Veli - Surname

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• Adnan Veli (1916–1972), Turkish journalist, brother of poet Orhan Veli
• Gursel Veli (born 1982), Turkish-Bulgarian footballer
• Hacı Bayram-ı Veli (1352–1430), Turkish poet, founder of the Bayrami Sufi sect
• Haji Bektash Veli was an Islamic mystic, humanist and philosopher
• Orhan Veli (1914–1950), Turkish poet, born Orhan Veli Kanık
• Sultân Bayezid-î Velî was the oldest son and successor of Mehmed II