Erkin is a masculine Turkic given name which is also used as a surname. People with the name include:
Given name
Erkin Sidick (born 1958), Uyghur senior engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA. Erkin Abdulla (born 1978), Uyghur pop singer Erkin Alptekin (born 1939), Uyghur human rights activist from Germany Erkin Alymbekov (1961-2016), Kyrgyz politician Erkin Bairam (1958–2001), Cypriot-born New Zealand economist and academic Erkin Boydullayev (born 1984), Uzbek football player Erkin Doniyorov (born 1990), Uzbek judoka Erkin Gadirli (born 1972), Azerbaijani lawyer and politician Erkin Hadımoğlu (born 1972), Turkish musical artist Erkin Ibragimov (born 1980), Kyrgyz judoka Erkin Koray (1941–2023), Turkish musical artist Erkin Rakishev, Kazakh film director Erkin Shagaev (born 1959), Uzbek water polo player Erkin Adylbek Uulu (born 1991), Kyrgyz boxer
Surname Behiç Erkin (1876–1961), Turkish soldier Caner Erkin (born 1988), Turkish football player Ferhunde Erkin (1909–2007), Turkish pianist Feridun Cemal Erkin (1899–1980) (1899-1980), Turkish diplomat and politician Sermet Erkin (born 1957), Turkish stage magician, journalist and theatre actor Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906–1972), Turkish composer