İnan is a Turkish name. It is used as both given name and surname. In the Turkish context the given name ''Inan'' is a product of an onomastic-hygiene movement initiated following the formation of the Turkish Republic to replace Arabic name ''Emin'' with which it shares common meaning, ‘to believe.’ The other Turkish given name which has the same meaning and was derived as a result of the same process is '' Inal''. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Afet İnan Ayşe Afet İnan (30 October 1908 – 8 June 1985) was a Turkish historian and sociologist. She was one of the eight adopted daughters of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. She was known to be involved in the practice of physical anthropology, as she ...

, Turkish historian and sociologist *

Helga Nadire İnan Ertürk Helga Nadire İnan Ertürk, aka Nadija Inan or Nadja Inan (born Helga Nadire İnan on September 10, 1984), is a Turkish-German women's football midfielder currently playing in the Turkish Women's Second Football League for Sakarya Yenikent Güne� ...

(born 1984), Turkish-German women's footballer *

Jale İnan Jale İnan (1 February 1914 – 26 February 2001) was a Turkish archaeologist, and she is considered to be the first Turkish woman to have been active in the discipline. She led excavations in Perga and Side which resulted in the expansion of th ...

, Turkish archaeologist *

Kâmran İnan Kamran Inan (18 February 1929 – 23 November 2015) was a Kurdish politician, statesman, diplomat and scholar from Turkey. He was born in Hizan, Bitlis Province. Representative in Parliament from Van, Turkey, Van and Bitlis numerous times. Gradu ...

, Turkish politician *

Kerem İnan Kerem İnan (born 25 March 1980) is a former Turkish professional football goalkeeper who played for Galatasaray. Career statistics Honours * Galatasaray ** Turkish League: 2 (1999–00, 2001–02) ** Turkish Cup: 2 (1998–99, 1999–00) ...

, Turkish footballer *

Selçuk İnan Selçuk İnan ( born 10 February 1985) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Known for his vision, passing range, leadership, and set-piece ability, İnan is regarded as one of the finest Turkis ...

, Turkish footballer *

Serkan İnan Serkan İnan (born 5 November 1986) is a Swedish-Turkish former professional basketball player who currently plays for the AIK of the Swedish 2nd division North Svealand. He has previously played for multiple teams in the Turkish Basketball Leag ...

, Swedish basketball player *

Umran Inan Umran Savaş İnan (; born December 28, 1950) is a Turkish scientist at Koç University and Stanford University in the field of geophysics and very low frequency radio science. İnan was the president of Koç University between 2009 and 2021. Li ...

, Turkish scientist

Given name

Abu Inan Faris Abu Inan Faris (1329 – 10 January 1358) () was a Marinid ruler. He succeeded his father Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman in 1348. He extended his rule over Tlemcen and Ifriqiya, which covered the north of what is now Algeria and Tunisia, but wa ...

, Marinid ruler

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