Akarsu is a surname used in Turkey. While it may be associated with various individuals, it primarily identifies people within the Turkish population rather than representing a specific geographical location or city.
Notable figures bearing the Akarsu surname include Barış Akarsu, a Turkish rock musician who lived from 1979 to 2007. Other prominent individuals with this name include Hikmet Temel Akarsu, a novelist, short-story writer, satirist, and playwright, as well as Melisa Akarsu, a Turkish female swimmer.