Şimşek is a Turkish surname and mey refer to:
Beykan Şimşek (born 1995), Turkish footballer
Emre Şimşek (born 1987), Turkish alpine skier
Hikmet Şimşek (1924–2001), Turkish conductor of Western classical music
Kenan Şimşek (born 1968), Turkish Olympian sport wrestler and oil wrestler
Mehmet Şimşek (born 1967), Turkish politician and government minister
Olgun Şimşek (born 1971), Turkish actor
Rıdvan Şimşek (born 1991), Turkish footballer
Sibel Şimşek (born 1984), Turkish female weightlifter
Yavuz Şimşek (born 1975), Turkish footballer
Yusuf Şimşek (born 1947), Turkish footballer
Zeliha Şimşek (born 1981), Turkish women's footballer and coach
