{{wiktionary|Metin}} {{wiktionary|metin}} '''Metin''' is a Turkish given name and a surname that means solid and durable; derived from the Arabic word "metîn" (متين).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nisanyanadlar.com/isim/Metin | title=metin|website=nişanyan }}</ref> It is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Notable people with the name include:
==Given name== *Metin Akan (born 1983), Turkish professional footballer *Metin Akpınar (born 1941), Turkish actor *Metin Aktaş (born 1977), Turkish footballer *Metin Aslan (born 1978), Austrian footballer *Metin Ataseven (born 1972), Swedish politician *Metin Lütfi Baydar (born 1960), Turkish medical scientist *Metin Boşnak (born 1965), Turkish scholar of American Studies and Comparative Literature, and poet *Metin Bostancıoğlu (born 1942), Turkish politician *Cemal Metin Bulutoğluları (born 1960), Turkish Cypriot mayor of the capital of Northern Cyprus *Metin Çelik (born 1970), Turkish-Dutch politician *Metin Depe (born 1981), Turkey football defender *Metin Diyadin (born 1968), Turkish football manager and retired player *Metin Erksan (1929–2012), Turkish film director and art historian *Metin Ersoy (1934–2017), Turkish singer *Metin Günay (born 1963), Turkish director *Metin Hüseyin (born 1959), British television and film director *Metin Kaçan (1961–2013), Turkish author and novelist *Metin Kaplan (born 1952), the leader of the radical Islamist movement Kalifatsstaat based in Cologne, Germany *Metin Kaya (born 1961), Turkish-born German politician *Metin Kurt (1948–2012), Turkish footballer *Metin Oktay (1936–1991), Turkish footballer *Metin Serezli (1934–2013), Turkish actor *Metin Sitti (born 1970), Turkish roboticist and university professor *Metin Tekin (born 1964), Turkish professional football player *Metin Toker (1924–2002), Turkish journalist and writer *Metin Türel (1935–2018), Turkish football coach *Metin Yenal, German actor active in the United Kingdom *Metin Yüksel (1958–1979), Kurdish Islamist from Turkey *Metin Yurdanur (born 1951), Turkish sculptor
==Surname== *Tümer Metin (born 1974), Turkish international footballer
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