Ahmet Kenan Evren was a Turkish politician and military officer who served as the seventh President of Turkey from 1980 to 1989. He assumed the post by leading the 1980 military coup.
Erkan Oğur is a Turkish musician. A pioneer of fretless guitars, he invented the first fretless classical guitar in 1976. A composer, he has influenced many musicians with his compositions combining the sounds of Turkish folk music and classical music with the ancient traditional music. He has played many concerts all over the world. He is regarded as a master of the kopuz and bağlama lutes.
Ersen Martin is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Erkan Zengin is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger. A full international between 2013 and 2016, he won 21 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016.
Hüseyin Erkan served as CEO of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) from June 2012 until October 2014. He was the Chairman and CEO of the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) from 2007 until 2012.
Osman Tarık Çamdal is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Sarıyer.
Erkan is a common Turkish given name. It is composed of "Er" and "Kan". In Turkish "Er" means "Male", "Brave", "Valiant" and "Kan" means "Blood", "Lineage". Thus, "Erkan" means "a brave male with valiant lineage".
Beren Saat is a Turkish actress. Since the beginning of her career, she has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades for her acting. While studying at Başkent University, she participated in the acting competition Türkiye'nin Yıldızları and was discovered by Turkish director Tomris Giritlioğlu, launching her professional acting career.
Öner Erkan is a Turkish actor.
Enes Erkan is a World and European champion Turkish karateka competing in the kumite +84 kg division. He transferred from the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. to the Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. He studies physical education and sports at Sakarya University.
Paramparça is a Turkish television series produced by Endemol Shine Turkey, starring Erkan Petekkaya, Nurgül Yeșilçay and Ebru Özkan Saban. It premiered on Star TV on December 1, 2014.
Arif Onur Saylak is a Turkish actor, filmmaker and director. He was married for six years to Tuba Büyüküstün, with whom he has twin daughters.
Erkan Sözeri is a Turkish football coach and former player who currently serves as the manager of Bandırmaspor. He is best known for his playing career with Gençlerbirliği in the Turkish Süper Lig.
Erkan Baş is a Turkish socialist politician and academic who currently serves as the leader of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) and an MP for Istanbul.
Erkan Kolçak Köstendil is a Turkish actor and director. His family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Kyustendil. Her cousin is actor Bülent Şakrak. He married actress Cansu Tosun.
The Workers' Party of Turkey is a political party in Turkey. The party was founded out of a split in the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP). As a result of the internal strife between two rival factions, the group led by former chairman Erkan Baş initially established People's Communist Party of Turkey (HTKP) in 2014, and after three years, it was rebranded as the Workers' Party of Turkey in 2017 with the participation of intellectuals, young people, women, trade union leaders, and workers.
İpek Filiz Yazıcı is a Turkish actress.
Hatice Şendil Şağyaşar is a Turkish actress and model. She has starred in many Turkish movies and series including Karadağlar, Dila Hanım, Kaderimin Yazıldığı Gün and Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu.
Erkan Yılmaz is a Turkish professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. He plays at the small forward position.
Erkan Avcı is a Turkish actor.
