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

Topal
PronunciationTurkish: [ˈtopaɫ]
Origin
Word/nameTurkish
Other names
Variant form(s)Topaloğlu (English: son of Topal)

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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Epithets of historical Bosnian rulers

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See also

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