Nihat is a Turkish given name for males. It means "legacy". People named Nihat include:
Ali Nihat Yazıcı (born 1964), Turkish chess official
Nihat Anılmış (1876-1954), Ottoman army officer and Turkish general
Nihat Balkan, Turkish fencer
Nihat Baştürk (born 1973), Turkish footballer
Nihat Bekdik (1972-1972), Turkish footballer
Nihat Berker (born 1949), Turkish theoretical physicist
Nihat Ergün (born 1962), Turkish politician and government minister
Nihat Erim (1912-1980), Turkish politician and journalist
Nihat Eski (born 1963), Turkish-Dutch politician
Nihat Genç (born 1956), Turkish journalist and writer
Nihat Kahveci (born 1979), Turkish footballer
Nihat Nikerel (1950-2009), Turkish actor
Nihat Özdemir (born 1950), Turkish businessman
Nihat Şahin (born 1989), Turkish footballer
Nihat Zeybekci (born 1961), Turkish economist, politician and government minister
See also
Nihad