List of Famous people named Resat

Reşat Nuri Güntekin was a Turkish novelist, storywriter, and playwright. His best known novel, Çalıkuşu is about the destiny of a young Turkish female teacher in Anatolia. This work is translated into Persian by Seyyed Borhan Ghandili. His other significant novels include Dudaktan Kalbe, and Yaprak Dökümü. Many of his novels have been adapted to cinema and television. Because he visited Anatolia with his duty as an inspector, he knew Anatolian people closely. In his works he dealt with life and social problems in Anatolia; reflects people in the human-environment relationship.

Reşat Çiğiltepe was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He committed suicide on 27. August 1922 during the Battle of Çiğiltepe, because he promised Atatürk that he would capture Çiğiltepe in 30 minutes. Because his unit couldn't reach that objective, he committed suicide. Çiğiltepe was captured 45 minutes after his death. He is one of the most honored heroes of the Turkish War of Independence.