Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 302

Alıcı

Alıcı /aɫɯˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Alici

“buyer; bird of prey”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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 Alıcı?

Alıcı

IPA /aɫɯˈdʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Alıcı mean?

Alıcı comes from the verb almak “to take” and today usually means “buyer, customer”. In the older language alıcı kuş, “taking bird”, meant a bird of prey that snatches its quarry, and the surname can be read this way too. No source settles which sense the family chose.1,2

Grammar Verb stem al- + agentive suffix -ıcı.

That Alıcı goes back to alıcı and alıcı kuş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

Alıcı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Alıcı made of?

Alıcı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: al- (almak: to take, to buy) + -ıcı (agentive suffix -ıcı).

Alıcı ++ root al- almak: to take, to buy TURKIC alıcı “buyer, customer; one whotakes” suffix -ıcı agentive suffix -ıcı TURKIC alıcı kuş “bird of prey” Alıcı al- root almak: to take, to buy alıcı TURKIC “buyer, customer; one who takes” -ıcı suffix agentive suffix -ıcı alıcı kuş TURKIC “bird of prey”
Alıcı: parts and root words
  • alıcı Turkic — buyer, customer; one who takes1
  • alıcı kuş Turkic — bird of prey2

How was the name Alıcı formed?

Alıcı was formed by adding the suffix -ıcı (“agentive suffix -ıcı”) to al- (“almak: to take, to buy”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Alıcı?

  1. Barış Alıcı association football player 1997–
  2. Duygu Alıcı weightlifter 2001–
  3. Kerim Alıcı association football player 1991–
  4. Ali Seçkiner Alıcı actor 1965–
  5. Burcu Alıcı weightlifter 2001–
  6. Emin Alıcı physician 1947–2025
  7. Erdal Alıcı association football player 1996–
  8. Muammer Alıcı statesperson 1938–

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

How is Alıcı written and pronounced abroad?

Passports and English-language documents often show it as Alici.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: alıcı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: alıcı kuş 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

Common questions about Alıcı

Q1

What does the surname Alıcı mean?

Alıcı comes from the verb almak “to take” and today usually means “buyer, customer”. In the older language alıcı kuş, “taking bird”, meant a bird of prey that snatches its quarry, and the surname can be read this way too. No source settles which sense the family chose.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alıcı?

The root word of Alıcı is alıcı (Turkic): “buyer, customer; one who takes”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Alıcı?

A·lı·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫɯˈdʒɯ/.