Mirsad Türkcan (see names) (born June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he played at the power forward position. A three-time All-EuroLeague Team member, he is also the fourth best rebounder of all time in the EuroLeague with 1,287 rebounds.

Born in Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia as Mirsad Jahović, he moved to play basketball in Turkey. At the same time, he also obtained Turkish citizenship and started playing international basketball for Turkey. In 1999, he became the first Turkish basketball player to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

In the EuroLeague, Türkcan amassed total of 48 double doubles and was one of only three players to record a 20-point, 20-rebound game. He led the EuroLeague in rebounding three times, and finished second or third another three times. He was nominated for the EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team, but did not make the final list.

Türkcan grew up with Efes Pilsen's junior team and made his professional debut during the 1994–95 season. He won two Turkish League championships in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons with Efes Pilsen.

Türkcan was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1998 NBA Draft. A few days after the draft night, he said in an interview: "This is a big step for me, but I played in Turkey and I am the first Turkish player to come into the NBA. This is very important for me, for my family and for my country." Because of the 1998–99 NBA lockout, he returned to Istanbul, continuing to play for Efes Pilsen. Later, his rights were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in January 1999, and then to the New York Knicks in March. He eventually signed with the Knicks and debuted in the 1999–00 season, in which he played only 7 games. Waived in February 2000, he finished his NBA adventure playing 10 games for the Milwaukee Bucks.

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