posek, and Talmudic scholar in Vilnius, Lithuania
* Josef Özer (* 1983), an Assyrian solo singer in Sweden
* Kayhan Özer (* 1998), a Turkish athlete
* Mustafa Özer (* 1969), a Turkish football player and coach
* Nezir Özer (* 1983), a Turkish footballer
* Ozer ben Meir (died 1710), a Polish rabbi
* Ozer Schild (1930-2006), a Danish-born Israeli academic, President of the University of Haifa and President of the College of Judea and Samaria ("Ariel College").
* Özer Türkmen, a Turkish general in charge of the armies of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
* Onur Özer (* 1980), a Turkish DJ