Emre

Emre is a popular Turkish male given name that means "lover" and/or "friend".¹ It is also a surname in Turkey.

The most popular idea is that Emre originates from the Turkish imrenmek, meaning “to love, desire" or "to feel a longing".²

Emre is also associated with the Persian همراه (hamrâh), meaning "companion" or "fellow", although this may correlate more with the name Emrah.³

In Turkey, Emre is the 16th most common name among the male population.⁴

Notable people with the given name include:

• Emre Akbaba (born 1992), Turkish footballer
• Emre Altuğ (born 1970), Turkish musician
• Emre Aracı (born 1968), Turkish music historian, conductor, composer
• Emre Aydın (born 1981), Turkish rock singer
• Emre Aşık (born 1973), Turkish footballer
• Emre Zafer Barnes (born 1988), Jamaican-Turkish sprinter
• Emre Bayav (born 1987), Turkish basketball player
• Emre Belözoğlu (born 1980), Turkish footballer and coach
• Emre Can (born 1994), German-Turkish footballer
• Emre Can (chess player) (born 1990), Turkish Grandmaster chess player
• Emre Çolak (born 1991), Turkish footballer
• Emre Elivar (born 1976), Turkish concert pianist
• Emre Gönensay (born 1937), Turkish politician
• Emre Güngör (born 1984), Turkish footballer
• Emre Güral (born 1989), Turkish footballer
• Emre Gürbüz (born 1991), Turkish footballer
• Emre İşçiler (born 1989), Turkish footballer
• Emre Kartari, Turkish jazz percussionist
• Emre Kongar (born 1941), Turkish social scientist, writer and author
• Emre Korkmaz (born 1986), Turkish actor
• Emre Kızılkaya (born 1982), Turkish journalist
• Emre Miyasoğlu (born 1981), Turkish writer
• Emre Mor (born 1997), Danish-Turkish Player
• Emre Nefiz (born 1994), Turkish footballer
• Emre Ozdemir (born 1981), Turkish editorial cartoonist and illustrator
• Emre Özkan (born 1988), Turkish footballer
• Emre Öztürk (footballer) (born 1986), German footballer
• Emre Sabuncuoğlu (born 1976), Turkish classical guitarist
• Emre Sahin, Turkish director
• Emre Şimşek (born 1987), Turkish alpine skier
• Emre Taner (born 1942), Turkish civil servant
• Emre Torun (born 1993), Turkish footballer
• Emre Törün (1972–2025), Turkish actor
• Emre Ünver (born 1981), Dutch politician
• Emre Vefa Göktaş (born 2001), Turkish karateka
• Emre Yüksektepe (born 1991), Turkish footballer
• Yunus Emre Arslan (born 2005), Turkish archer
• Yusuf Emre Fırat (born 2000), Turkish cross-country skier

• Emre Ogan, a character in The Promise (2016)
• Emre (Overwatch), a character in Overwatch (2016)