Tekin

Last updated October 29, 2025

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

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Given name
Surname
See also

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

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