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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Yıldırım or Öztürk?
For every Öztürk there are about 1.14 Yıldırıms (2025). Since 2018, Yıldırım has grown 4.7% and Öztürk 3.6%, so the gap is widening. Nationally Yıldırım ranks 7th and Öztürk 8th.1
SURNAME · No. 7
Yıldırım
“thunderbolt; lightning-fast”
- People
- 666,723
- Per 1,000
- 7.7
- Since 2018
- +4.7%
- Provinces led
- 1
- Origin
- Turkic
- Category
- Wind, rain and lightning
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 Yıldırım and Öztürk changed since 2018?
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yıldırım | 636,738 | 643,571 | 648,965 | 654,066 | 658,631 | 661,503 | 664,229 | 666,723 |
| Öztürk | 566,330 | 571,404 | 575,418 | 578,745 | 581,862 | 583,451 | 585,053 | 586,831 |
| Year | Yıldırım | Öztürk | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 636,738 | 566,330 | 1.12 |
| 2019 | 643,571 | 571,404 | 1.13 |
| 2020 | 648,965 | 575,418 | 1.13 |
| 2021 | 654,066 | 578,745 | 1.13 |
| 2022 | 658,631 | 581,862 | 1.13 |
| 2023 | 661,503 | 583,451 | 1.13 |
| 2024 | 664,229 | 585,053 | 1.14 |
| 2025 | 666,723 | 586,831 | 1.14 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Yıldırım ranks above Öztürk in 52 provinces and Öztürk above Yıldırım in 28 provinces.1
Yıldırım ahead
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Both Yıldırım and Öztürk go back to words of Turkic origin; Yıldırım is a plain noun and Öztürk a compound formation.
- Yıldırım The word for a thunderbolt, the lightning that strikes the ground. In phrases it comes to mean “lightning-fast”, as in yıldırım hızıyla, “at lightning speed”. The surname carries this image of sudden power and speed, and Yıldırım 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