Tekin

Tekin is a Turkish name and surname derived from the Turkic word Tegin, which means "king". It may refer to:

Given name

• Tekin Alp (1883–1961), Turkish politician
• Tekin Arıburun (1903–1993), Turkish soldier and statesman
• Tekin Bilge (1930–2016), Turkish footballer
• Tekin Bingöl (born 1955), Turkish politician
• Tekin Dereli (born 1949), Turkish theoretical physicist
• Türker Tekin Ergüzel (born 1978), Turkish professor
• Tekin Kartal (1990–2024), Kurdish drug trafficker and gangster
• Tekin Kurtuluş (born 1968), German actor
• Tekin Okan Düzgün (born 1988), Turkish Paralympian goalball player
• Tekin Sazlog (born 1976), Turkish footballer

Surname

• Barchuq Art Tegin, 12th-century Uyghur king
• Bülent Tekin (born 1954), Kurdish poet and writer
• Deniz Tekin (born 1997), Turkish musician
• Eda Tekin (born 1999), Turkish wrestler
• Galip Tekin (1958–2017), Turkish artist and screenwriter
• Gürsel Tekin (born 1964), Turkish politician
• Harun Tekin (born 1977), Turkish singer
• Harun Tekin (born 1989), Turkish footballer
• Kerim Tekin (1975–1998), Turkish musician
• Latife Tekin (born 1957), Turkish female writer
• Metin Tekin (born 1964), retired Turkish footballer
• Muzaffer Tekin (1950–2015), Turkish army officer and criminal
• Özlem Tekin (born 1971), Turkish singer and actress
• Talât Tekin (1927–2015), Turkish researcher
• Taro Emir Tekin (born 1997), Turkish actor
• Tolga Tekin (born 1973), Turkish actor
• Yusuf Tekin (born 197), Turkish bureaucrat and politician

See also

• Tekin, Dinar; village in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey
• Tekin, Germencik; neighborhood in Aydin Province, Turkey