Yıldırım

Yıldırım is a Turkish word meaning "lightning" and may refer to:

Given name

 * Ali Yıldırım Koç (born 1967), Turkish businessman and member of the Koç family
 * Yıldırım Akbulut (1935–2021), Turkish politician
 * Yıldırım Aktuna (1930–2007), Turkish psychiatrist and politician
 * Yıldırım Demirören (born 1964), Turkish businessman and president of Turkish Football Federation

Surname

 * Adem Yıldırım (born 1973), Turkish politician
 * Adnan Yıldırım (1957–1994), Turkish person involved in the Susurluk scandal
 * Ahmet Yıldırım (born 1974), Turkish footballer
 * Avni Yıldırım (born 1991), Turkish boxer
 * Aygün Yıldırım (born 1995), German footballer
 * Aziz Yıldırım (born 1952), Turkish businessman and former chairman of Fenerbahçe S.K.
 * Binali Yıldırım (born 1955), Turkish politician and prime minister from May 2016 to July 2018
 * Bülent Yıldırım (referee) (born 1972), Turkish football referee
 * Cemal Yıldırım (1925–2009), Turkish philosopher of science
 * Cem Yıldırım (born 1961), Turkish mathematician
 * Elif Yıldırım (born 1990), Turkish female middle-distance runner
 * Erman Yıldırım (born 1986), Turkish footballer
 * Sezen Aksu (Fatma Sezen Yıldırım) (born 1954), Turkish singer, songwriter and producer
 * Fatoş Yıldırım (born 1994), Turkish women's footballer
 * Fehmi Bülent Yıldırım (born 1966), Turkish NGO leader
 * Gülser Yıldırım (born 1963) Turkish-Kurdish politician
 * Haluk Yıldırım (born 1972), Turkish basketball player
 * Hüseyin Yıldırım (born 1928), convicted Turkish spy of the Cold War era
 * Irmak Yıldırım (born 2005), Turkish female motocross racer
 * Mahmut Yıldırım (born 1953), Turkish Olympian contract killer
 * Mithat Yıldırım (born 1966), Turkish cross-country skier
 * Murat Yıldırım (actor) (born 1979), Turkish actor
 * Murat Yıldırım (footballer) (born 1987), Dutch footballer of Turkish descent
 * Özkan Yıldırım (born 1993), German footballer
 * Ramazan Yıldırım (born 1975), Turkish footballer and manager
 * Rıza Yıldırım (born 1987), Turkish wrestler
 * Rukiye Yıldırım (born 1991), Turkish female taekwondo practitioner
 * Selma Yildirim (born 1969), Austrian politician
 * Sercan Yıldırım (born 1990), Turkish footballer
 * Uğur Yıldırım (born 1982), Dutch footballer of Turkish descent

Nickname

 * Bayezid I (1354–1403), "Yıldırım Bayezid", Ottoman sultan

Places

 * Yıldırım, Bursa, a metropolitan district in the center of Bursa, Turkey
 * Yıldırım, Yenişehir, Turkey
 * Milia, Famagusta (Yıldırım), Northern Cyprus
 * Yıldırım railway station, a commuter rail station in Ankara, Turkey

Other uses

 * J-600T Yıldırım, a conventional battlefield ballistic missile system of Turkey
 * Yıldırım Bosna S.K., a football club in Istanbul, Turkey
 * Yıldırım Army Group, army group of the Ottoman Empire during World War I