Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 29

Açıkel

Açıkel /atʃɯˈcel/ ASCII Acikel

“open hand, generous”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Açıkel?

Açıkel

IPA /atʃɯˈcel/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Açıkel mean?

Açıkel is formed from açık ‘open’ and el. Its most natural reading follows the idiom eli açık ‘open-handed, generous’: ‘an open hand’, a generous person. El can also mean ‘country, people’, which would give ‘open land’.1,2

Grammar açık + el.

That Açıkel goes back to açık and el is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Açıkel made of?

Açıkel breaks into 2 parts: açık (açık: open; generous (eli açık)) + el (el: hand).

Açıkel + root açık açık: open; generous (eliaçık) TURKIC açık “open; frank” root el el: hand TURKIC el “hand; also homeland,people” Açıkel açık root açık: open; generous (eli açık) açık TURKIC “open; frank” el root el: hand el TURKIC “hand; also homeland, people”
Açıkel: parts and root words
  • açık Turkic — open; frank1
  • el Turkic — hand; also homeland, people2

How was the name Açıkel formed?

Açıkel belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (açık + el).

Which surnames are related to Açıkel?

Açıkel Açıkgöz Açıkalın 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 Açıksöz same root – –
04 Alnıaçık same root – –
05 Eliaçık same root – –
06 Gözüaçık same root – –
07 Açıkbaş same root – –
08 Bağrıaçık same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Açıkel?

  1. Fethi Açıkel politician 1970–
  2. Birsen Açıkel researcher
  3. Burak Açıkel researcher
  4. Cengizhan Açıkel researcher
  5. Meryem Açıkel association football player 1999–
  6. Yeşim Sağ Açıkel researcher

People surnamed Açıkel as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Açıkel written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Acikel.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: açık accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: el accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Açıkel

Q1

What does the surname Açıkel mean?

Açıkel is formed from açık ‘open’ and el. Its most natural reading follows the idiom eli açık ‘open-handed, generous’: ‘an open hand’, a generous person. El can also mean ‘country, people’, which would give ‘open land’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Açıkel?

The root word of Açıkel is açık (Turkic): “open; frank”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Açıkel?

A·çı·kel, 3 syllables; IPA: /atʃɯˈcel/.