Gökhan () is a Turkish forename meaning "ruler of the sky" related to

Tengrism Tengrism (also known as Tengriism, Tengerism, or Tengrianism) is an ethnic and old state Turkic peoples, Turko-Mongolic peoples, Mongolic religion originating in the Eurasian Steppe, Eurasian steppes, based on folk shamanism, animism and general ...

. The stem of the name comes from "gök" ('sky') and ''han'', a title held by hereditary rulers and tribal chiefs among Altaic-speaking peoples. Most likely, the first appearance of the name Gökhan is as one of the six sons of

Oghuz Khagan Oghuz Khagan or Oghuz Khan ( tk, Oguz Han or Oguz Kagan ; tr, Oğuz Kağan or Oğuz Han; Azerbaijani: Oğuz Xan or Oğuz Xaqan) is a legendary khan of the Turkic people and an eponymous ancestor of Oghuz Turks. Some Turkic cultures use the le ...

, the legendary ruler of the Oghuz.

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Sports * Gökhan Akkan, Turkish footballer of Çaykur Rizespor *

Gökhan Alsan Gökhan Alsan (born 1 April 1990) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Boluspor Boluspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their ...

, Turkish footballer for Samsunspor * Gökhan Attaroğlu, Turkish swimmer * Gökhan Bozkaya, Turkish footballer of Körfez FK * Gökhan Çalışal, Turkish-German footballer of

Yeni Malatyaspor Yeni Malatyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Malatya, Turkey. The club plays in the TFF First League, which is the second tier of football in the country. History Founded in 1986 as Malatya Belediyespor. Its prima ...

* Gökhan Değirmenci, Turkish footballer and goalkeeper for Akhisarspor * Gökhan Emreciksin, Turkish footballer of

Elazığspor Elazığspor is a Turkish professional football club located in Elazığ and currently competes in the TFF Third League. They previously played their home games at Elazığ Atatürk Stadium in Elazığ, which had a maximum capacity of 13,923. The ...

* Gökhan Erdogan, Turkish footballer of Darıca Gençlerbirliği * Gokhan Gokgoz, Turkish volleyball player *

Gökhan Gönül Gökhan Gönül (born 4 January 1985) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right back for TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor. Early life Gönül was born in Bafra, Samsun, where he and his family lived before moving to ...

, Turkish international footballer of Fenerbahçe SK *

Gökhan Gül Gökhan Gül (born 17 July 1998) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Kasımpaşa. Club career He left Fortuna Düsseldorf upon the expiration of his contract on 24 May 2021. International career Gökh ...

, German footballer of Turkish origin * Gökhan Güleç, Turkish footballer of

Kasımpaşa SK Kasımpaşa may refer to: *Kasımpaşa, Beyoğlu Kasımpaşa () is a working-class neighbourhood on the northern shore of the Golden Horn within the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. Once best known for i ...

* Gokhan Gumussu, Turkish footballer of Calcio Leinfelden-Echterdingen *

Gökhan Inler Gökhan İnler (born 27 June 1984) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Adana Demirspor. İnler began his professional career with FC Basel and later joined FC Aarau and FC Zürich, winning the Swiss Sup ...

, Swiss-Turkish footballer who plays for Leicester City in England *

Gökhan Karadeniz Gökhan Karadeniz (born 2 May 1990) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Boluspor Boluspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since the ...

, Turkish footballer for Hatayspor *

Gökhan Keskin Gökhan Keskin (born 31 March 1966 in Istanbul) is a retired Turkish professional footballer. He played for Beşiktaş and İstanbulspor. Club career Keskin spent seventeen seasons in the Süper Lig with Beşiktaş and İstanbulspor Internationa ...

, Turkish retired footballer of Beşiktaş JK and İstanbulspor *

Gökhan Kök Gökhan Kök (born 3 January 1981, in Bulanık) is a Turkish retired football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the f ...

, Turkish footballer of Sakaryaspor *

Gökhan Öner Gökhan Öner (born 1972 in Mersin) is a Turkish volleyball player. He is 193 cm tall and team captain. He has played for the Arkas Spor Izmir team since the start of the 2007–2008 season and wears 10 number. He played 225 times for the nat ...

, Turkish volleyball player * Gökhan Saki, Turkish-Dutch martial artist * Gökhan Tokgöz, Turkish footballer of

Bozüyükspor Bozüyükspor is a Turkish sports club founded in 1973 and is currently playing in the Regional Amateur League. Their colors are navy blue and white. They play their home matches in Bozüyük Şehir Stadı in Bozüyük, Bilecik Province. The clu ...

* Gökhan Töre, Turkish international footballer of West Ham United F.C. *

Gökhan Ünal Gökhan Ünal (born 23 July 1982) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He is the manager of the Turkish club Altınordu. During a professional career that lasted nearly 20 years, he played for 13 clubs, most notably Kayserispor for ...

, Turkish international footballer of Kayserispor on loan from Fenerbahçe SK *

Gökhan Yavaşer Gökhan Yavaşer (born January 1, 1978, in Sivas) is a retired amateur Turkish freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category. He produced a remarkable tally of four career medals, including a bronze in the 84-kg divisio ...

, Turkish freestyle wrestler * Gökhan Zan, Turkish international footballer of Galatasaray SK * Gökhan Tuğ, Doctor, Future Husband, Crown Prince of Hanımın Çiftliği * Gökhan Birben, Turkish singer and artist of Hamsheni descent. *

Gökhan Alkan Gökhan Alkan (born 8 December 1987) is a Turkish actor. He is multi-faceted in various fields and is trained in solfège, singing and is professionally engaged in acting, sports, voice acting, poetry and lyricism. Early life Gökhan Alkan wa ...

, Turkish actor and singer * Gökhan Keser, Turkish actor, model and singer * Gökhan Kırdar, Turkish film score composer * Gökhan Özen, Turkish singer songwriter * Gökhan Özoğuz, Turkish ska punk singer from Athena Others * Gökhan Budak (1968–2013), Turkish professor of quantum physics *

Gökhan S. Hotamisligil Gökhan S. Hotamisligil ( tr, Gökhan Sıddık Hotamışlıgil; born June 24, 1962) is a Turkish Americans, Turkish-American Physician-scientist, physician scientist; James Stevens Simmons Chair of Genetics and Metabolism at Harvard T.H. Chan Sc ...

, Turkish-American physician scientist

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* Serdar Gökhan (born 1946), Turkish actor

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