Erkan is a common Turkish given name. It is composed of "Er" and "Kan". In Turkish "Er" means "Male", "Brave", "Valiant" and "Kan" means "Blood", "Lineage". Thus, "Erkan" means "a brave male with valiant lineage". * Erkan Meri¢ (born 1986),Turkish actor *

Erkan Can Erkan Can (born 1 November 1958) is a Turkish film and theatre actor, who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in '' On Board'' and '' Takva: A Man's Fear of God'', and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance b ...

(born 1958), Turkish actor *

Erkan Mumcu Erkan Mumcu (b. May 1, 1963 Isparta, Turkey) is a Turkish politician and the sixth leader of the Motherland Party (Anavatan Partisi, ANAP). Biography Mumcu was born in the western Anatolian town of Yalvaç in Isparta Province. His father w ...

(born 1963), Turkish politician *

Erkan Zengin Erkan Zengin (born 5 August 1985) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger. A full international between 2013 and 2016, he won 21 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016. Early life Ze ...

(born 1985), Turkish-Swedish footballer * (born 1935), Turkish TV host and presenter * Erkan Petekkaya (born 1970), Turkish actor * Erkan Kolçak Köstendil (born 1983), Turkish actor *

Erkan Oğur Erkan Oğur (pronounced ) (born April 17, 1954) is a Turkish musician. A pioneer of fretless guitars, he invented the first fretless classical guitar in 1976.Martinelli, op. cit.Unfretted, op. cit. A composer, he has influenced many musicians wit ...

(born 1954), Turkish musician * Erkan Mutlu (born 1962), Turkish musician * Erkan Yücel (born 1944), Turkish actor * Erkan Sever (born 1974), Turkish actor *

Erkan Mustafa Erkan Mustafa (born 14 May 1970) is a British actor and television presenter of Turkish Cypriot descent, most noted for the part of Roland Browning in ''Grange Hill'' (BBC 1982–1987). Other parts include "Enormous Orphan" in ''Blackadder's C ...

(born 1970), British-Turkish actor * Erkan Özbey (born 1978), Turkish footballer * Erkan Öztürk (born 1983), German-Turkish footballer * Erkan Sağlık (born 1985), Turkish footballer * Erkan Taşkıran (born 1985), Turkish footballer * Erkan Veyseloğlu (born 1983), Turkish basketball player * Erkan Kaş (born 1991), Turkish footballer

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Enes Erkan Enes Erkan (born 10 May 1987 in Adapazarı, Turkey) is a World and European champion Turkish karateka competing in the kumite +84 kg division. He transferred from the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. to th ...

(born 1987), Turkish karateka *

Hüseyin Erkan Hüseyin Erkan (born 1958 in Konya, Turkey) served as CEO of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) from June 2012 until October 2014. He was the Chairman and CEO of the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) from 2007 until 2012. After graduating from hi ...

(born 1958), Turkish civil servant * Medine Erkan (born 1995), Turkish women's footballer

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