Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 166

Aksöz

Aksöz /akˈsøz/ ASCII Aksoz

“honest word”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Aksöz?

Aksöz

IPA /akˈsøz/

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

What does the surname Aksöz mean?

Aksöz is built from ak, “white”, and söz, “word”: “a clean, honest word”. Besides whiteness, ak carries the sense of spotlessness and honesty in Turkish; söz means both “word, speech” and “promise”.1,2

Grammar ak + söz: adjective + noun compound.

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

What is Aksöz made of?

Aksöz breaks into 2 parts: ak (white; clean, honest) + söz (word).

Aksöz + first element ak white; clean, honest TURKIC ak “white; clean, honest” root söz word TURKIC söz “word; promise” Aksöz ak first element white; clean, honest ak TURKIC “white; clean, honest” söz root word söz TURKIC “word; promise”
Aksöz: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; clean, honest2
  • söz Turkic — word; promise1

How was the name Aksöz formed?

Aksöz belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (ak + söz).

Which surnames are related to Aksöz?

Aksöz Sözen Sözer Ersöz Sözeri Doğrusöz Toksöz Açıksöz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sözen same root – –
02 Sözer same root – –
03 Ersöz same root – –
04 Sözeri same root – –
05 Doğrusöz same root – –
06 Toksöz same root – –
07 Açıksöz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aksöz?

  1. Sadık Aksöz association football player 1957–
  2. Uğur Aksöz politician 1948–
  3. Begüm Evranos Aksöz researcher
  4. Erkan Aksöz researcher
  5. Hasan Aksöz basketball player 1985–

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

How is Aksöz written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Aksoz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: söz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ak 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aksöz

Q1

What does the surname Aksöz mean?

Aksöz is built from ak, “white”, and söz, “word”: “a clean, honest word”. Besides whiteness, ak carries the sense of spotlessness and honesty in Turkish; söz means both “word, speech” and “promise”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aksöz?

The root word of Aksöz is ak (Turkic): “white; clean, honest”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aksöz?

Ak·söz, 2 syllables; IPA: /akˈsøz/.