Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 204

Alanyalı

Alanyalı /aɫanjaˈɫɯ/ ASCII Alanyali

“from Alanya”2

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

How do you pronounce Alanyalı?

Alanyalı

IPA /aɫanjaˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Alanyalı mean?

Alanyalı means “from Alanya”. Alanya is a district of Antalya Province. Its Ottoman name was Alâiye, given after the Seljuk sultan Alaeddin Keykubad; according to en.Wiktionary, the present form Alanya arose from a variant rendering of that name in the new Latin script.2

Grammar Alanya + -lı.

What is Alanyalı made of?

Alanyalı breaks into 2 parts: Alanya (district of Antalya) + -lı (from, native of).

Alanyalı + root Alanya district of Antalya OTHER Alanya “district of Antalya;formerly Alâiye” suffix -lı from, native of Alanyalı Alanya root district of Antalya Alanya OTHER “district of Antalya; formerlyAlâiye” -lı suffix from, native of
Alanyalı: parts and root words
  • Alanya Other — district of Antalya; formerly Alâiye2

How was the name Alanyalı formed?

Alanyalı belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (Alanya + -lı).

Who are some well-known people named Alanyalı?

  1. Feriştah Alanyalı archaeologist
  2. Hüseyin Sabri Alanyalı archaeologist 1965–
  3. Iris Alanyalı writer 1969–

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

How is Alanyalı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Alanyalı is usually written Alanyali.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Alanya accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Alanya 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 Alanyalı

Q1

What does the surname Alanyalı mean?

Alanyalı means “from Alanya”. Alanya is a district of Antalya Province. Its Ottoman name was Alâiye, given after the Seljuk sultan Alaeddin Keykubad; according to en.Wiktionary, the present form Alanya arose from a variant rendering of that name in the new Latin script.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alanyalı?

The root word of Alanyalı is Alanya (another language): “district of Antalya; formerly Alâiye”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Alanyalı?

A·lan·ya·lı, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɫanjaˈɫɯ/.