Baydar is a surname of Turkish origin meaning lion.[1] Notable people with the surname are as follows:
- Alaattin Baydar (1901–1990), Turkish football player
- Mehmet Baydar (1924–1973), Turkish assassinated diplomat
- Metin Lütfi Baydar (born 1960), Turkish medical scientist
- Oya Baydar (born 1940), Turkish writer
- Yavuz Baydar, Turkish journalist
References
edit- ^ Meltem Türköz (2017). Naming and Nation-building in Turkey: The 1934 Surname Law. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-137-56656-0.