Polat Kemboi Arıkan (born 12 December 1990 in Cheptiret, Kenya) is a Turkish long-distance runner of Kenyan origin competing in the 3000 m and 5000 m events.

[1] The 1.70 m (5.6 ft) tall athlete, weighing 60 kg (130 lb), is a member of Enkaspor in the city of Istanbul.

[2][3] Normally, he would have to wait for two years following his naturalization to be able to represent his adoptive country internationally, however, it was announced in February 2012 that he had received permission from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to compete for Turkey starting with the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.

[4] Arıkan took part in the 5000 m event at the 2011 Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meeting in Brussels, Belgium setting a new Turkish national record with a time of 13:05.98; the record was previously held by Mert Girmalegese with a time of 13:26.14.

[1] At the same European Championships, he also won the bronze medal in the 5,000 m.[1] At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he became gold medalist in the 10,000 m event.