Yakup is a Turkish given name for males. People named Yakup include:
Yakup Ağa (fl. 1462), Ottoman cavalry knightYakup Bugun (born 1987), Turkish footballerYakup Gör (born 1988), Turkish sport wrestlerYakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889–1974), Turkish novelistYakup Kılıç (born 1986), Turkish boxerYakup Satar (1898–2008), last Turkish veteran of the First World WarYakup Sertkaya (born 1978), Turkish footballerYakup Şener (born 1990), Turkish amateur boxerYakup Şevki Subaşı (1876–1939), general of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army