Osman

Osman is a male given name of Turkish origin, derived from the Arabic name Uthman. In Turkish usage it is commonly transliterated as Osman, with related forms such as Usman or Othman in other languages. The name carries historical associations with the Ottoman dynasty and remains widely used in Turkey and other regions influenced by Ottoman culture.

Osman I (c. 1254–1323), also known as Osman Gazi, founded the Ottoman state in northwestern Anatolia after the decline of the Seljuk realms. He established the bases of a small principality centered at Söğüt and Domaniç and began the process of expansion that would culminate in a transcontinental empire.

Under his son Orhan, the Ottomans captured Bursa in the 1320s, creating a regional capital and a platform for further conquests into Thrace and the Balkans. Osman I’s descendants continued the expansion, laying the groundwork for the growth of the Ottoman Empire into a major political and military power in the centuries that followed.

Notable individuals named Osman include Osman II (1604–1622), who reigned from 1618 to 1622 and was deposed and killed; Osman III (1699–1757), who ruled from 1754 to 1757; and later figures such as Osman Hamdi Bey (1845–1914), a painter, archaeologist, and museum founder. The given name remains common in Turkey and among communities with historical ties to the Ottoman world.