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Sharaf al-Din

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Sharaf al-Din (Arabic: شرف الدين, romanized: Sharaf al-Dīn, lit.'Honor/Eminence of the Faith') and Sharif al-Din (Arabic: شریف الدین) are two related male Muslim given names. The Turkish form of the name is Şerafettin. They may refer to:

Şerafettin

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  • Kötü Kedi Şerafettin, Turkish comic series about the anthropomorphical cat of same name. Later adapted on film as Bad Cat.
  • Şerafettin Elçi (1938–2012), Turkish politician of Kurdish origin
  • Şerafettin Işık, pen-name of Hamit Zübeyir Koşay (1897–1984), Turkish archaeologist, ethnographer, writer and folklore researcher
  • Şerafettin Taşliova, or Şeref Taşlıova (born 1938), Turkish poet and storyteller
  • Şero, mascot cat of Turkey's Republican People's Party headquarters