Tekin is a Turkish name and surname derived from the Turkic word Tegin, which means king and/or prince. It may refer to:

Given name Tekin Alp (1883–1961), Turkish politician Tekin Arıburun (1903–1993), Turkish soldier and statesman Tekin Bilge (1930–2016), Turkish footballer Tekin Bingöl (born 1955), Turkish politician Tekin Dereli (born 1949), Turkish theoretical physicist Türker Tekin Ergüzel (born 1978), Turkish professor Tekin Kartal (1990–2024), Kurdish drug trafficker and gangster Tekin Kurtuluş (born 1968), German actor Tekin Okan Düzgün (born 1988), Turkish Paralympian goalball player Tekin Sazlog (born 1976), Turkish footballer

Surname Barchuq Art Tegin, 12th-century Uyghur king Bülent Tekin (born 1954), Kurdish poet and writer Deniz Tekin (born 1997), Turkish musician Eda Tekin (born 1999), Turkish wrestler Galip Tekin (1958–2017), Turkish artist and screenwriter Gürsel Tekin (born 1964), Turkish politician Harun Tekin (born 1977), Turkish singer Harun Tekin (born 1989), Turkish footballer Kerim Tekin (1975–1998), Turkish musician Latife Tekin (born 1957), Turkish female writer Metin Tekin (born 1964), retired Turkish footballer Muzaffer Tekin (1950–2015), Turkish army officer and criminal Özlem Tekin (born 1971), Turkish singer and actress Talât Tekin (1927–2015), Turkish researcher Taro Emir Tekin (born 1997), Turkish actor Tolga Tekin (born 1973), Turkish actor Yusuf Tekin (born 197), Turkish bureaucrat and politician

See also

Tekin, Dinar; village in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey Tekin, Germencik; neighborhood in Aydin Province, Turkey