Nihat Akbay

{{Short description|Turkish footballer (1945–2020)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Nihat Akbay

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|fullname =

|birth_date = {{birth date|1945|1|1|df=y}}

|birth_place = Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey

|death_date = {{death date and age|2020|3|24|1945|1|1|df=y}}

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|height =

|position = Goalkeeper

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 1961–1968

|clubs1 = Beykoz

|caps1 = 155

|goals1 = 1

|years2 = 1968–1978

|clubs2 = Galatasaray

|caps2 = 115

|goals2 = 0

|totalcaps = 270

|totalgoals = 1

|nationalyears1 = 1964–1976

|nationalteam1 = Turkey

|nationalcaps1 = 7

|nationalgoals1 = 0

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Nihat Akbay (1 January 1945 – 24 March 2020) was a Turkish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.