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Around the globe, Yashar (Yaşar , Yashar , Яшар ) is a widespread largely male, but seldom female first name. The given name Yashar is habitual in Turkey, where it is a common dominantly male, but uncommonly female name, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common male name, and Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Western Asia, particularly Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Iraq. Also, Yashar is the last name as well as the forename.
Yashar is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .