Kahraman

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:

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 (album), studio album by Turkish/Belgian singer Hadise