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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Çelik or Öztürk?
For every Öztürk there are about 1.22 Çeliks (2025). Since 2018, Çelik has grown 5.5% and Öztürk 3.6%, so the gap is widening. Nationally Çelik ranks 4th and Öztürk 8th.1
SURNAME · No. 4
Çelik
“steel; tough, resilient”
- People
- 717,655
- Per 1,000
- 8.3
- Since 2018
- +5.5%
- Provinces led
- 1
- Origin
- Turkic
- Category
- Metals and gemstones
SURNAME · No. 8
Öztürk
“true Turk, genuine Turk”
- People
- 586,831
- Per 1,000
- 6.8
- Since 2018
- +3.6%
- Provinces led
- 0
- Origin
- Turkic
- Category
- Homeland, nation and ideals
How have Çelik and Öztürk changed since 2018?
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Çelik | 680,558 | 688,604 | 695,044 | 701,315 | 706,814 | 710,598 | 714,184 | 717,655 |
| Öztürk | 566,330 | 571,404 | 575,418 | 578,745 | 581,862 | 583,451 | 585,053 | 586,831 |
| Year | Çelik | Öztürk | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 680,558 | 566,330 | 1.20 |
| 2019 | 688,604 | 571,404 | 1.21 |
| 2020 | 695,044 | 575,418 | 1.21 |
| 2021 | 701,315 | 578,745 | 1.21 |
| 2022 | 706,814 | 581,862 | 1.21 |
| 2023 | 710,598 | 583,451 | 1.22 |
| 2024 | 714,184 | 585,053 | 1.22 |
| 2025 | 717,655 | 586,831 | 1.22 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Çelik ranks above Öztürk in 51 provinces and Öztürk above Çelik in 29 provinces.1
Çelik ahead
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Both Çelik and Öztürk go back to words of Turkic origin; Çelik is a plain noun and Öztürk a compound formation.
- Çelik Çelik is steel, the iron-carbon alloy that is quenched to make it hard and springy. Figuratively it describes someone tough and resilient, çelik gibi, “like steel”. The word has the same form in Ottoman Turkish and is also a male given name.
- Öztürk Built from two words: öz, “own, pure, genuine”, and Türk, “Turk”. Together they mean “a true Turk, a Turk through and through”. Öz- was one of the most frequent first elements when surnames were chosen in 1934.
How is this comparison made?
Sources
- 1Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK ADNKS: Cinsiyete göre nüfus, Türkiye ve 81 il