Alkan is a surname and a masculine given name among the Turkish people. In Turkish, it means "red blood" and also refers to a commander of the Seljuk fleet based in İznik.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname Ahmet Alkan, Turkish economist Akın Alkan (born 1989), Turkish football player Alphonse Alkan (1809–1889), French printer, bibliographer, and author Banu Alkan (born 1958), Turkish-Croatian actress Céleste Alkan (1812–1897), French musician Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813–1888), French composer known for his virtuosity as a pianist Ender Alkan (born 1977), Turkish football player Engin Alkan (born 1965), Turkish actor Erden Alkan (born 1941), Turkish actor Erol Alkan (born 1974), British DJ Erol Erdal Alkan (born 1994), Turkish football player Gökhan Alkan (born 1987), Turkish actor Hüseyin Alkan (born 1988), Turkish Paralympian goalball player İlayda Alkan (born 1998), Turkish female volleyball player Napoléon Alkan (1826–1906), French composer Okan Alkan (born 1992), Turkish football player Siegfried Alkan (1858–1941), German composer Yakup Alkan (born 1992), Turkish football player Yüksel Alkan (1931–2017), Turkish basketball player
Given name Alkan Chaglar (born 1981), Turkish Cypriot journalist and columnist Alkan Tololo (died 2003), Papua New Guinean diplomat
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