Korkut (name)

Korkut is a masculine Turkish name and surname. In Turkish, "korkut" means "big hailstone", "stern", and/or "resolute". An early example is Dede Korkut, a mythological figure in the Book of Dede Korkut.

Notable persons with that name include:

Given name

 * Şehzade Korkut (1467-1513) Ottoman prince
 * Korkut Boratav (born 1935), Turkish economist
 * Korkut Eken (born 1945), Turkish security officer
 * Korkut Özal (1929–2016), Turkish politician
 * Korkut Uygun (born 1975), Turkish chemical engineer and a medical researcher
 * Korkut Yaltkaya (1938–2001), Turkish academic

Surname

 * Derviš Korkut (1888–1969), Bosnian librarian
 * Kübra Öçsoy Korkut (born 1994), Turkish para table tennis player
 * Tayfun Korkut (born 1974), Turkish footballer