Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 56

Ağar

Ağar /aːɾ/ ASCII Agar

“it rises; it dawns”1

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

How do you pronounce Ağar?

Ağar

IPA /aːɾ/

What does the surname Ağar mean?

Ağar can be tied to two verbs. In form it is the aorist of ağmak ‘to rise, to climb’: ‘it rises’. It is also linked with ağarmak ‘to whiten, to grow light’, the verb of tan ağarmak ‘dawn breaks’ and saçı ağarmak ‘his hair turns white’, which Nişanyan derives from Old Turkic ak ‘white’.1,2

Grammar According to Wiktionary, third-person aorist of ağmak: ağ- + -ar.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Turkish Wiktionary gives ağar as the aorist of ağmak ‘to rise’.
  2. Nişanyan derives Middle Turkic aġar- ‘to whiten, figuratively to age’ from ak ‘white’; the name can also be read with this verb.

What is Ağar made of?

Ağar breaks into 2 parts: ağ- (ağmak: to rise; or ağarmak: to whiten) + -ar (aorist).

Ağar +++ root ağ- ağmak: to rise; orağarmak: to whiten TURKIC ağmak “to rise up; to lean toone side” suffix -ar aorist TURKIC ağarmak “to turn white; to growlight at dawn” TURKIC ak “white” Ağar ağ- root ağmak: to rise; or ağarmak: to whiten ağmak TURKIC “to rise up; to lean to one side” -ar suffix aorist ağarmak TURKIC “to turn white; to grow light atdawn” ak TURKIC “white”
Ağar: parts and root words
  • ağmak Turkic — to rise up; to lean to one side1
  • ağarmak Turkic — to turn white; to grow light at dawn2
  • ak Turkic — white1

How was the name Ağar formed?

Ağar belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (ağ- + -ar).

Who are some well-known people named Ağar?

  1. Mehmet Ağar politician 1951–
  2. Abdullah Ağar soldier 1967–
  3. Halil Ağar politician 1920–2004
  4. Reşit Ağar politician 1875–1935
  5. Sait Ağar politician 1920–1987
  6. Tolga Ağar politician 1975–
  7. Ayşen Alaman Ağar researcher
  8. Ebru Ağar basketball player 1990–

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

How is Ağar written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language documents it often appears as Agar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ağmak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ağarmak accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ağar accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ağar accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ağar

Q1

What does the surname Ağar mean?

Ağar can be tied to two verbs. In form it is the aorist of ağmak ‘to rise, to climb’: ‘it rises’. It is also linked with ağarmak ‘to whiten, to grow light’, the verb of tan ağarmak ‘dawn breaks’ and saçı ağarmak ‘his hair turns white’, which Nişanyan derives from Old Turkic ak ‘white’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ağar?

The root word of Ağar is ağmak (Turkic): “to rise up; to lean to one side”. There are 3 competing views on where Ağar comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ağar?

A·ğar, 2 syllables; IPA: /aːɾ/.