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Globally, Yılmaz (Yilmaz , Yılmaz , يلماز ) is a widespread masculine first name. The forename Yılmaz is habitual in Turkey, where it is a common masculine name, Germany, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Iraq. More prevalently, Yılmaz is the last name as well as the forename.
Yılmaz is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yilmaz Güner , the operatic character in the opera Gegen die Wand.