Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 283

Albayrak

Albayrak /aɫbajˈɾak/

“the red flag”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Albayrak?

Albayrak

IPA /aɫbajˈɾak/

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

What does the surname Albayrak mean?

From al “red” and bayrak “flag”: “the red flag”, a fixed expression in Turkish speech and poetry for the Turkish flag. Bayrak comes from Old Turkic batrak “lance, standard”.1,2

Grammar Adjective al + noun bayrak.

What is Albayrak made of?

Albayrak is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: al (al: red, crimson) + bayrak (bayrak: flag, banner).

Albayrak + first element al al: red, crimson TURKIC al “red, crimson” root bayrak bayrak: flag, banner TURKIC bayrak “flag, the cloth symbolof a nation or group…” Albayrak al first element al: red, crimson al TURKIC “red, crimson” bayrak root bayrak: flag, banner bayrak TURKIC “flag, the cloth symbol of anation or group (Old Turkic…”
Albayrak: parts and root words
  • al Turkic — red, crimson1
  • bayrak Turkic — flag, the cloth symbol of a nation or group (Old Turkic batrak “lance, standard”)2

How was the name Albayrak formed?

Albayrak was formed by joining al (“al: red, crimson”) and bayrak (“bayrak: flag, banner”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Albayrak?

Albayrak Bayrak Bayraktar Bayrakdar Bayrakçı Bayraklı Bayraktutan Akbayrak Büyükbayrak Bayraktutar Özbayraktar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bayrak same root – –
02 Bayraktar same root – –
03 Bayrakdar same root – –
04 Bayrakçı same root – –
05 Bayraklı same root – –
06 Bayraktutan same root – –
07 Akbayrak same root – –
08 Büyükbayrak same root – –
09 Bayraktutar same root – –
10 Özbayraktar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Albayrak?

  1. Eren Albayrak association football player 1991–
  2. Berat Albayrak politician 1978–
  3. Vedat Albayrak judoka 1993–
  4. Tuğçe Albayrak student 1991–2014
  5. Sinan Albayrak actor 1973–
  6. Erhan Albayrak association football player 1977–
  7. Nebahat Albayrak politician 1968–
  8. Uğur Albayrak association football player 1988–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: al accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bayrak accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Albayrak accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bayrak accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Albayrak

Q1

What does the surname Albayrak mean?

From al “red” and bayrak “flag”: “the red flag”, a fixed expression in Turkish speech and poetry for the Turkish flag. Bayrak comes from Old Turkic batrak “lance, standard”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Albayrak?

Albayrak is made up of two elements: al “red, crimson” (Turkic) and bayrak ‘flag, the cloth symbol of a nation or group (Old Turkic batrak “lance, standard”)’ (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Albayrak?

Al·bay·rak, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫbajˈɾak/.