Atakan is a

Turkish surname A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full ...

and given name, from "ancestor" and "blood".

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Atakan Alaftargil Atakan Alaftargil (born November 9, 1976) is a retired Olympian alpine skier from Turkey, who competed in slalom and giant slalom events. Early life Atakan Alaftargil was born on November 9, 1976, in Erzurum, Turkey. He is a member of a skiing ...

(born 1976), Turkish alpine skier *

Atakan Yüksel Atakan Yüksel (born August 13, 1985) is a Turkish wrestler competing in the 66 kg division of Greco-Roman style. The athlete is a member of ASKİ Club in Ankara, where he is coached by Mehmet Akif Pirim. He qualified for the 2012 Summer O ...

(born 1985), Turkish wrestler *

Atakan Cangöz Atakan Cangöz (born 30 March 1992) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Çorum. Professional career After years on loan with various lower division Turkish teams, Cangöz made his professional debut for Antalyasp ...

(born 1992, Turkish football midfielder (Serik Belediyespor) *

Atakan Karazor Atakan Karazor (born 13 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and captains Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Born in Germany, he has opted to play for the Turkey national team. He began his senior career at ...

(born 1996), German football midfielder (VfB Stuttgart) *

Atakan Çankaya Atakan Rıdvan Çankaya (born 25 June 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF 1. Lig club Fatih Karagümrük. Career A youth product of Altay, Çankaya transferred to Ankaraspor in 2019 in the TFF First Leag ...

(born 1998), Turkish football midfielder (Ankaragücü) *

Atakan Akkaynak Atakan Akkaynak (born 5 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Çorum FK. Club career Akkaynak was at Bayer 04 Leverkusen before signing a three-year contract with Willem II in June 2018. He made his Er ...

(born 1999), German football midfielder (Çaykur Rizespor) *

Atakan Üner Hüseyin Atakan Üner (born 16 June 1999) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Menemen. Career A youth product for Denizlispor, Üner moved to Altınordu in 2018, and then to Beşiktaş on 24 August 2020. Üner made h ...

(born 1999), Turkish football winger (Ümraniyespor) *

Atakan Gündüz Atakan Gündüz (born 1 January 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kırklarelispor. Career On 19 June 2019, Gündüz transferred to Trabzonspor from Altınordu. He made his professional debut for Trabzonspo ...

(born 2001), Turkish football defender (Trabzonspor)

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Derin Atakan Derin Atakan (born 16 June 2006) is a Turkish female kitesurfer competing in the Formula Kite class. She qualified to participate at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. Career Atakan was a member of Urla Marine Club in İzmir, before she tran ...

(born 2006), Turkish female kitesurfer *

Nancy Atakan Nancy Atakan (born 1946) is a Turkish visual artist. Her works deal with issues of feminism, gender, identity, migration, and memory. Also an art critic and art historian, she has completed her PhD and has authored two books on conceptual art in ...

(born 1946), American artist who has lived in Turkey since 1969 *

Ruzen Atakan Ruzen Atakan (born 1966) is a Turkish-Cypriot painter and educator. Atakan was born in 1966 in Akincilar, she is the daughter of a school teacher Kemal Atakan. She graduated from Gazi University Turkey, in 1988. She has had three solo shows and ...

(born 1966), Turkish Cypriot painter {{Given name, type=both Turkish-language surnames Turkish masculine given names Masculine given names