Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 107

Akçiçek

Akçiçek /aktʃiˈtʃek/ ASCII Akcicek

“white flower”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Akçiçek?

Akçiçek

IPA /aktʃiˈtʃek/

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

What does the surname Akçiçek mean?

Akçiçek means ‘white flower’. Nişanyan Adlar calls it a Turkish name common since the earliest times: it appears as the name of the consort of Kapçak Han, legendary ancestor of the Kipchaks, and is associated with Banu Çiçek in the Dede Korkut stories. It is also a female given name today.1,2

Grammar ak + çiçek: adjective–noun compound.

What is Akçiçek made of?

Akçiçek breaks into 2 parts: ak (white; pure) + çiçek (flower).

Akçiçek + first element ak white; pure TURKIC ak “white; pure, spotless” root çiçek flower TURKIC çiçek “flower” Akçiçek ak first element white; pure ak TURKIC “white; pure, spotless” çiçek root flower çiçek TURKIC “flower”
Akçiçek: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; pure, spotless1
  • çiçek Turkic — flower2

How was the name Akçiçek formed?

Akçiçek belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (ak + çiçek).

Which surnames are related to Akçiçek?

Akçiçek Çiçek Ayçiçek Alçiçek Çiçekoğlu Çiçekli
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çiçek same root – –
02 Ayçiçek same root – –
03 Alçiçek same root – –
04 Çiçekoğlu same root – –
05 Çiçekli same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akçiçek?

  1. Yusuf Akçiçek association football player 2006–
  2. Ekrem Akçiçek researcher
  3. Hikmet Akçiçek musician 1963–
  4. Selâhattin Akçiçek politician 1918–1977
  5. Eser Akçiçek physician 1971–
  6. Fehmi Akçiçek researcher

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

Is Akçiçek also a first name?

Yes. Akçiçek is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “white flower”.

Akçiçek as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Akçiçek written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Akcicek.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çiçek accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Akçiçek accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Akçiçek

Q1

What does the surname Akçiçek mean?

Akçiçek means ‘white flower’. Nişanyan Adlar calls it a Turkish name common since the earliest times: it appears as the name of the consort of Kapçak Han, legendary ancestor of the Kipchaks, and is associated with Banu Çiçek in the Dede Korkut stories. It is also a female given name today.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akçiçek?

The root word of Akçiçek is ak (Turkic): “white; pure, spotless”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Akçiçek?

Ak·çi·çek, 3 syllables; IPA: /aktʃiˈtʃek/.