Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 86

Akakçe

Akakçe /akakˈtʃe/ ASCII Akakce

“bright silver coin”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Akakçe?

Akakçe

IPA /akakˈtʃe/

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

What does the surname Akakçe mean?

Ak “white” joins akçe: “white akçe”, bright silver coin, the honest savings of the proverb ak akçe kara gün içindir, “white coin is for the black day”. The akçe was the small Ottoman silver coin; Nişanyan derives it from akça “silver coin”, built on ak “white”.1,2

Grammar Compound: ak + akçe

That Akakçe goes back to ak and akça is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Akakçe made of?

Akakçe is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ak (ak: white; pure, spotless) + akçe (akçe: small silver Ottoman coin; money).

Akakçe + root ak ak: white; pure, spotless TURKIC ak “white; pure” root akçe akçe: small silverOttoman coin; money TURKIC akça “silver, silver coin; ak+ -ça” Akakçe ak root ak: white; pure, spotless ak TURKIC “white; pure” akçe root akçe: small silver Ottoman coin; money akça TURKIC “silver, silver coin; ak + -ça”
Akakçe: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; pure1
  • akça Turkic — silver, silver coin; ak + -ça2

How was the name Akakçe formed?

Akakçe was formed by joining ak (“ak: white; pure, spotless”) and akçe (“akçe: small silver Ottoman coin; money”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Akakçe?

Akakçe Akça Ağca Akçalı Akçakaya Akçaoğlu Akçatepe Akçadağ
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akça same root – –
02 Ağca same root – –
03 Akçalı same root – –
04 Akçakaya same root – –
05 Akçaoğlu same root – –
06 Akçatepe same root – –
07 Akçadağ same root – –

How is Akakçe written and pronounced abroad?

In Akakçe, ç (English “ch”) often appears as c, giving forms such as Akakce.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: akça accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: akçe accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Akakçe accessed 9 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Akakçe

Q1

What does the surname Akakçe mean?

Ak “white” joins akçe: “white akçe”, bright silver coin, the honest savings of the proverb ak akçe kara gün içindir, “white coin is for the black day”. The akçe was the small Ottoman silver coin; Nişanyan derives it from akça “silver coin”, built on ak “white”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akakçe?

Akakçe is made up of two elements: ak “white; pure” (Turkic) and akça “silver, silver coin; ak + -ça” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Akakçe?

A·kak·çe, 3 syllables; IPA: /akakˈtʃe/.