Handan (name)

Handan is a Turkish name. Notable people with the name include:

• Handan Sultan (died 1605), concubine of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed III, mother and Valide Sultan of Sultan Ahmed I.
• Handan Biroğlu (born 1981), Turkish Paralympian female archer
• Handan İpekçi (born 1956), Turkish screenwriter and film director
• Handan Kara (1939–2017), Turkish classical music singer
• Handan Kurğa (born 1993), Turkish women's footballer