Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Akleylek

Akleylek /aklejˈlec/

“white stork”1

Probable origin Akleylek: root entries for ak + leylek · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
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How do you pronounce Akleylek?

Akleylek

IPA /aklejˈlec/

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

What does the surname Akleylek mean?

The leylek is the stork, a long-legged, long-billed migratory bird; according to en.Wiktionary the word comes from Arabic laqlaq “stork”. With ak the name evokes the bird’s white plumage: “white stork”.1,2

Grammar Compound ak (Turkish) + leylek (Arabic).

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

What is Akleylek made of?

Akleylek combines Turkic and Arabic elements in 2 parts: ak- (ak: white; clean, unblemished) + leylek (leylek: stork).

Akleylek + root ak- ak: white; clean,unblemished TURKIC ak “white; clean,unblemished” root leylek leylek: stork ARABIC leylek “stork” Akleylek ak- root ak: white; clean, unblemished ak TURKIC “white; clean, unblemished” leylek root leylek: stork leylek ARABIC “stork”
Akleylek: parts and root words

How was the name Akleylek formed?

Akleylek was formed by joining ak- (“ak: white; clean, unblemished”) and leylek (“leylek: stork”).

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

Who are some well-known people named Akleylek?

  1. Cansu Akleylek researcher

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

How is Akleylek written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Akleylek abroad as well; y is a consonant as in “yes”.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Akleylek?

Turna, Akkuş and Alakuş share gloss keywords with Akleylek within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Akleylek?

Read the root, formation and register information for Akleylek alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: leylek accessed 9 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 Akleylek

Q1

What does the surname Akleylek mean?

The leylek is the stork, a long-legged, long-billed migratory bird; according to en.Wiktionary the word comes from Arabic laqlaq “stork”. With ak the name evokes the bird’s white plumage: “white stork”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akleylek?

Akleylek is made up of two elements: ak “white; clean, unblemished” (Turkic) and leylek “stork” (Arabic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Akleylek?

Ak·ley·lek, 3 syllables; IPA: /aklejˈlec/.