Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 213

Alçiçek

Alçiçek /aɫt͡ʃiˈt͡ʃek/ ASCII Alcicek

“red flower”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Alçiçek?

Alçiçek

IPA /aɫt͡ʃiˈt͡ʃek/

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

What does the surname Alçiçek mean?

Alçiçek combines al ‘red’ and çiçek ‘flower’: ‘red flower’. Nişanyan traces çiçek to Old Turkic çeçek ‘flower’.1

Grammar al + çiçek.

That Alçiçek goes back to al and çeçek is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Alçiçek made of?

Alçiçek breaks into 2 parts: al (al: red) + çiçek (çiçek: flower).

Alçiçek + root al al: red TURKIC al “red” root çiçek çiçek: flower TURKIC çeçek “flower” Alçiçek al root al: red al TURKIC “red” çiçek root çiçek: flower çeçek TURKIC “flower”
Alçiçek: parts and root words
  • al Turkic — red1
  • çeçek Turkic — flower1

How was the name Alçiçek formed?

Alçiçek belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (al + çiçek).

Which surnames are related to Alçiçek?

Alçiçek Çiçek Akçiçek Ayçiçek Çiçekoğlu Çiçekli
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çiçek same root – –
02 Akçiçek same root – –
03 Ayçiçek same root – –
04 Çiçekoğlu same root – –
05 Çiçekli same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Alçiçek?

  1. Mehmet Cihat Alçiçek researcher
  2. Mustafa Alçiçek researcher
  3. Şeyma Alçiçek researcher

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

Is Alçiçek also a first name?

Yes. Alçiçek is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “red flower”.

Alçiçek as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Alçiçek written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Alcicek.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çiçek 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
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Alçiçek

Q1

What does the surname Alçiçek mean?

Alçiçek combines al ‘red’ and çiçek ‘flower’: ‘red flower’. Nişanyan traces çiçek to Old Turkic çeçek ‘flower’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alçiçek?

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

How do you pronounce Alçiçek?

Al·çi·çek, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫt͡ʃiˈt͡ʃek/.