Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 250

Alptekin

Alptekin /aɫpteˈkin/

“heroic prince”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Alptekin?

Alptekin

IPA /aɫpteˈkin/

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

What does the surname Alptekin mean?

Alptekin is an old Turkic name made of alp ‘hero’ and tekin ‘prince’, meaning ‘heroic prince’. It was borne by Alptegin, the Samanid commander who seized Ghazna in the 10th century and paved the way for the Ghaznavid dynasty.1,2

Grammar alp + tekin: a personal name of two name elements.

What is Alptekin made of?

Alptekin breaks into 2 parts: alp (hero, valiant) + tekin (Old Turkic: prince).

Alptekin ++ first element alp hero, valiant TURKIC alp “hero” suffix tekin Old Turkic: prince TURKIC tekin “Old Turkic tigin‘prince’” Alptekin alp first element hero, valiant alp TURKIC “hero” tekin suffix Old Turkic: prince tekin TURKIC “Old Turkic tigin ‘prince’”
Alptekin: parts and root words
  • alp Turkic — hero1
  • tekin Turkic — Old Turkic tigin ‘prince’2

How was the name Alptekin formed?

Alptekin belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (alp + tekin).

Which surnames are related to Alptekin?

Alptekin Tekin Alp Aytekin Alper Gökalp Ertekin Öztekin Alpaslan Alpay Özalp Alparslan Eralp
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tekin same root – –
02 Alp same root – –
03 Aytekin same root – –
04 Alper same root – –
05 Gökalp same root – –
06 Ertekin same root – –
07 Öztekin same root – –
08 Alpaslan same root – –
09 Alpay same root – –
10 Özalp same root – –
11 Alparslan same root – –
12 Eralp same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Alptekin?

  1. Aslı Çakır Alptekin middle-distance runner 1985–
  2. Cihan Alptekin politician 1947–1972
  3. Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin artist 1957–2007
  4. İsmail Alptekin politician 1943–
  5. Ayris Alptekin actor 1992–
  6. Cesarettin Alptekin association football player 1953–2015
  7. Hatice Alptekin writer 1923–2005
  8. Kamil Ekim Alptekin businessperson 1977–

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

Is Alptekin also a first name?

Yes. Alptekin is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “heroic prince”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: alp accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tekin accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Alptekin accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Alptekin accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Alptekin

Q1

What does the surname Alptekin mean?

Alptekin is an old Turkic name made of alp ‘hero’ and tekin ‘prince’, meaning ‘heroic prince’. It was borne by Alptegin, the Samanid commander who seized Ghazna in the 10th century and paved the way for the Ghaznavid dynasty.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alptekin?

The root word of Alptekin is alp (Turkic): “hero”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Alptekin?

Alp·te·kin, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫpteˈkin/.