Alkan (name) explained

Alkan is a surname and a masculine given name among Jews.^[1] In Turkish, it means "red blood" and also refers to a commander of the Seljuk fleet based in İznik.^[2]

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
• 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

Notes and References

1. Book: Heinrich Walter Guggenheimer. Eva H. Guggenheimer. Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary. Ktav Publishing House. 1992. 978-0-88125-297-2. Brooklyn, NY. 22.
2. News: “Alkan” isminin anlamı. 10 May 2024. Sabah.