Erkin is a masculine Turkic given name which is also used as a surname. People with the name include:

Given name

* Erkin Sidick (born 1958), Uyghur senior engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA. *

Erkin Abdulla Erkin Abdulla (; zh, s=艾尔肯·阿布都拉, t=艾爾肯·阿布都拉, p=Aiěrkěn Ābùdùlā; born July 8, 1978) is a Chinese musician of Uyghur ethnicity. His musical style bridges contemporary folk, Uyghur pop and flamenco. Biography ...

(born 1978), Uyghur pop singer * Erkin Alptekin (born 1939), Uyghur human rights activist from Germany * Erkin Alymbekov (1961-2016), Kyrgyz politician *

Erkin Bairam Erkin Bayram (1958 – 21 May 2001Knowles, S., and McCombie, J. (2002)"Erkin Bairam: 1958–2001 His contribution to economics" ''Economics Discussion Papers'' No. 0212, University of Otago.Knowles, S., and McCombie, J. (2003), "Erkin Bairam’s C ...

(1958–2001), Cypriot-born New Zealand economist and academic * Erkin Boydullayev (born 1984), Uzbek football player * Erkin Doniyorov (born 1990), Uzbek judoka * Erkin Gadirli (born 1972), Azerbaijani lawyer and politician * Erkin Hadımoğlu (born 1972), Turkish musical artist * Erkin Ibragimov (born 1980), Kyrgyz judoka *

Erkin Koray Mustafa Erkin Koray (; 24 June 1941 – 7 August 2023) was a Turkish singer and guitarist who mainly played Anatolian rock. Life and career Koray was active in the Turkish rock music scene since the late 1950s. In 1967, he released his first ...

(1941–2023), Turkish musical artist * Erkin Rakishev, Kazakh film director *

Erkin Shagaev Erkin Maksudovich Shagayev (, born 12 February 1959) was an Uzbekistani water polo player who was the part of the Soviet water polo team which won the gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was born in Tashkent and played for the ...

(born 1959), Uzbek water polo player *

Erkin Adylbek Uulu Erkin Adylbek Uulu (born 14 February 1991) is a Kyrgyzstani boxer. He is 1.9m tall (6'3ft). He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 20 ...

(born 1991), Kyrgyz boxer

Surname

Behiç Erkin Behiç Erkin (1876 – November 11, 1961) was a Turkish people, Turkish career officer, Armenian genocide perpetrator, first director (1920–1926) of the Turkish State Railways, nationalized under his auspices, statesman and diplomat of the Tur ...

(1876–1961), Turkish soldier *

Caner Erkin Caner Erkin (, born 4 October 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor. Club career Early years Erkin began his professional career at the start of the 2004–05 season with Manisaspor w ...

(born 1988), Turkish football player *

Ferhunde Erkin Ferhunde Erkin (née Ferhunde Remzi) (June 8, 1909 – July 11, 2007) was a Turkish pianist born in Istanbul. Ferhunde Remzi started her first lessons in Bandırma with her father Ali Remzi Yiğitgüden's guidance when her brother Necdet Remzi Ata ...

(1909–2007), Turkish pianist *

Feridun Cemal Erkin (1899–1980) Feridun Cemal Erkin (1899–1980) was a Turkish diplomat and politician. He was the minister of foreign affairs between 1962 and 1965. He served as the ambassador of Turkey in various countries, including Italy, the United States of America, Spai ...

(1899-1980), Turkish diplomat and politician *

Sermet Erkin Sermet Erkin (born 1957) is a well-known Turkish stage magician, journalist and former theatre actor. Early years Sermet Erkin was born in Karamürsel town of Kocaeli Province in 1957. His name was given by the husband of famous singer Safiye Ay ...

(born 1957), Turkish stage magician, journalist and theatre actor *

Ulvi Cemal Erkin Ulvi Cemal Erkin () (March 14, 1906 – September 15, 1972) was a member of the pioneer group of symphonic composers in Turkey, born in the period 1904–1910, who later came to be called The Turkish Five. These composers set out the direction o ...

(1906–1972), Turkish composer {{DEFAULTSORT:Erkin Turkish-language surnames Turkish masculine given names Masculine given names Kazakh masculine given names