Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 61

Ahıskalı

Ahıskalı /ahɯskaˈɫɯ/ ASCII Ahiskali

“from Ahıska”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
Place name
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 Ahıskalı?

Ahıskalı

IPA /ahɯskaˈɫɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Ahıskalı mean?

Ahıskalı means ‘from Ahıska’. Ahıska is the Turkish name of a town in southern Georgia near the Turkish border; its Georgian name, Akhaltsikhe, means ‘new fortress’. In Ottoman times the town was the seat of the province of Çıldır.1

Grammar Ahıska + -lı.

What is Ahıskalı made of?

Ahıskalı breaks into 2 parts: Ahıska (Ahıska: town in Georgia (Akhaltsikhe)) + -lı (-lı: from (a place); having).

Ahıskalı + root Ahıska Ahıska: town in Georgia(Akhaltsikhe) OTHER Ahıska “town in southernGeorgia; Georgian…” suffix -lı -lı: from (a place);having Ahıskalı Ahıska root Ahıska: town in Georgia (Akhaltsikhe) Ahıska OTHER “town in southern Georgia;Georgian Akhaltsikhe ‘new…’” -lı suffix -lı: from (a place); having
Ahıskalı: parts and root words
  • Ahıska Other — town in southern Georgia; Georgian Akhaltsikhe ‘new fortress’1

How was the name Ahıskalı formed?

Ahıskalı belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (Ahıska + -lı).

Who are some well-known people named Ahıskalı?

  1. Fatih Ahıskalı musician 1976–
  2. Yusuf Ahıskalı writer 1909–1983
  3. Bülent Ahıskalı researcher
  4. Rengin Ahıskalı academic

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

How is Ahıskalı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Ahiskali.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ahıska accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Akhaltsikhe 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 Ahıskalı

Q1

What does the surname Ahıskalı mean?

Ahıskalı means ‘from Ahıska’. Ahıska is the Turkish name of a town in southern Georgia near the Turkish border; its Georgian name, Akhaltsikhe, means ‘new fortress’. In Ottoman times the town was the seat of the province of Çıldır.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ahıskalı?

The root word of Ahıskalı is Ahıska (another language): “town in southern Georgia; Georgian Akhaltsikhe ‘new fortress’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ahıskalı?

A·hıs·ka·lı, 4 syllables; IPA: /ahɯskaˈɫɯ/.