Şahin (; ) is a Turkish and Tatar name of

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origin that means "hawk" or "falcon" in Persian. This surname has been attributed to individuals and families of different ethnicities, religions and minorities, in the territories of the Republic of Turkey after the fall of the multiethnic Ottoman Empire, following the enactment of the 1934 Surname Law. Variations include the name Shahin, which may be after the 14th century Jewish poet, and Chahine, amongst Christians in Lebanon. Notable people with the name include:

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* Ali Şahin (wrestler) (born 1944), Turkish wrestler * Arif Sahin (born 1985), Turkish footballer * Asiye Özlem Şahin (born 1976), Turkish-German boxer * Ayşe Şahin, Turkish-American mathematician *

Bekir Şahin Bekir Şahin (born 1 March 1960, Mecitözü, Turkey) is a jurist, former judge and the current State Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation in Turkey. Education He was educated at the Imam Hatip school and studied law at the Dokuz Eylül Univer ...

, Turkish jurist and judge * Bahar Şahin, Turkish actress * Canan Şahin (born 1970), Turkish-Kurdish multidisciplinary visual artist, activist * Celal Şahin (1925–2018), Turkish musician and humorist * Cenk Şahin (born 1994), Turkish footballer * Elif Şahin (born 2001), Turkish female volleyball player *

Ercan Şahin Ercan Şahin (born 1971 in Turkey) is a Turkish folk musician. Early life and education Şahin's parents came from Sivas, a city in Anatolia which is known for his numerous poets and folk singers. At the age of 13, he found his first enquiries ...

(born 1971), Turkish folk musician. *

Fatma Şahin Fatma Şahin (born 20 June 1966) is a Turkish chemical engineer and politician. On 6 July 2011 she was appointed as the Minister of Family and Social Policies in the third cabinet of Erdoğan. Biography She was born on 20 June 1966 in Gazia ...

(born 1966), Turkish politician *

Fatma Şahin (footballer) Fatma Şahin (born December 15, 1990) is a Turkish Women's association football, women's footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper in the Turkish Women's Football Super League, Turkish Super League for Fatih Vatan S. ...

(born 1990), Turkish footballer *

Hafize Şahin Hafize Şahin (born January 1, 1992) is a Turkish female freestyle wrestler competing in the 59 kg division. She is a member of the Trakya Birlik SK in Edirne, where she is coached by Habil Kara. She continues her study in physical educati ...

, Turkish sport wrestler *

Hülya Şahin Hülya Şahin, aka Julia "Sunshine" Sahin, (born February 23, 1974, in Siegen, West Germany) is a German professional female boxer. She is a former world champion in kickboxing and was world champion in amateur boxing as ...

, Turkish boxer *

İbrahim Şahin İbrahim Şahin (born 20 August 1956) is a Turkish ultranationalist and co-conspirator in the murder of the Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. He led General Directorate of Security's special forces unit, the Special Operations Department () and, ...

(born 1956), Turkish police chief *

İbrahim Şahin (footballer) İbrahim Şahin (born 1 March 1984) is a Turkish professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footb ...

(born 1984), Turkish footballer *

İdris Naim Şahin İdris Naim Şahin (born 1 June 1956, Ünye, Ordu, Turkey) is a Turkish politician who was elected to the Turkish Grand National Assembly in 2002, representing Istanbul. He was appointed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs on 6 July 2011 by Pri ...

(born 1956), Turkish politician *

İrem Damla Şahin İrem Damla Şahin (born 2 February 2000) is a Turkish women's football goalkeeper who plays in the Turkish Women's Football Super League for Ünye Kadın with jersey number 26. She was a member of the Turkey women's national U-19 team. Club ...

(born 2000), Turkish footballer * İrfan Şahin (born 1963), Turkish TV executive *

Kemal Şahin Kemal Şahin is a Turkish people, Turkish–German people, German entrepreneur, a textile tycoon, and founder and CEO of Şahinler Holding. He is also an Environmentalism, environmental activist against erosion. Early life Şahin (which means fal ...

, Turkish entrepreneur *

Kenan Şahin Kenan Şahin (born 27 October 1984) is a Turkish-German footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, ...

, Turkish footballer *

Mehmet Ali Şahin Mehmet Ali Şahin (born 16 September 1950) is a Turkish politician. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey from 2009 to 2011. He was a member of the parliament for three terms from Istanbul Province and from Antalya Province of the r ...

, Turkish politician *

Metin Şahin Metin Şahin (born January 10, 1963) is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner. He is a former European champion. He served as the President of the Turkish Taekwondo Federation in 2003–2024 and at the same time, he was appointed as dean of Selçuk Uni ...

(born 1963), European champion Turkish former taekwondo practitioner *

Muammer Şahin Muammer Şahin (born 5 February 1994) is a Turkish weight lifter competing in the 55 kg division. Personal life Muammer Şahin was born in Kayseri, Turkey on 5 February 1994. Sport career Şahin won the gold medal in the snatch event ...

(born 1994), Turkish weightlifter *

Murat Şahin Murat Şahin (born 4 February 1976, Istanbul) is a Turkish football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Career Şahin began his career in Göztepe Hilalspor where he was watched by scouts. At the age of 17, he had been transfer ...

, Turkish footballer *

Nihat Şahin Nihat Şahin (born 15 September 1989) is a Turkish footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Gazişehir Gaziantep. Nihat made his Süper Lig debut for Sivasspor Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Net Global Sivasspor due to sponsorship reaso ...

, Turkish footballer *

Nuri Şahin Nuri Şahin (born 5 September 1988) is a German and Turkish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He was most recently head coach of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He began his playing career at Dortmun ...

, Turkish footballer *

Nuri Şahin (volleyball) Nuri Şahin (; born January 1, 1980) is a Turkish volleyball player. He is tall at , and plays as libero. He capped 155 times for the Turkey men's national volleyball team. As of 2012-13 season, Şahin plays for Halkbank Ankara and wears numbe ...

(born 1980), Turkish volleyball player *

Ramazan Şahin Ramazan Şahin (born Ramzan Irbaikhanov, , on 8 July 1983) is a Russian- Turkish freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals at the 2007 World Championships, 2008 European Championships, and 2008 Summer Olympics, placing fifth in 2012. From February 2 ...

, Turkish freestyle wrestler *

Reyhan Şahin Reyhan Şahin (born 1980), known professionally as Lady Bitch Ray or Doctor Bitch Ray, is a Turkish-German rapper, author, linguist and former radio host. Biography Şahin was born in Bremen, West Germany. Her parents are Alevis and come fr ...

(born 1980 or 1981), German-speaking rapper, radio host and actor of Turkish ethnicity * Saliha Şahin (born 1998), Turkish female volleybaşş player * Selçuk Şahin (footballer born 1981), Turkish footballer * Selçuk Şahin (footballer, born 1983), Turkish footballer * Selin Şahin (born 1992), Turkish wheelchair basketball player *

Serkan Şahin Serkan Şahin (born 15 February 1988) is a Turkish former footballer who played mainly as a defender, but also as defensive midfielder. Career Şahin began his children's football with local club FC Bubendorf, but soon moved to the youth d ...

(born 1988), Turkish footballer *

Sıla Şahin Sıla Şahin-Radlinger ( Şahin, born 3 December 1985) is a German actress, best known for her portrayal of Ayla Özgül in the soap opera ''Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten''. German ''Playboy'' Şahin-Radlinger posed nude for the German editi ...

, German-born actress of Turkish descent * Timuçin Şahin (born 1973), Turkish jazz guitarist * Turgut Doğan Şahin (born 1988), Turkish footballer *

Tülin Şahin Tülin Şahin (born 13 December 1979) is a Danish-Turkish top model, television presenter, author, and actress. Life and career Şahin was born in Odense, Denmark, and spent her childhood there. She was discovered in a shopping mall and went to ...

(born 1980), Turkish-Danish top model, television presenter, fashion designer, author, and actress *

Uğur Şahin Uğur Şahin (; born 19 September 1965) is a German oncologist, immunologist, entrepreneur, and billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and CEO of BioNTech, which developed the world’s first mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19.He also ...

(born 1965), Turkish-German physician, immunologist and CEO of

BioNTech BioNTech SE ( ; or short for Biopharmaceutical New Technologies) is a German multinational biotechnology company headquartered in Mainz that develops immunotherapies and vaccines, particularly for cancer and infectious diseases. The compan ...

Vasip Şahin Vasip Şahin (born 1964) is a Turkish civil servant. Currently, he serves as the Governor of Ankara, Governor of Ankara Province. Life He was born in Bayburt in 1964. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Erzincan. In ...

(born 1964), Turkish civil servant *

Yasemin Şahin Yasemin Şahin (born June 25, 1988, in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish handballer playing in left wing position. The tall sportswoman is a member of the Antalya-based club Konyaaltı Bld.SK in the Turkish Super League and the Turkish national ...

(born 1988), Turkish handball player

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* Şahin Aygüneş, Turkish footballer *

Şahin Giray Şahin Giray Crimean Tatar, Ottoman Turkish and (1745–1787) was the last khan of Crimea on two occasions (1777–1782, 1782–1783). Life He was born in 1745 in Edirne. He was the son of Ahmed Giray. He had a brother named Katti Giray. ...

(1745-1787), last khan of Crimea * Şahin Şenoduncu (born 1994), Turkish race walker *

Şahin Yakut Şahin Yakut (born 8 May 1979 in Iğdır, Turkey) is a Turkish- Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently living in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands and training in Gym Alkmaar. He is a member of the It's Showtime Team and is a training par ...

, Turkish kickboxer

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