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 Efe Korkut (born 2006), Turkish footballer Kübra Öçsoy Korkut (born 1994), Turkish para table tennis player Tayfun Korkut (born 1974), Turkish footballer