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Şimşek is a Turkish male first name and surname, meaning " lightning ". Outside the Turkish language area occurs sporadically on the spelling Simsek.

Bearers of the name

Family name

• Ali Şimşek (born 1973 ), German local politician (SPD )
• Beykan Şimşek (* 1995), the Turkish football player
• Cihan Şimşek (* 1992), the Turkish actor
• Enver Şimşek (1961-2000), murdered by the Nazi underground Turkish Florist
• Hüseyin Şimşek (born 1962 ), Austrian writer and journalist
• Kenan Şimşek ( born 1968 ), Turkish wrestler
• Mehmet Şimşek (born 1967 ), Turkish politicians
• Ömer Simsek (* 1964), German actor
• Osman Simsek (* 1991), the Turkish football player
• Ridvan Simsek (* 1991), the Turkish football player
• Semiya Şimşek ( born 1986 ), Turkish educator and author
• Sibel Şimşek ( born 1984 ), Turkish weightlifter
• Yusuf Şimşek ( born 1975 ), the Turkish football player