Menderes (name)

Menderes is a Turkish surname and a masculine given name. It refers to the river in western Anatolia. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Adnan Menderes (1899–1961), Turkish politician and prime minister
 * Aydın Menderes (1946–2011), Turkish politician
 * Berrin Menderes (1905–1994), Turkish woman married to Adnan Menderes
 * Meral Menderes (1933–2011), Turkish opera singer as soprano

Given name

 * Menderes Samancılar (born 1954), Turkish actor
 * Menderes Türel (born 1964), Turkish politician