Qoʻchqor Ahmedovich Turdiyev[a] (1 September 1917—4 August 1992) was a Soviet soldier in the Red Army who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 27 March 1942 for bravery during World War II.

[1] Turdiyev was born on 1 September 1917 to an Uzbek peasant family[2] in Dardoq village.

After finishing elementary school he worked on a collective farm before entering the Red Army in 1940.

[5] In September 1941 Turdiyev entered combat in World War II as a private in the 353rd Mountain Rifle Regiment.

On 15 October 1941[b] he distinguished himself in battle; his company encountered an enemy bunker firing a machine gun at them from a distance.