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This page lists entries 75–148 of 221 (Durmaz … Öztaşdelen), ordered by national rank and then alphabetically. The introduction and charts are on page 1.

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#	Surname	Meaning	Origin	Letters
75	Durmaz	tireless, never stopping	Turkic	6
76	Durmazel	the never-resting hand	Turkic	8
77	Düşenkalkar	one who falls rises again	Turkic	11
78	Efeoğlu	son of the efe (hero)	Turkic	7
79	Eğilmez	unbending, unbowed	Turkic	7
80	Eğilmezbaş	the unbowed head	Turkic	10
81	Eğrilmez	unbending	Turkic	8
82	Eracar	bold hero	Turkic	6
83	Erberk	a firm, strong hero	Turkic	6
84	Erçetin	tough, unyielding man	Turkic	7
85	Erdoğmuş	a hero is born	Turkic	8
86	Erdönmez	the man who never turns back	Turkic	8
87	Erduran	the warrior who stands firm	Turkic	7
88	Erez	brave, determined	Mongolic	4
89	Erkal	stay brave; gain strength	Turkic	5
90	Erkanat	hero's wing	Turkic	7
91	Erkman	capable, powerful person	Turkic	6
92	Erol	be brave, be a man	Turkic	4
93	Ersönmez	undying man	Turkic	8
94	Ertemür	iron hero	Turkic	7
95	Ertüngealp	after Alp Er Tunga, “hero leopard”	Turkic	10
96	Eryavuz	formidable hero	Turkic	7
97	Eryılmaz	undaunted hero	Turkic	8
98	Evgin	swift, urgent	Turkic	5
99	Gazanfer	lion	Arabic	8
100	Girişken	enterprising	Turkic	8
101	Girişmen	enterprising	Turkic	8
102	Gökyiğit	hero of the sky	Turkic	8
103	Gücüyener	whose strength prevails	Turkic	9
104	Güçbilmez	knows no hardship	Turkic	9
105	Gürbilek	strong-wristed	Turkic	8
106	Gürbüzatik	sturdy and nimble		10
107	Gürbüzer	sturdy man	Turkic	8
108	Gürman	strong, vigorous person	Turkic	6
109	Heper	always brave	Turkic	5
110	Hız	speed	Persian	3
111	Kaçmaz	one who does not flee	Turkic	6
112	Kahrıman	hero, valiant	Persian	8
113	Kanpolat	steel-blooded, steel lineage	Persian	8
114	Kanyılmaz	undaunted lineage	Turkic	9
115	Karayılmaz	dark and undaunted	Turkic	10
116	Kayadelen	rock-piercer	Turkic	9
117	Kaymaz	unslipping, steadfast	Turkic	6
118	Keleş	brave, valiant; handsome	Persian	5
119	Keleştemur	valiant iron	Turkic	10
120	Keskiner	sharp hero	Turkic	8
121	Kınay	active, energetic	Turkic	5
122	Koçak	brave and generous	Turkic	5
123	Koçdemir	iron ram	Turkic	8
124	Kopan	bursting forth	Turkic	5
125	Korkmazer	fearless warrior	Turkic	9
126	Korkmazyürek	fearless heart	Turkic	12
127	Korkusuz	fearless	Turkic	8
128	Koşaner	running man, eager hero	Turkic	7
129	Köçkar	fighting ram (koçkar)	Turkic	6
130	Kurtaran	rescuer, saviour	Turkic	8
131	Küçükçetin	small but tough	Turkic	10
132	Kür	brave, unyielding; stubborn	Turkic	3
133	Mekin	firm, steadfast	Arabic	5
134	Mert	valiant, true to his word	Persian	4
135	Mertcan	brave soul	Persian	7
136	Metin	firm, steadfast	Arabic	5
137	Odyakmaz	fire does not burn (him)	Turkic	8
138	Öcalan	avenger	Turkic	6
139	Öçsoy	lineage of requital	Turkic	5
140	Öktem	strong, proud, fearless	Turkic	5
141	Ölmez	undying, immortal	Turkic	5
142	Özacar	truly daring	Arabic	6
143	Özberk	truly strong, firm at heart	Turkic	6
144	Özçetin	truly tough	Turkic	7
145	Özerk	autonomous; own might	Turkic	5
146	Özkoç	true ram, real stalwart	Turkic	5
147	Özsert	tough at heart	Persian	6
148	Öztaşdelen	true stone-piercer	Turkic	10