Furkan

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
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