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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Şahin or Öztürk?
For every Öztürk there are about 1.17 Şahins (2025). Since 2018, Şahin has grown 4.2% and Öztürk 3.6%, so the gap is widening. Nationally Şahin ranks 6th and Öztürk 8th.1
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
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 Şahin and Öztürk changed since 2018?
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Şahin | 660,634 | 667,161 | 672,026 | 676,707 | 680,655 | 683,206 | 685,727 | 688,214 |
| Öztürk | 566,330 | 571,404 | 575,418 | 578,745 | 581,862 | 583,451 | 585,053 | 586,831 |
| Year | Şahin | Öztürk | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 660,634 | 566,330 | 1.17 |
| 2019 | 667,161 | 571,404 | 1.17 |
| 2020 | 672,026 | 575,418 | 1.17 |
| 2021 | 676,707 | 578,745 | 1.17 |
| 2022 | 680,655 | 581,862 | 1.17 |
| 2023 | 683,206 | 583,451 | 1.17 |
| 2024 | 685,727 | 585,053 | 1.17 |
| 2025 | 688,214 | 586,831 | 1.17 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Şahin ranks above Öztürk in 46 provinces and Öztürk above Şahin in 31 provinces.1
Şahin ahead
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Şahin goes back to a Persian word, Öztürk to a Turkic one; Şahin is a plain noun and Öztürk a compound formation.
- 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.
- 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