Gökalp

Gökalp or Gokalp is a Turkish male given name and surname formed by the two Turkish words gök ("sky; blue") and alp ("brave, hero") – therefore literally be translated as "sky hero", but considering the second meaning of gök also as "blue eyed hero" –  and may refer to:

Surname

 * Elif Gökalp, Turkish soprano
 * Hüsnü Yusuf Gökalp (born 1946), Turkish politician
 * Necip Cemal Gökalp (1933–2009), Turkish footballer
 * Mertim Gokalp (born 1981), Australian portrait and figure painter
 * Ziya Gökalp (1876–1924), Turkish sociologist, writer, poet, and political activist

Male given name

 * Gökalp Özekler (born 1982), German-Turkish boxer
 * Gökalp Seçal (born 1985), Turkish footballer
 * Gökalp Solak (born 1994), Turkish ice hockey player
 * Göktürk Gökalp Ural (born 1995), Turkish basketball player