Çakır is a Turkish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aslı Çakır Alptekin (born 1985), Turkish female middle distance runner
Cüneyt Çakır (born 1976), Turkish UEFA Elite association football referee
Hamza Çakır (born 1985), German football player of Turkish descent
Mehmet Çakır (born 1984), Turkish footballer
Mustafa Çakır (born 1986), Turkish yacht racer
Olcay Çakır (born 1993), Turkish female basketball player
Sabri Çakır (born 1955), German poet of Turkish origin
Seher Çakır (born 1971), Turkish woman poet
