Tanju (name)

Tanju is a unisex Turkish given name. It means blessed by God in old Turkish. It was used by Chinese as a reference to Turkic khans. Tanju is equivalent to Tanhu, Shanyu, Chanyu. Notable people with the name include:


 * Tanju Çolak (born 1963), Turkish football player
 * Tanju Gürsu (1938–2016), Turkish actor
 * Tanju Kayhan (born 1989), Austrian football player of Turkish origin
 * Tanju Korel (1944–2005), Turkish actor
 * Tanju Okan (1938–1996), Turkish singer
 * Tanju Öztürk (born 1989), German-Turkish football player