Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 162

Aksakallı

Aksakallı /aksakaɫˈɫɯ/ ASCII Aksakalli

“white-bearded”1

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

How do you pronounce Aksakallı?

Aksakallı

IPA /aksakaɫˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Aksakallı mean?

Made of ak ‘white’, sakal ‘beard’ and -lı: ‘white-bearded’. In Turkish the white beard is a familiar image of age and experience. Sakal is attested in the same form in Old Turkic.1

Grammar ak + sakal + -lı.

That Aksakallı goes back to ak and sakal is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Aksakallı made of?

Aksakallı breaks into 3 parts: ak (ak: white) + sakal (sakal: beard) + -lı (-lı: having).

Aksakallı ++ root ak ak: white TURKIC ak “white” root sakal sakal: beard TURKIC sakal “beard” suffix -lı -lı: having Aksakallı ak root ak: white ak TURKIC “white” sakal root sakal: beard sakal TURKIC “beard” -lı suffix -lı: having
Aksakallı: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white1
  • sakal Turkic — beard1

How was the name Aksakallı formed?

Aksakallı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (ak + sakal + -lı).

Which surnames are related to Aksakallı?

Aksakallı Aksakal Kabasakal Sakallı Sakallıoğlu Karasakal Sakal
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksakal same root – –
02 Kabasakal same root – –
03 Sakallı same root – –
04 Sakallıoğlu same root – –
05 Karasakal same root – –
06 Sakal same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aksakallı?

  1. Zekai Aksakallı soldier 1961–
  2. Sertaç Aksakallı researcher

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

How is Aksakallı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Aksakalli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: sakal accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aksakallı

Q1

What does the surname Aksakallı mean?

Made of ak ‘white’, sakal ‘beard’ and -lı: ‘white-bearded’. In Turkish the white beard is a familiar image of age and experience. Sakal is attested in the same form in Old Turkic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aksakallı?

The root word of Aksakallı is ak (Turkic): “white”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aksakallı?

Ak·sa·kal·lı, 4 syllables; IPA: /aksakaɫˈɫɯ/.