What does a hakan means in turkey?

Question

What does a hakan means in turkey?

Answer 1

I know that Hakan can be a first name in Turkey, but don't know what the word means itself.

Answer 2

In old days, it was used to honor very important male persons (such as kings, heroes etc.) It is a sort of nickname. In English, Emperor or Khan can be used.

Moguls, Tatars, and Turks (Ottomans) were using this word to honor their rulers.

Today, it is a very very common name which used in Turkey (like Mike in the USA)