Balkan (name)

Balkan is a Turkish origin surname. Notable people with the surname include:

People

• Adele Balkan (1907–1999), American costume designer
• Enver Balkan (1902–1966), Turkish Olympic fencer
• Franco Balkan, stage name of Goran Valka (born 1983), Bosnian musical artist
• Fuat Balkan (1887–1970), Turkish Olympic fencer
• Liza Balkan (born 20th century), Canadian academic and actress
• Nihat Balkan (1921–?), Turkish Olympic fencer
• Onur Balkan (born 1996), Turkish cyclist
• Orkan Balkan (born 1987), Turkish football player
• Serkan Balkan (born 1994), Turkish cyclist

Fictional characters

• Boris Balkan, one of the main characters in the movie The Ninth Gate