Topal (surname)

TopalPronunciation| Turkish: [ˈtopaɫ]

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Origin
Word/name| Turkish
Other names
Variant form(s)| Topaloğlu (English: son of Topal)

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

## Surnames of contemporary people

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* 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

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* 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

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

## See also

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* Topol (surname), a Polish/Russian/Jewish surname of different lineage than those of Turkish origin

Surname list

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