| Roy Turk | |
| Birth Name: | Roy Kenneth Turk |
| Birth Date: | 1892 9, mf=y |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, United States |
| Death Place: | Hollywood, California, United States |
| Years Active: | 1920s - 1930s |
| Style: | Traditional pop, cast recordings, show tunes, vaudeville, vocal music |
| Occupation: | Songwriter and lyricist |
Roy Kenneth Turk (September 20, 1892 - November 30, 1934) was an American songwriter and lyricist, who frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert, with whom he wrote their popular 1929 song "Mean to Me", which became a jazz standard. In 1926 he collaborated with Lou Handman on his best known song, the 1927 hit Are You Lonesome Tonight?, whose best version was the Elvis Presley one, released in 1960. He worked with many other composers, including for film lyrics. Turk was elected posthumously to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Among his compositions (with music by Fred Ahlert unless otherwise noted):
He also worked with composers such as Harry Akst, George W. Meyer, Charles Tobias, Arthur Johnston, Maceo Pinkard, and J. Russell Robinson.