Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 316

Alkır

Alkır /aɫˈkɯɾ/ ASCII Alkir

“red and grey”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Alkır?

Alkır

IPA /aɫˈkɯɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Alkır mean?

Two colour words are combined, al “red” and kır “whitish grey”, both used in Turkish especially for horse coats. Kır also means “open countryside”.1,2

Grammar Compound al + kır.

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

What is Alkır made of?

Alkır is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: al (al: red, crimson) + kır (kır: grey (of horses); countryside).

Alkır + root al al: red, crimson TURKIC al “red” root kır kır: grey (of horses);countryside TURKIC kır “grey; open country” Alkır al root al: red, crimson al TURKIC “red” kır root kır: grey (of horses); countryside kır TURKIC “grey; open country”
Alkır: parts and root words
  • al Turkic — red1
  • kır Turkic — grey; open country2

How was the name Alkır formed?

Alkır was formed by joining al (“al: red, crimson”) and kır (“kır: grey (of horses); countryside”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Alkır?

Alkır Kır Kırca Kırdar Kıratlı Kırbaş Kırağası Kırat
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kır same root – –
02 Kırca same root – –
03 Kırdar same root – –
04 Kıratlı same root – –
05 Kırbaş same root – –
06 Kırağası same root – –
07 Kırat same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Alkır?

  1. Raci Alkır singer 1933–2011

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

How is Alkır written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Alkir.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: al accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kır accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kır accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Alkır

Q1

What does the surname Alkır mean?

Two colour words are combined, al “red” and kır “whitish grey”, both used in Turkish especially for horse coats. Kır also means “open countryside”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alkır?

Alkır is made up of two elements: al “red” (Turkic) and kır “grey; open country” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Alkır?

Al·kır, 2 syllables; IPA: /aɫˈkɯɾ/.