Aslı

AslıGender| Unisex

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Language(s)| Turkish
Origin
Meaning| original, ace, genuine
Other names
See also| Aslıhan, Nesli, Neslihan

Asli is a Turkish unisex given name. It is derived from the Turkish noun aslı whose meanings include genuine, authentic, and the essence.[citation needed] It is used as a nickname for the heroine in the 16th-century Turkic tale "Kerem ile Aslı"[1][2][3] after the hero asks her ""Why do you want me to leave you? What is the essence of your wish?” (“Aslı” means “essence”).

## Given name

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### First name

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* Aslı Bayram (born 1981), German actress and model of Turkish descent
* Aslı Bekiroğlu (born 1995), Turkish actress
* Aslı Canan Sabırlı (born 1991), Turkish women's footballer
* Aslı Çakır Alptekin (born 1985), Turkish Olympic gold medalist middle distance runner
* Aslı Demir (born 1999), Turkish freestyle wrestler
* Aslı Duman (born 1992), Turkish water polo player
* Aslı Enver (born 1984), Turkish actress
* Aslı Erdoğan (born 1967), Turkish writer
* Aslı Gökyokuş (born 1977), Turkish singer
* Aslı Güngör (born 1979), Turkish pop singer
* Aslı İskit (born 1993), Turkish handball player
* Aslı Kalaç (born 1995), Turkish volleyball player
* Aslı Melisa Uzun (born 1995), Turkish actress and beauty pageant titleholder
* Aslı Perker (born 1975), Turkish journalist
* Aslı Tandoğan (born 1979), Turkish actress

### Middle name

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* Ceyda Aslı Kılıçkıran (born 1968), Turkish screenwriter and film director
* Melisa Aslı Pamuk (born 1991), Dutch-Turkish beauty pageant titleholder

## References

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1. ^ Comparative Bibliographic Notes on Karamanlidika Editions of Turkish Folk Stories]
2. ^ tr:Kerem ile Aslı
3. ^ az:Əsli və Kərəm

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