Aker is a
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...
n,
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
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Turkish surname. People with the name include:
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Brian Aker
Brian Aker, born August 4, 1972 in Lexington, Kentucky, US, is an open-source hacker who has worked on various Apache modules, the Slash system, and numerous storage engines for the MySQL database. Aker was Director of Architecture at MySQL A ...
(born 1972), American open-source hacker
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Jack Aker
Jackie Delane Aker (born July 13, 1940) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Seattle Pilots, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Brav ...
(born 1940), American baseball player
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Mustafa Ertuğrul Aker (1892–1961), Turkish soldier
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Raymond Aker (1920–2003), British navigator and historian
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Şefik Aker
Mehmed Şefik (1877 - 6 February 1964) known as Mehmet Şefik Aker after the 1934 Surname Law, was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He is best known for his service during the Gallipoli campaign and in particular the defense ...
(1877–1964), Turkish soldier
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Tim Aker (born 1985), British politician
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Jason Akermanis
Jason Dean Akermanis (born 24 February 1977) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a Brownlow Medallist and triple premiership player who played for the Brisbane Bears ...
(born 1977), Australian football player, commonly known as "Aker"
See also
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Jon Åker (1927–2013), Norwegian hospital director
Turkish-language surnames
{{surname, Aker
Surnames of Turkish origin