Yekta is originally a Persian female given name meaning 'the only one'. It is also used in Turkish as a given name (mostly) for males. People named Yekta include:
Given name Yekta Jamali (born 2004), Iranian weightlifter Yekta Kurtuluş (born 1985), Turkish football player Yekta Naser (born 1978), Iranian actress Yekta Güngör Özden (born 1932), Turkish judge Yekta Uzunoğlu (born 1953), Turkish writer Yekta Yılmaz Gül (born 1978), Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler
Middle name Ahmet Yektâ Madran (1885–1950), Turkish composer Rauf Yekta (1871–1935), Turkish musicologist