Aydın (name)

Aydın (, also spelled Ajdin, Aiden, Ayden, Aydin, or Aydan, is a Turkic male given name meaning enlightened and bright in the Azeri and Turkish languages. Notable people with the given name or surname include:

Given name

 * Aydin Aghdashloo (born 1940), Iranian painter
 * Aydin Balayev (1956–2021), Azerbaijani historian, ethnologist, and professor
 * Aydın Boysan (1921–2018), Turkish architect
 * Aydın Dikmen (1937–2020), Turkish art dealer
 * Aydın Doğan (born 1936), Turkish entrepreneur
 * Ajdin Draga (1864–1914), Albanian politician
 * Aydın Güven Gürkan (1941–2006), Turkish academic and politician
 * Ajdin Hasić (born 2001), Bosnian footballer
 * Ajdin Hrustic (born 1996), Australian footballer
 * Aydın Karabulut (born 1988), Turkish-German footballer
 * Aydın Kurtoğlu (born 1983), Turkish composer, singer, and songwriter
 * Ajdin Maksumić (born 1985), Bosnian footballer
 * Aydin Mirzazade (born 1957), Azerbaijani politician
 * Ajdin Muzaka, Albanian military commander
 * Ajdin Nukić (born 1997), Bosnian footballer
 * Aydın Örs (born 1946), Turkish basketball coach
 * Ajdin Penava (born 1997), Bosnian basketball player
 * Aydin Rajabov (born 1944), Azerbaijani artist
 * Ajdin Redžić (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Aydın Sayılı (1913–1993), Turkish historian
 * Aydin Senkut, American investor and tech executive
 * Aydın Adnan Sezgin (born 1956), Turkish diplomat and politician
 * Aydin Suleymanli, Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster
 * Aydın Toscalı (born 1980), Turkish footballer
 * Aydın Yelken (1939–2022), Turkish footballer
 * Aydın Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish footballer

Surname

 * Aras Aydın (born 1989), Turkish actor
 * Archen Aydin (born 2001), Thai actor
 * Bahtiyar Aydın (1946–1993), Turkish army general
 * Bilgesu Aydın (born 1994), Turkish football player
 * Ebru Aydın (born 1973), Turkish singer and songwriter
 * Elif Sıla Aydın (born 1996), Turkish handball player
 * Emre Aydın (born 1981), Turkish rock singer-songwriter
 * Eren Aydın (born 1982), Turkish footballer
 * Furkan Aydın (born 1991), Turkish footballer
 * Lütfiye Aydın (born 1949), Turkish writer
 * Mehmet Aydın (born 1943), Turkish professor of philosophy and religion
 * Merve Aydın (born 1990), Turkish athlete
 * Merve Aydın (basketball) (born 1994), Turkish basketball player
 * Mirkan Aydın (born 1987), German-Turkish footballer
 * Mustafa Aydın (born 1967), Turkish professor of International relations
 * Okan Aydın (born 1994), Turkish-German footballer
 * Selçuk Aydın (born 1983), Turkish boxer
 * Vahide Aydın (born 1968), Austrian-Turkish politician and social worker
 * Yiğit Caner Aydın (born 1992), Turkish para archer