Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 184

Aktürkoğlu

Aktürkoğlu /aktyɾkoːˈɫu/ ASCII Akturkoglu

“son of Aktürk”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
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 Aktürkoğlu?

Aktürkoğlu

IPA /aktyɾkoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Aktürkoğlu mean?

Aktürkoğlu adds -oğlu to Aktürk, itself formed from ak ‘white; clean, unblemished’ and Türk: ‘son of Aktürk’.1,2

Grammar ak + Türk + -oğlu.

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

What is Aktürkoğlu made of?

Aktürkoğlu breaks into 3 parts: ak (ak: white; clean, unblemished) + türk (Türk: Turk, Turkish) + -oğlu (son of; of the family of).

Aktürkoğlu ++ root ak ak: white; clean,unblemished TURKIC ak “white; clean, honest” root türk Türk: Turk, Turkish TURKIC Türk “Turk; Turkish” suffix -oğlu son of; of the family of Aktürkoğlu ak root ak: white; clean, unblemished ak TURKIC “white; clean, honest” türk root Türk: Turk, Turkish Türk TURKIC “Turk; Turkish” -oğlu suffix son of; of the family of
Aktürkoğlu: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; clean, honest1
  • Türk Turkic — Turk; Turkish2

How was the name Aktürkoğlu formed?

Aktürkoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (ak + türk + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Aktürkoğlu?

Aktürkoğlu Öztürk Türkmen Şentürk Türkoğlu Ertürk Türk Türker Aktürk Kocatürk Türkyılmaz Baştürk Türkkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Öztürk same root 8 586,831
02 Türkmen same root – –
03 Şentürk same root – –
04 Türkoğlu same root – –
05 Ertürk same root – –
06 Türk same root – –
07 Türker same root – –
08 Aktürk same root – –
09 Kocatürk same root – –
10 Türkyılmaz same root – –
11 Baştürk same root – –
12 Türkkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aktürkoğlu?

  1. Kerem Aktürkoğlu association football player 1998–
  2. Gökhan Aktürkoğlu businessperson 1974–

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

How is Aktürkoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Akturkoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Türk 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
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aktürkoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Aktürkoğlu mean?

Aktürkoğlu adds -oğlu to Aktürk, itself formed from ak ‘white; clean, unblemished’ and Türk: ‘son of Aktürk’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aktürkoğlu?

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

How do you pronounce Aktürkoğlu?

Ak·tür·koğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /aktyɾkoːˈɫu/.