Çınar (surname)

Çınar is a Turkish name and surname. The word literally means Platanus tree. The surname may refer to:


 * Ateş Çınar (born 1986), Turkish yacht racer
 * Deniz Çınar (born 1984), Turkish yacht race
 * Erdoğan Çınar, Turkish writer
 * İlker Çınar (born c. 1968–1970), former intelligence agent of the Turkish Army
 * Nilüfer Çınar Çorlulu (born 1962), Turkish Woman International Master of chess
 * Nurhan Çınar (born 1994), Turkish female field hockey player
 * Perihan Çınar (born 1994), Turkish female hokey player
 * Sevgi Çınar (born 1994), Turkish female footballer
 * Yıldıray Çınar (born 1976), Turkish comic book artist