Menderes is a Turkish surname and a masculine given name. It refers to the river in western Anatolia.[1] Notable people with the name include:
Surname edit
- Adnan Menderes (1899–1961), Turkish politician and prime minister
- Aydın Menderes (1946–2011), Turkish politician
- Berrin Menderes (1905–1994), Turkish woman married to Adnan Menderes
- Meral Menderes (1933–2011), Turkish opera singer as soprano
Given name edit
- Menderes Samancılar (born 1954), Turkish actor
- Menderes Türel (born 1964), Turkish politician
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References edit
- ^ Robert F. Spencer (1961). "The Social Context of Modern Turkish Names". Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 17 (3): 206. doi:10.1086/soutjanth.17.3.3629041.