Topal (surname)

Topal is a Turkish word meaning "lame" and may refer to:

Surnames of contemporary people

 * Hakan Topal (born 1972), Turkish-American artist
 * Mehmet Topal (born 1986), Turkish football player
 * Mehmet Can Topal, Turkish judoka with Down syndrome
 * Murat Topal (born 1976), Turkish-Austrian futsal player
 * Stepan Topal (1938–2018), Gagauz politician from Moldova who served as Governor of Gagauzia from 1990 to 1995
 * Turan Topal, Turkish Christian convert, who went on trial in 2006 for crimes against "Turkishness" and Islam

Epithets of historical Ottoman people

 * Topal Osman Agha, a colonel of the late Ottoman Empire and early Republic of Turkey
 * Darendeli Topal İzzet Mehmed Pasha, a Grand Vizier and Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman Empire
 * Topal Osman Pasha, a Grand Vizier in the Ottoman Empire
 * Topal Recep Pasha, a Grand Vizier in the Ottoman Empire
 * Topal Sulayman Pasha, an Ottoman ruler of Damascus
 * Topal Yusuf Pasha, an Ottoman ruler of Damascus

Epithets of historical Bosnian rulers

 * Topal Hasan-paša, a ruler of Bosnia
 * Gazi Topal Husein-paša, a ruler of Bosnia
 * Šerif Topal Osman-paša, a ruler of Bosnia