Furkan Explained

Furkan is a Turkish masculine given name, which means "criterion, proof, evidence, affirmation, testament".

People with the name include:

• Furkan Akar (born 2002), Turkish short track speed skater
• Furkan Aldemir (born 1991), Turkish basketball player with Galatasara
• Furkan Andıç (born 1990), Turkish actor and model
• Furkan Asena Aydın (born 1992), Turkish female taekwondo practitioner (middleweight division)
• Furkan Aydın (born 1991), Turkish footballer
• Furkan Doğan (1991–2010), Turkish-American student killed in the Gaza flotilla raid
• Furkan Korkmaz (born 1997), Turkish basketball player for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers
• Furkan Oruç (born 1996), Turkish archer
• Furkan Özçal (born 1990), in a Turkish footballer
• Furkan Ulaş Memiş (born 1991), Turkish amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight
• Furkan Yalçınkaya (born 1986), Turkish volleyball player

See also

• Al-Furqan (Arabic: سورة الفرقان) (The Criterion, The Standard), the 25th sura of the Qur'an with 77 ayat
• Gaza Al-Furqan Mosque مسجد الفرقان is a mosque located in Gaza City.
• Furqan Force, volunteer fighting force when Pakistan was formed
• The True Furqan, al-Furqan al-Haqq, a book written in Arabic mirroring the Qur'an but incorporating elements of traditional Christian teachings