Saatchi (name)

Saatchi (Arabicized form: ساعتجي; saatçi) is a Persian and Turkish surname and word. The word "saatchi" (sā'ātchi), which means "watchmaker", originates from Ottoman Turkish (Modern Turkish: "saatçi"), derived from "saat" ("watch", from Arabic "ساعة") with the suffix "-çi". The Albanian surname Sahatçiu is also derived from the Turkish word "saatçi" as a result of the Ottoman rule in Albania.

Surnames
Notable people with the name include:

Saatchi

 * Charles Saatchi, founder and owner of the Saatchi Gallery in London
 * Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi, ex-chairman of the British Conservative Party

Sahatçiu

 * Rita Sahatçiu Ora, British singer
 * Besim Sahatçiu, Kosovo Albanian film director

Saatçi

 * Ercan Saatçi, Turkish musician and record producer