Sökmen is a Turkish given name or surname. Notable persons with that name include:

Given name

Sökmen (Artuqid) Sökmen (also called Muineddin Sokman, Muʿīn ad-Dīn Soqman or Soqman ibn Ortoq) was a Turkmen bey of the Seljuk Empire in the early 12th century. Origin His father was Artuk, a commander in the Seljuk Empire. He supported Tutush I, a memb ...

(died 1104), Turkish bey *

Sökmen el-Kutbî Sökmen el-Kutbî (also spelled al-Qutbi) was a Turkmen military commander, a former slave ''amir'' in the service of the Seljuks, who became the founder of the Shah-i Arman dynasty, also known as the ''Shah-Armens'' or ''Ahlatshahs''. Early li ...

(died 1111), Turkish bey *

Sökmen II Nāṣir al-Dīn Sökmen II (died 1185) was the '' Shāh-i Arman'', the ruler of the Turkmen principality centred on Ahlat, from 1128 until his death. He married Shāhbānū, daughter of ′Izz al-Dīn Saltuq II, ruler of the Saltukids of Erzurum. ...

(died 1185), Turkish ruler

Surname

Ayhan Sökmen Ayhan Sökmen (1929 – 30 December 2013) was a Turkish composer and physician. See also * List of Turkish physicians References External linksArticle 20th-century Turkish physicians 1929 births 2013 deaths Composers of Ottoman classic ...

(1929–2013), Turkish physician * İhsan Sökmen (1873–1955), Turkish soldier and politician * Tayfur Sökmen (1892–1980), Turkish politician