Karaca

Karaca, or Qaraja (meaning "black-ish" or "roe deer" in Turkish) may refer to:

People

Given name

• Husam al-Din Qaraja, 13th-century statesman
• Qaraja Ilyas, Safavid governor of Erivan from 1502
• Zayn al-Din Qaraja, Beg of Dulkadir from 1337 to 1353

Surname

• Karaca or Caradja, Byzantine family
• Bora Karaca, producer for the band Tally Hall
• Cem Karaca (1945–2004), Turkish musician and son of Toto Karaca
• Efecan Karaca (born 1989), Turkish footballer
• Gizem Karaca (born 1992), Turkish actress and model
• Hidayet Karaca (born 1963), Turkish journalist
• Işın Karaca (born 1973), Turkish singer
• Kâni Karaca (1930–2004), Turkish singer
• Mehmet Karaca (born 1957), rector of Istanbul Technical University (ITU)
• Reyhan Karaca (born 1970), Turkish singer
• Toto Karaca (1912–1992), Turkish stage actress and mother of Rem Karaca
• Yasin Karaca (born 1983), Turkish footballer

Other

• Turabay ibn Qaraja, chieftain of the Banu Haritha tribe

Places

• Karaca, Çat
• Karaca Cave, a network of caves near Torul, Turkey
• Karaca Dağ, a volcano in eastern Turkey
• Karaca Island, an Aegean island of Turkey
• Karaca, Çorum

See also

• Karacalar (disambiguation), various places
• Karacaören (disambiguation), various places
• All pages with titles beginning with Karaca