Nihat

Nihat is a Turkish given name for males. It means "legacy". People named Nihat include:


 * Ali Nihat Yazıcı (born 1964), Turkish chess official
 * Nihat Altınkaya (born 1979), Turkish actor
 * Nihat Anılmış (1876–1954), Ottoman army officer and Turkish general
 * Nihat Balkan, Turkish fencer
 * Nihat Baştürk (born 1973), Turkish footballer
 * Nihat Bekdik (1902–1972), Turkish footballer
 * Nihat Berker (born 1949), Turkish theoretical physicist
 * Nihat Ergün (born 1962), Turkish politician and government minister
 * Nihat Erim (1912–1980), Turkish politician and journalist
 * Nihat Eski (born 1963), Turkish-Dutch politician
 * Nihat Genç (born 1956), Turkish journalist and writer
 * Nihat Kahveci (born 1979), Turkish footballer
 * Nihat Nikerel (1950–2009), Turkish actor
 * Nihat Özdemir (born 1950), Turkish businessman
 * Nihat Şahin (born 1989), Turkish footballer
 * Nihat Türkmenoğlu (born 1988), Turkish opara archer
 * Nihat Zeybekci (born 1961), Turkish economist, politician and government minister


 * See also
 * Nihad