Cevdet is a Turkish form of the Arabic name Jawdat. It is spelt variously in the Balkans as Dževdet, Djevdet or Dzhevdet. It may refer to:
Given name Cevdet Bey (1878–1955), governor of the Van vilayet of the Ottoman Empire Cevdet Can (born 1969), Turkish alpine skier Cevdet Caner (born 1973), Austrian businessman Cevdet Dermenci (1918–1985), Soviet Crimean Tatar battalion commander Cevdet Erek (born 1974), Turkish artist and musician Cevdet Kerim İncedayı (1893–1951), Turkish army officer, politician and author Cevdet Kılıçlar (1972–2010), Turkish journalist and photographer Cevdet Mehmet Kosemen (born 1984), Turkish artist and author Cevdet Döğer (1977–2011), also known as Abdulla Kurd, Kurdish Islamist militant Cevdet Sekerbegović (born 1955), Bosnian footballer Cevdet Sümer (1922–?), Turkish equestrian Cevdet Sunay (1899–1982), Turkish army officer Cevdet Yılmaz (born 1967), Turkish politician People with the Balkan spelling of the name include:
Djevdet Bey (1878–1955), Albanian Ottoman governor Dzhevdet Chakarov (born 1960), Bulgarian politician Dževdet Mustagrudić (1923–1944), Yugoslav footballer and partisan Dževdet Šainovski (born 1973), Macedonian footballer and manager
Middle name
Ahmet Cevat Emre (1876–1961), Turkish journalist and linguist
Ahmet Cevdet Oran (1862–1935), Turkish journalist Melih Cevdet Anday (1915–2002), Turkish writer
Surname Abdullah Cevdet (1869–1932), Ottoman intellectual and medical doctor Ahmed Cevdet Pasha (1822–1895), Ottoman statesman
Fictional characters Cevdet, main character in Turkish television drama Vatanım Sensin
See also
Xhevdet, the Albanian spelling of the name