It'''Saatchi''' may refer to: ▼'''Saatchi''' ({{lang-fa|ساعتچی}}; Arabicized form: {{lang|ar|ساعتجي}}; {{lang-tr|saatçi}}) is a Turkish surname and word. The word "saatchi" (''sā'ātchi''), which means "[[watchmaker]]", originates from [[Ottoman Turkish language|Ottoman Turkish]] ([[Turkish language|Modern Turkish]]: "'''saatçi'''"), derived from "saat" ("watch", from [[Arabic Language|Arabic]] "ساعة") with the suffix "-çi".<ref>{{cite book |last=Alkalesi |first=Yasin M. |chapter=Nouns of Occupations with Suffixes -chi and -chiyya |title=Modern Iraqi Arabic: A Textbook |publisher=Georgetown University Press |date=October 2006 |isbn=978-1-58901-130-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last =Nişanyan| first = Sevan| title = Nişanyan Sözlük, "saat"| url = http://nisanyansozluk.com/?k=saat&x=0&y=0| accessdate = August 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last =Nişanyan| first = Sevan| title = Nişanyan Sözlük, "+çI ekiyle yapılan kelimeler"| url = http://nisanyansozluk.com/?s=structures&ttype=t&ww=%2BçI| accessdate = August 8, 2015}}</ref> Albanian surname, Sahatçiu, is also derived from the Turkish word "saatçi" as a result of the [[Ottoman Albania|Ottoman rule in Albania]].
*[[Saatchi (name)]], a Turkish surname (includes a list of people with the name)
== Surnames ==
=== Saatchi ===
*[[Charles Saatchi]], founder and owner of the Saatchi Gallery in London
*[[Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi]], ex-chairman of the British Conservative Party
=== Sahatçiu ===
*[[Rita Ora]], British singer born Rita Sahatçiu
*[[Besim Sahatçiu]], Kosovo Albanian film director and grandfather of Rita Ora
== Other uses ==
*[[Saatchi Gallery]], contemporary art gallery
*[[Saatchi & Saatchi]], advertising agency
*[[Saatchi (film)|''Saatchi'' (film)]], a 1983 Tamil film directed by [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
{{Disambiguation |surname}} ▼== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
▲{{Disambiguation|surname}}
[[Category:Arabic-language surnames]]
[[Category:Persian-language surnames]]
[[Category:Turkish-language surnames]]
| 