Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 178

Aktepe

Aktepe /akteˈpe/

“white hill”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
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 Aktepe?

Aktepe

IPA /akteˈpe/

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

What does the surname Aktepe mean?

The name means ‘white hill’. Tepe continues Old Turkic tepe/töpü ‘top of a mountain or of the head’, according to Nişanyan.1

Grammar ak + tepe.

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

What is Aktepe made of?

Aktepe breaks into 2 parts: ak (white) + tepe (hill, summit).

Aktepe + root ak white TURKIC ak “white” root tepe hill, summit TURKIC tepe “top of a mountain orhead” Aktepe ak root white ak TURKIC “white” tepe root hill, summit tepe TURKIC “top of a mountain or head”
Aktepe: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white1
  • tepe Turkic — top of a mountain or head1

How was the name Aktepe formed?

Aktepe belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (ak + tepe).

Which surnames are related to Aktepe?

Aktepe Tepe Boztepe Göktepe Karatepe Kocatepe Yeşiltepe Göztepe Akçatepe Kartaltepe Kızıltepe Yüksektepe Adatepe
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tepe same root – –
02 Boztepe same root – –
03 Göktepe same root – –
04 Karatepe same root – –
05 Kocatepe same root – –
06 Yeşiltepe same root – –
07 Göztepe same root – –
08 Akçatepe same root – –
09 Kartaltepe same root – –
10 Kızıltepe same root – –
11 Yüksektepe same root – –
12 Adatepe same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aktepe?

  1. Münir Aktepe politician 1917–1996
  2. Evrim Aktepe researcher
  3. Necmettin Aktepe researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tepe 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 Aktepe

Q1

What does the surname Aktepe mean?

The name means ‘white hill’. Tepe continues Old Turkic tepe/töpü ‘top of a mountain or of the head’, according to Nişanyan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aktepe?

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

How do you pronounce Aktepe?

Ak·te·pe, 3 syllables; IPA: /akteˈpe/.