Gürkan is a

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

surname and given name for males. The word "Gürkan", is a Persianized form of the Mongolian word "Kuragan" (or Guregen) meaning "son-in-law".''A History of the Muslim World Since 1260: The Making of a Global Community'', by Vernon Egger, p. 193 This was an honorific title used by the

Timurid dynasty The Timurid dynasty ( chg, , fa, ), self-designated as Gurkani ( chg, , translit=Küregen, fa, , translit=Gūrkāniyān), was a Sunni Muslim dynasty or clan of Turco-Mongol originB.F. Manz, ''"Tīmūr Lang"'', in Encyclopaedia of Islam, O ...

as the Timurids were in-laws of the line of

Genghis Khan ''Chinggis Khaan'' ͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋbr />Mongol script: ''Chinggis Qa(gh)an/ Chinggis Khagan'' , birth_name = Temüjin , successor = Tolui (as regent)Ögedei Khan , spouse = , issue = , house = Borjigin , ...

, founder of the

Mongol Empire The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous land empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Europe, ...

, as Timur had married

Saray Mulk Khanum Saray Mulk Khanum ( 1341 – 1408) was the Empress consort of the Timurid Empire as the chief consort of Timur, also known as Tamerlane the Great, the founder of the Timurid Empire as well as the Timurid dynasty. By birth, she was a princess of M ...

, a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. People named Gürkan include:

Given name

Gürkan Coşkun Gürkan Coşkun (1941 – 22 September 2022) or more widely known as Komet was a Turkish painter. Coşkun was born in Çorum Çorum () (Medieval Greek: Ευχάνεια, romanized: Euchaneia) is a northern Anatolian city that is the capital ...

(born 1941), Turkish painter *

Gürkan Ekren Gürkan Ekren (born 2 August 1974) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated ...

(born 1974), Turkish football player *

Gürkan Sermeter Gürkan Sermeter (born 14 February 1974) is a Swiss former footballer who last played for AC Bellinzona in the Swiss Challenge League The Challenge League is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two profession ...

(born 1974), Swiss football player of Turkish descent *

Gürkan Uygun Gürkan Uygun (born 27 May 1974) is a Turkish actor of Georgian descent. He joined theater in his high school years. He started his career as an amateur actor in 1990. Then he received training at the Dormen Theater. In 1996, he made his debut o ...

(born 1974), Turkish actor

Middle name

Mehmet Gürkan Öztürk Mehmet Gürkan Öztürk (born 26 March 1989) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for TFF Second League TFF 2. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Second League), is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded ...

(born 1989), Turkish footballer

Surname

Aydın Güven Gürkan Aydın Güven Gürkan (May 10, 1941 Elazığ-January 22, 2006 Istanbul) was a Turkish academic and politician. Early life He was born in Elazığ on 10 May 1941. In 1963, he graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Ankara University. ...

(1941–2006), Turkish academic and politician *

Cevat Gürkan Cevat Gürkan (10 September 1907 – 1984) was a Turkish equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Ol ...

(1907–1984), Turkish equestrian *

Emrah Safa Gürkan Emrah Safa Gürkan (born 16 January 1981) is a Turkish historian, professor of Ottoman studies and academic. Academic career Having received his B.A. in International Affairs at Bilkent University (2003), Gürkan wrote his M.A. thesis titled ' ...

(born 1981), Turkish historian and academic *

Fatoş Gürkan Fatoş Gürkan (born 1 January 1966) is a Turkish lawyer and politician with the ruling AKP Party, Member of Parliament. She was born in Çevlik, Adana. She graduated from Ankara University Ankara University ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi) is ...

(born 1966), Turkish lawyer and politician *

Recep Gürkan Recep Gürkan (born 1 August 1964 in İpsala, Edirne Province) is a Turkish politician and member of the CHP. He was previously a member of the Grand National Assembly and has been the mayor of Edirne since 30 March 2014. Life and work After ...

(born 1964), Turkish politician * Selma Gürkan (born 1961), Turkish unionist and politician *

Umut A. Gurkan Umut Atakan Gurkan is a Turkish–American mechanical and biomedical engineer. As the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, Gurkan investigates hemoglobin, red blood cells, blood rheology and microcircula ...

, Turkish–American engineer

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