Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 32

Açık

Açık /aˈtʃɯk/ ASCII Acik

“open, clear; frank”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Açık?

Açık

IPA /aˈtʃɯk/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Açık mean?

Açık is the everyday adjective for “open”: not shut or covered, clear and bright, plainly understood; said of a person it describes a frank, straightforward manner. Nişanyan derives it from Old Turkic açuk, formed from the verb aç- “to open” with the suffix +Uk.1

Grammar adjective derived from the verb aç- “to open”

Açık is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Açık made of?

Açık is a single Turkic root: açık (açık: open; unconcealed; clear, bright).

Açık root açık açık: open; unconcealed;clear, bright TURKIC açık “opened; unconcealed;clear, bright;…” Açık açık root açık: open; unconcealed; clear, bright açık TURKIC “opened; unconcealed; clear,bright; intelligible”
Açık: parts and root words
  • açık Turkic — opened; unconcealed; clear, bright; intelligible1

How was the name Açık formed?

Açık is the adjective açık (“açık: open; unconcealed; clear, bright”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Açık?

Açık Açıkgöz Açıkalın Açıkel Açıksöz Alnıaçık Eliaçık Gözüaçık Açıkbaş Bağrıaçık
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Açıkgöz same root – –
02 Açıkalın same root – –
03 Açıkel same root – –
04 Açıksöz same root – –
05 Alnıaçık same root – –
06 Eliaçık same root – –
07 Gözüaçık same root – –
08 Açıkbaş same root – –
09 Bağrıaçık same root – –

How is Açık written and pronounced abroad?

In Açık, ı (dotless i) is usually written i in foreign records; ç (English “ch”) often appears as c, giving forms such as Acik.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: açık accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: açık accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Açık

Q1

What does the surname Açık mean?

Açık is the everyday adjective for “open”: not shut or covered, clear and bright, plainly understood; said of a person it describes a frank, straightforward manner. Nişanyan derives it from Old Turkic açuk, formed from the verb aç- “to open” with the suffix +Uk.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Açık?

The root word of Açık is açık (Turkic): “opened; unconcealed; clear, bright; intelligible”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Açık?

A·çık, 2 syllables; IPA: /aˈtʃɯk/.