Şaban (name)
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Şaban is a masculine given name of Arabic origin which is used in Turkey.{{cite news|title=Şaban İsminin Anlamı Nedir? Şaban Ne Demek, Hangi Anlama Gelir?|newspaper=Milliyet|date=25 September 2023|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/egitim/saban-isminin-anlami-nedir-saban-ne-demek-hangi-anlama-gelir-6435836|language=tr|access-date=19 April 2024}} It was derived from the Islamic calendar month Sha'aban.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Şâban|url=https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/saban|volume=38|encyclopedia=TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
|issue=207|location=Istanbul|language=tr|year=2010}} Another meaning of the name is interval.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Şaban Dişli (born 1958), Turkish politician and diplomat
- Şaban Erden (born 1949), Turkish politician
- Şaban Karataş (1928–2016), Turkish academic and politician
- Şaban Kartal (1952–1998), Yugoslav-born Turkish football player
- Şaban Özdemir (born 1981), Turkish journalist
- Şaban Özdoğan (born 1990), Danish football player of Turkish origin
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Fictional characters
- Şaban, Turkish film character played by Kemal Sunal