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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Çelik or Şahin?
For every Şahin there are about 1.04 Çeliks (2025). Since 2018, Çelik has grown 5.5% and Şahin 4.2%, so the gap is widening. Nationally Çelik ranks 4th and Şahin 6th.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. 6
Şahin
“hawk, buzzard”
- People
- 688,214
- Per 1,000
- 8.0
- Since 2018
- +4.2%
- Provinces led
- 4
- Origin
- Persian
- Category
- Birds of prey
How have Çelik and Şahin 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 |
| Şahin | 660,634 | 667,161 | 672,026 | 676,707 | 680,655 | 683,206 | 685,727 | 688,214 |
| Year | Çelik | Şahin | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 680,558 | 660,634 | 1.03 |
| 2019 | 688,604 | 667,161 | 1.03 |
| 2020 | 695,044 | 672,026 | 1.03 |
| 2021 | 701,315 | 676,707 | 1.04 |
| 2022 | 706,814 | 680,655 | 1.04 |
| 2023 | 710,598 | 683,206 | 1.04 |
| 2024 | 714,184 | 685,727 | 1.04 |
| 2025 | 717,655 | 688,214 | 1.04 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Çelik ranks above Şahin in 46 provinces and Şahin above Çelik in 34 provinces.1
Çelik ahead
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Çelik goes back to a Turkic word, Şahin to a Persian one, and both are of the plain noun type.
- 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.
- Şahin The şahin is a medium-sized bird of prey of the hawk family, living in mountains and woodland; English renders it as buzzard or hawk. The word comes from Persian and is connected with şāh, “king”. As a name it stands for the bird’s keen eye, courage and agility.
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