Soykan is a Turkish surname and male given name formed by the combination of the Turkish words soy ("strain; race, lineage, ancestry") and kan ("blood"). kan could possibly be a corruption of han ("khan, ruler") which would make the meaning "noble ruler". Notable people with the name include: Ebru Soykan (1981–2009), Turkish civil rights activist Ömer Naci Soykan (1945–2017), Turkish philosopher Pınar Soykan (born 1980), Turkish singer References