Cengiz

Cengiz is the Turkish form of Genghis, as in Genghis Khan. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Cengiz Aktar (born 1955), Turkish political scientist, journalist and writer
 * Cengiz Bektaş (1934–2020), Turkish architect, engineer, poet and writer
 * Cengiz Biçer (born 1987), Liechtenstein football goalkeeper
 * Cengiz Çandar (born 1948), Turkish journalist
 * Cengiz Dağcı (1919–2011), Crimean Tatar novelist and poet
 * Cengiz Doğu (1945–2019), German poet and activist
 * Cengiz Kavaklıoğlu (born 1968), Turkish sprinter
 * Cengiz Koç (born 1977), German heavyweight boxer
 * Cengiz Küçükayvaz (born 1968), Turkish actor
 * Cengiz Kurtoğlu (born 1959), Turkish musician
 * Cengiz Özek (born 1964), Turkish puppeteer
 * Cengiz Topel (1934–1964), Turkish fighter pilot
 * Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish football player

Surname

 * Hakan Cengiz (born 1967), Turkish-German football coach
 * Hüseyin Cengiz (born 1984), Turkish-Dutch footballer
 * Mustafa Cengiz (1949–2021), Turkish businessman and former president of the sports club Galatasaray S.K.
 * Orhan Kemal Cengiz, Turkish lawyer, journalist and human rights activist