İlker
İlker is a Turkish male first name and family name .
Origin and meaning
İlker is a Turkish name. Translated, "Ilk" means first in Turkish. “He” can be the abbreviation of “Erkek”, which means “man” in Turkish. Further meanings can be “hero”, “braver”. The composite meaning is "The First Man".
variants
Name bearer
- Ilker Arcayürek (* 1984), Austrian opera singer of Turkish origin
- İlker Avcıbay (* 1978), Turkish football player
- İlker Başbuğ (* 1943), Turkish Chief of Staff (2008-2010)
- Mustafa İlker Coşkun (* 1979), Turkish football referee
- İlker Erbay (* 1984), Turkish soccer player
- İlker Karakaş (* 1999), Turkish soccer player
- İlker Meral (* 1971), Turkish football referee
- İlker Sayan (* 1993), Turkish football player
- İlker Tugal (* 1988), Turkish soccer player
- İlker Tuzcu (* 1993), Turkish badminton player
- İlker Yağcıoğlu (* 1966), Turkish football player
family name
- Hans-Georg Ilker (1926–1995), German sports physician and sports official