Furkan is a

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Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

ic masculine given name, which means "criterion, proof, evidence, affirmation, testament". ''Furkan'' is also the name of a

Qur'an The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing. ...

ic chapter

Al-Furqan Al-Furqan ( ar, الفرقان, ; The Criterion) is the 25th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 77 verses ( āyāt). The name Al-Furqan, or "The Criterion" refers to the Qur'an itself as the decisive factor between good and evil. This Surah is ...

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Furkan Akar Furkan Akar (born 6 March 2002) is a Turkish Olympian short track speed skater. He is the first representative of Turkey at the Olympic Games in short track speed skating. He is also the first and only Turkish athlete placed in "Top 10" at the Wi ...

(born 2002), Turkish short track speed skater * Furkan Aldemir (born 1991), Turkish basketball player with Galatasara *

Furkan Andıç Furkan Andıç (born 4 April 1990) is a Turkish actor and model, known for ''Kaçak Gelinler'' (2014–2015), ''Bir Kurabiye Masalı'' (2012), ''Kolej Günlüğü'' (2011), ''Tatlı İntikam'' (2016), ''Meryem'' (2017) and ''Her Yerde Sen'' (2019) ...

(born 1990), Turkish actor and model * Furkan Asena Aydın (born 1992), Turkish female taekwondo practitioner (middleweight division) *

Furkan Aydın Furkan Aydın (born 22 February 1991) is a Turkish footballer. Career He has played at Sakaryaspor all his life but only featuring in youth leagues. In the season 2007-2008 he had 22 appearances in the A2 League where he bagged 12 goals. He h ...

(born 1991), Turkish footballer *

Furkan Doğan Furkan Doğan (20 October 1991 – 31 May 2010) was a Turkish American who was residing in Turkey permanently.

(1991–2010), Turkish-American student killed in the

Gaza flotilla raid The Gaza flotilla raid was a military operation by Israel against six civilian ships of the " Gaza Freedom Flotilla" on 31 May 2010 in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Nine activists and no Israelis were killed on one ship dur ...

Furkan Korkmaz Furkan Korkmaz (born 24 July 1997) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born and raised in Istanbul, and was selected 26th in the 2016 NBA draft. Korkmaz is ...

(born 1997), Turkish basketball player for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers *

Furkan Oruç Furkan Oruç (born 18 December 1996) is a Turkish male compound archer and part of the national team. Private life Furkan Oruç was born in Yalova, Turkey on 18 December 1996. Sport career Oruç is a member of Yalova Gençlik Hizmetleri Sports ...

(born 1996), Turkish archer *

Furkan Özçal Furkan Özçal (born 3 September 1990) is a Turkish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career He began his career with 1860 Munich, who play in the second tier of the German league, rising through the youth ranks. He wa ...

(born 1990), in a Turkish footballer *

Furkan Ulaş Memiş Furkan Ulaş Memiş (born April 22, 1991) is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the bantamweight division. Memiş was born in Trabzon. At , he weighs . He competed at the 2008 Olympics in flyweight but was defeated in his first bout by India ...

(born 1991), Turkish amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight *

Furkan Yalçınkaya Furkan Yalçınkaya (born August 12, 1986) is a Turkish volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under or ...

(born 1986), Turkish volleyball player

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