Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 212

Alçelik

Alçelik /altʃeˈlik/ ASCII Alcelik

“red steel”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
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 Alçelik?

Alçelik

IPA /altʃeˈlik/

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

What does the surname Alçelik mean?

The name means ‘red steel’, from al ‘red’ and çelik ‘steel’. Nişanyan traces çelik to Middle Turkic çelik ‘forging; forged iron’, from çal- ‘to strike’.1,2

Grammar al + çelik.

That Alçelik goes back to al and çelik is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Alçelik made of?

Alçelik breaks into 2 parts: al (red) + çelik (steel).

Alçelik + root al red TURKIC al “red” root çelik steel TURKIC çelik “forged iron, steel” Alçelik al root red al TURKIC “red” çelik root steel çelik TURKIC “forged iron, steel”
Alçelik: parts and root words
  • al Turkic — red2
  • çelik Turkic — forged iron, steel1

How was the name Alçelik formed?

Alçelik belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (al + çelik).

Which surnames are related to Alçelik?

Alçelik Çelik Özçelik Çeliker Çelikel Çelikkol Çelikbilek Sertçelik Akçelik Çelikkan Çelikyurt Çelikay Çelikbaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çelik same root 4 717,655
02 Özçelik same root – –
03 Çeliker same root – –
04 Çelikel same root – –
05 Çelikkol same root – –
06 Çelikbilek same root – –
07 Sertçelik same root – –
08 Akçelik same root – –
09 Çelikkan same root – –
10 Çelikyurt same root – –
11 Çelikay same root – –
12 Çelikbaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Alçelik?

  1. Turhan Alçelik politician 1958–
  2. Aytekin Alçelik researcher

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

How is Alçelik written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Alcelik: ç becomes c (German tsch, English ch).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çelik accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: al 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 Alçelik

Q1

What does the surname Alçelik mean?

The name means ‘red steel’, from al ‘red’ and çelik ‘steel’. Nişanyan traces çelik to Middle Turkic çelik ‘forging; forged iron’, from çal- ‘to strike’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alçelik?

The root word of Alçelik is al (Turkic): “red”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Alçelik?

Al·çe·lik, 3 syllables; IPA: /altʃeˈlik/.