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Derya is a Turkish unisex given name. It is also used as a surname. The word is derived from the Persian دریا ("Daryā"), meaning sea. In Old Persian it was pronounced 𐎭𐎼𐎹 (drayah-).

Given name

• Derya Açıkgöz (borm 1977), Turkish female weightlifter
• Derya Akay (born 1988), Turkish artist
• Derya Akkaynak, Turkish mechanical engineer
• Derya Aktop (born 1980), Turkish boxer
• Derya Alabora (born 1959), Turkish actress
• Derya Arbaş Berti (1968–2003), Turkish-American actress
• Derya Arhan (born 1999), Turkish football player
• Derya Ayaydın (born 1988), Turkish politician
• Derya Ayverdi, Turkish actress
• Derya Bard Sarıaltın (born 1977), Turkish archer of Ukrainian origin
• Derya Büyükuncu (born 1976), Turkish-American Olympian swimmer
• Derya Can Göçen, Turkish world record holder free-diver
• Derya Cebecioğlu (born 2000), Turkish female volleyball player
• Derya Cıbır (born 1990), Turkish judoka
• Derya Çalışkan (born 1966), Turkish judoka
• Derya Çayırgan (born 1987), Turkish volleyball player
• Derya Çimen, Turkish model
• Derya Durmaz (born 1973), Turkish actress
• Derya Erke (1983–2025), Turkish Olympian swimmer
• Derya Karadaş (born 1981), Turkish actress
• Derya Sazak (born 1956), Turkish journalist and writer
• Derya Tınkaoğlu (born 1988), Turkish handball player
• Derya Türk-Nachbaur (born 1973), German politician
• Derya Uluğ (born 1986), Turkish singer
• Derya Yanık (born 1972), Turkish politician and lawyer

Surname

• Doğuş Derya (born 1978), Turkish Cypriot activist and politician
• Huseyn Derya (1975–2014), Azerbaijani rapper and actor

Other uses

• TCG Derya (A-576) (1982–1994), former auxiliary ship of the Turkish Navy
• TCG Derya (A-1590), auxiliary ship of the Turkish Naval Forces

See also

• Daria (name)