Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 149

Akdik

Akdik /akˈdik/

“pure and upright”1

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

How do you pronounce Akdik?

Akdik

IPA /akˈdik/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Akdik mean?

Akdik is a compound of ak ‘white, clean, honest’ and dik ‘upright, unbending’. Both go back to Old Turkic: ak to āk ‘white’, dik to tik ‘standing upright’. The name reads as praise joining integrity and an upright bearing.1,2

Grammar ak + dik.

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

What is Akdik made of?

Akdik is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ak (white; clean, honest) + dik (upright, unbending).

Akdik + root ak white; clean, honest TURKIC ak “white; clean” root dik upright, unbending TURKIC dik “upright, vertical” Akdik ak root white; clean, honest ak TURKIC “white; clean” dik root upright, unbending dik TURKIC “upright, vertical”
Akdik: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; clean1
  • dik Turkic — upright, vertical2

How was the name Akdik formed?

Akdik is a name newly coined from ak (“white; clean, honest”) and dik (“upright, unbending”) in the years of the surname law.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Akdik?

Akdik Dikmen Diker Dik Dikeç Diktaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Dikmen same root – –
02 Diker same root – –
03 Dik same root – –
04 Dikeç same root – –
05 Diktaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akdik?

  1. Kamil Akdik writer 1861–1941
  2. Şeref Akdik painter 1899–1972
  3. Sâra Akdik university teacher 1897–1982

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dik 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

Common questions about Akdik

Q1

What does the surname Akdik mean?

Akdik is a compound of ak ‘white, clean, honest’ and dik ‘upright, unbending’. Both go back to Old Turkic: ak to āk ‘white’, dik to tik ‘standing upright’. The name reads as praise joining integrity and an upright bearing.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akdik?

Akdik is made up of two elements: ak “white; clean” (Turkic) and dik “upright, vertical” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Akdik?

Ak·dik, 2 syllables; IPA: /akˈdik/.