Corrections

If you find an error on this site, we want to fix it. This page explains how we handle corrections and lists the material ones we have made.

What do we correct?

• A wrong or outdated number, rank or year.
• A fact linked to the wrong source.
• A meaning or origin note that conflicts with the dictionary sources.
• An error in a law article, a date or a Resmî Gazete reference.
• A wrong detail about a notable person who carries a surname.
• Turkish characters, spelling or translation mistakes.

A family story about what a surname means is not, on its own, grounds for a correction. If there is a documented source for it, we can add it as a competing view.

How do you report an error?

Write to our contact address: iletisim@turkiyesoyadlari.com. It helps if you include:

1. The page address.
2. The sentence or number you think is wrong.
3. A source that shows the correct version: a dictionary entry, a law text, official statistics or a reliable publication.

What happens next?

We check every report against its source. If the error is confirmed, we fix the page and update its date. If the sources do not support the change, we write back and say why.

We do not alter official figures. If a number published by TÜİK or NVİ looks wrong to you, we keep showing it as published. The mistake is ours only if we copied it wrongly.

Where are corrections listed?

Material corrections appear in the log below, with the date, the page and what changed. A change to a number, a rank, a meaning or an origin note counts as material. Typo and formatting fixes are not logged.

The yearly refresh with TÜİK’s new figures is not a correction. It is part of the annual update described on the Methodology page.