74%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Turkish Note In Turkish this name is written with a dotted İ. It appears as İLKER in uppercase and ilker in lowercase. Meaning & History Means "first man" in Turkish, derived from ilk "first" and er "man, hero, brave". Related Names Rootsilk + er PopularityDetails Last ranked #85 in 1984 Turkey Categories beginnings, courage, numeric meanings