Topal (surname)

Topal is a surname of Turkish origin, and may refer to:

Contemporary people

• Chamoun Topal, a contestant on Designerspirene, the Norwegian reality television series about fashion design
• Mehmet Topal, a Turkish football player
• Murat Topal, a Turkish-Austrian futsal player
• Stepan Topal, a Gagauz politician from Moldova who served as Governor of Gagauzia from 1990 to 1995
• Turan Topal, a Turkish Christian convert who went on trial on 2006 for crimes against "Turkishness" and Islam

Historical Ottoman Empire rulers

• Topal Osman Agha, a colonel of the late Ottoman Empire and early Republic of Turkey
• Darendeli Topal İzzet Mehmed Pasha, a Grand Vizier and Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman Empire
• Topal Osman Pasha, a Grand Vizier in the Ottoman Empire
• Topal Recep Pasha, a Grand Vizier in the Ottoman Empire
• Topal Sulayman Pasha, an Ottoman ruler of Damascus
• Topal Yusuf Pasha, an Ottoman ruler of Damascus

Historical Bosnian rulers

• Topal Hasan-paša, a ruler of Bosnia
• Gazi Topal Husein-paša, a ruler of Bosnia
• Šerif Topal Osman-paša, a ruler of Bosnia

Other

• Topal is a Polish/Russian/Jewish surname of different lineage than those of Turkish origin

See also

• Topol (surname)