Gürkan is a
Turkish
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* of or about Turkey
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*** Turkish alphabet
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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:
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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
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Gürkan Ekren (born 1974), Turkish football player
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Gürkan Sermeter (born 1974), Swiss football player of Turkish descent
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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
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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
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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
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Cevat Gürkan (1907–1984), Turkish equestrian
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Emrah Safa Gürkan (born 1981), Turkish historian and academic
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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
Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan Rive ...
(born 1966), Turkish lawyer and politician
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Recep Gürkan (born 1964), Turkish politician
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Selma Gürkan (born 1961), Turkish unionist and politician
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Umut A. Gurkan, Turkish–American engineer
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Turkish masculine given names
Turkish-language surnames
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