Çakır is a Turkish surname, that derives from colour blue. It was often associated with people who had blue eyes, which are uncommon in Turkey. Notable people with the surname include:
People Aslı Çakır Alptekin (born 1985), Turkish female middle-distance runner
Ahmet Çakır, Turkish politician Bilal Omer Cakir (born 1990), Turkish curler Cüneyt Çakır (born 1976), Turkish UEFA Elite association football referee Deniz Çakır, Turkish actress Faruk Çakır (born 1995), Turkish football goalkeeper Hamza Çakır (born 1985), German football player of Turkish descent Jirayr Ohanyan Çakır, Turkish-Armenian chess player Mehmet Çakır (born 1984), Turkish footballer Mihail Ciachir (1861 – 1938), Moldovan and Gagauz Protoiereus Muhammet Emin Çakır, Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler Mustafa Çakır (born 1986), Turkish yacht racer Olcay Çakır (born 1993), Turkish female basketball player Onurcan Çakır (born 1995), Turkish volleyball player Osman Çakır (born 1967), Turkish football defender Sabri Çakır (1955–2024), German poet of Turkish origin Seher Çakır (born 1971), Turkish woman poet Selim Çakır (1918 – before 2013), Turkish equestrian Uğurcan Çakır (born 1996), Turkish football goalkeeper Umut Çakır, Turkish volleyball coach and former player Ushan Çakır, Turkish actor Zihni Çakır, Turkish journalist and author
Places Çakır, Acıpayam, in Turkey Çakır, Çorum, a town in Turkey Çakır, Yenice, in Turkey
Other uses Çakır (missile), Turkish cruise missile
See also Çakırağa Mansion, mansion in Turkey Mehmet Çakır Cultural and Sports Center, cultural and sports complex in Üsküdar district, Istanbul, Turkey