title: Alparslan
text: # Alparslan
  
  Alparslan, or also Alpaslan, "heroic lion" in Turkish, may refer to:
  
  ## Given name
  
  * Alp Arslan, Turkic ruler
  * Alparslan Arslan, Turkish criminal
  * Alparslan Çelik, Turkish extremist
  * Alparslan Erdem, Turkish-German footballer
  * Alparslan Türkeş, Turkish nationalist politician
  
  ## Surnames
  
  * Ayşenur Alpaslan (born 1953), Turkish woman diplomat and former ambassador
  
  ## Places
  
  * Alparslan, Dinar, a village in the district of Dinar, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey
  * Alparslan, Kastamonu, a village in the district of Kastamonu, Kastamonu Province, Turkey
  