Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 304

Alışık

Alışık /aɫɯˈʃɯk/ ASCII Alisik

“accustomed”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Adjective
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 Alışık?

Alışık

IPA /aɫɯˈʃɯk/

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

What does the surname Alışık mean?

As an adjective, Alışık means ‘accustomed, used to something’, formed from alışmak ‘to get used to’ with the suffix -ık. Everyday Turkish uses it in phrases like zora alışık ‘used to hardship’.1

Grammar alış- + -ık.

Alışık is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Alışık made of?

Alışık is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: alış- (alışmak: to get used to) + -ık (deverbal adjective suffix).

Alışık + root alış- alışmak: to get used to TURKIC alışık “accustomed, used to” suffix -ık deverbal adjective suffix Alışık alış- root alışmak: to get used to alışık TURKIC “accustomed, used to” -ık suffix deverbal adjective suffix
Alışık: parts and root words
  • alışık Turkic — accustomed, used to1

How was the name Alışık formed?

Alışık was formed by adding the suffix -ık (“deverbal adjective suffix”) to alış- (“alışmak: to get used to”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Alışık?

  1. Kerem Alışık association football player 1960–
  2. Sadri Alışık film actor 1925–1995
  3. Murat Alışık researcher

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

How is Alışık written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Alisik.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: alışık 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

Common questions about Alışık

Q1

What does the surname Alışık mean?

As an adjective, Alışık means ‘accustomed, used to something’, formed from alışmak ‘to get used to’ with the suffix -ık. Everyday Turkish uses it in phrases like zora alışık ‘used to hardship’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alışık?

The root word of Alışık is alışık (Turkic): “accustomed, used to”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Alışık?

A·lı·şık, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫɯˈʃɯk/.