Şahin ( Iranian: , Shāhīn) is a Turkish and Tatar name of Iranian origin that means falcon. Notable people with the name include:

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* Ali Şahin (wrestler) (born 1944), Turkish wrestler * Arif Sahin (born 1985), Turkish footballer * Asiye Özlem Şahin (born 1976), Turkish-German boxer *

Ayşe Şahin Ayşe Arzu Şahin is a Turkish-American mathematician who works in dynamical systems. She was appointed the Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at Wright State University in June 2020, and is a co-author of two textbooks on calculus and ...

, Turkish-American mathematician * Bekir Şahin, Turkish jurist and judge * Canan Şahin (born 1970), Turkish-Kurdish multidisciplinary visual artist, activist *

Celal Şahin Celal Şahin (22 May 1925 – 23 February 2018) was a Turkish musician playing the accordion, humorist, television talk show host and actor. Celal Şahin was born in Istanbul, Turkey on 22 May 1925. He graduated from Kabataş High School, and th ...

(1925–2018), Turkish musician and humorist *

Cenk Şahin Enver Cenk Şahin (born 22 September 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Şanlıurfaspor. Club career Şahin started his youth career at Zonguldak Kömürspor, before joining İstanbul Başakşehir in 2010. ...

(born 1994), Turkish footballer * Ercan Şahin (born 1971), Turkish folk musician. *

Fatma Şahin Fatma Şahin (born 20 June 1966) is a Turkish chemical engineer and politician. On 6 July 2011 she was appointed as the Minister of Family and Social Policies in the third cabinet of Erdoğan. She was born on 20 June 1966 in Gaziantep to Mus ...

(born 1966), Turkish politician *

Fatma Şahin (footballer) Fatma Şahin (born December 15, 1990) is a Turkish women's football goalkeeper currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Beşiktaş with jersey number 1. She was a member of the Turkey women's national team. Early l ...

(born 1990), Turkish footballer *

Hafize Şahin Hafize Şahin (born January 1, 1992) is a Turkish female freestyle wrestler competing in the 59 kg division. She is a member of the Trakya Birlik SK in Edirne, where she is coached by Habil Kara. She continues her study in physical educati ...

, Turkish sport wrestler *

Hülya Şahin Hülya Şahin, aka Julia "Sunshine" Sahin, (born February 23, 1974, in Siegen, West Germany) is a German professional female boxer. She is a former world champion in kickboxing and was world champion in amateur boxing as ...

, Turkish boxer * İbrahim Şahin (born 1956), Turkish police chief *

İbrahim Şahin (footballer) İbrahim Şahin (born 1 March 1984) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gaziosmanpaşaspor Gaziosmanpaşa S.K., or simply GOP, is a Turkish sports club from the Gaziosmanpaşa district of İstanbul. League particip ...

(born 1984), Turkish footballer * İdris Naim Şahin (born 1956), Turkish politician *

İrem Damla Şahin İrem Damla Şahin (born 2 February 2000) is a Turkish women's football goalkeeper currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Konak Belediyespor in İzmir with jersey number 30. She was a member of the Turkey women's nat ...

(born 2000), Turkish footballer *

Kemal Şahin Kemal Şahin is a Turkish– German entrepreneur, a textile tycoon, and founder and CEO of Şahinler Holding. He is also an environmental activist against erosion. Early life Şahin (which means falcon in Turkish) was born in 1955 to a poor fam ...

, Turkish entrepreneur * Kenan Şahin, Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Ali Şahin Mehmet Ali Şahin (born 16 September 1950) is a Turkish politician. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey from 2009 to 2011. He was a member of the parliament for three terms from Istanbul Province and from Antalya Province of the ru ...

, Turkish politician * Metin Şahin (born 1963), European champion Turkish former taekwondo practitioner * Murat Şahin, Turkish footballer * Nihat Şahin, Turkish footballer *

Nuri Şahin Nuri Şahin (born 5 September 1988) is a football manager and former professional player who played as a central midfielder. He is the manager of Antalyaspor. He began his career at Borussia Dortmund, spending six years there – including a ye ...

, Turkish footballer * Nuri Şahin (volleyball) (born 1980), Turkish volleyball player * Ramazan Şahin, Turkish freestyle wrestler *

Reyhan Şahin Reyhan Şahin (born 1980), known professionally as Lady Bitch Ray or Doctor Bitch Ray, is a German rapper, author, linguist and former radio host of Turkish descent. Biography Şahin was born in Bremen, West Germany. Her parents are Alevis a ...

(born 1980 or 1981), German-speaking rapper, radio host and actor of Turkish ethnicity *

Selçuk Şahin (footballer born 1981) Selçuk Şahin may refer to: * Selçuk Şahin (footballer, born 1981), Turkish footballer * Selçuk Şahin (footballer, born 1983), Turkish footballer {{hndis, Sahin, Selcuk ...

, Turkish footballer * Selçuk Şahin (footballer, born 1983), Turkish footballer * Selin Şahin (born 1992), Turkish wheelchair basketball player *

Serkan Şahin Serkan Şahin (born 15 February 1988) is a Turkish former footballer who played mainly as a defender, but also as defensive midfielder. Career Şahin began his children's football with local club FC Bubendorf, but soon moved to the youth dep ...

(born 1988), Turkish footballer *

Sıla Şahin Sıla Şahin-Radlinger (née Şahin, born 3 December 1985) is a German actress, best known for her portrayal of Ayla Özgül in the German soap opera ''Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten''. German ''Playboy'' Şahin-Radlinger posed nude for the G ...

, German-born actress of Turkish descent *

Timuçin Şahin Timuçin Şahin (born 3 February 1973) is a Turkish jazz guitarist and composer. He was awarded first prize at the Dutch Jazz Competition in 2001 and second prizes at the Jur Naessens Music Award in 2002, and the Deloitte Jazz Award in 2006. He ha ...

(born 1973), Turkish jazz guitarist *

Turgut Doğan Şahin Turgut Doğan Şahin (born 2 February 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer. Life and career Şahin was born in Tarsus, Mersin. He began his footballing career as an 11-year-old with Yeşilova Yeni Ufukspor. He was transferred to Sefakö ...

(born 1988), Turkish footballer *

Tülin Şahin Tülin Şahin (born 13 December 1979) is a Danish-Turkish top model, television presenter, author, and actress. Life and career Şahin was born in Odense, Denmark, and spent her childhood there. She was discovered in a shopping mall and went to ...

(born 1980), Turkish-Danish top model, television presenter, fashion designer, author, and actress *

Uğur Şahin Uğur Şahin (; born 19 September 1965) is a German oncologist and immunologist. He is the CEO of BioNTech, which developed one of the major vaccines against COVID-19. His main fields of research are cancer research and immunology. Şahin's ...

(born 1965), Turkish-German physician, immunologist and CEO of

BioNTech BioNTech SE ( ; or short for Biopharmaceutical New Technologies) is a German biotechnology company based in Mainz that develops and manufactures active immunotherapies for patient-specific approaches to the treatment of diseases. It develops ...

Vasip Şahin Vasip Şahin (born 1964) is a Turkish civil servant. Currently, he serves as the Governor of Ankara Province. Life He was born in Bayburt in 1964. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Erzincan. In 1985, Şahin gradua ...

(born 1964), Turkish civil servant * Yasemin Şahin (born 1988), Turkish handball player

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* Şahin Aygüneş, Turkish footballer * Şahin Giray (1745-1787), last khan of Crimea * Şahin Şenoduncu (born 1994), Turkish race walker *

Şahin Yakut Şahin Yakut (born 8 May 1979 in Iğdır, Turkey) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently living in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands and training in Gym Alkmaar. He is a member of the It's Showtime Team and is a training partn ...

, Turkish kickboxer

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