Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 263

Altındağ

Altındağ /aɫtɯnˈdaː/ ASCII Altindag

“golden mountain; a district of Ankara”1

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Formation
Place name
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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 Altındağ?

Altındağ

IPA /aɫtɯnˈdaː/

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

What does the surname Altındağ mean?

Altındağ is the name of one of the central districts of Ankara, and also of a village in the Nizip district of Gaziantep. The name is made of altın “gold” and dağ “mountain”: “golden mountain”.1

Grammar altın + dağ.

That Altındağ goes back to altın and dağ is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Altındağ made of?

Altındağ breaks into 2 parts: altın (gold) + dağ (mountain).

Altındağ + root altın gold TURKIC altın “gold” root dağ mountain TURKIC dağ “mountain” Altındağ altın root gold altın TURKIC “gold” dağ root mountain dağ TURKIC “mountain”
Altındağ: parts and root words
  • altın Turkic — gold1
  • dağ Turkic — mountain1

How was the name Altındağ formed?

Altındağ belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (altın + dağ).

Which surnames are related to Altındağ?

Altındağ Karadağ Altın Altıntaş Akdağ Üstündağ Dağ Dağlı Bozdağ Dağdelen Altınok Altuntaş Dağdeviren
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karadağ same root – –
02 Altın same root – –
03 Altıntaş same root – –
04 Akdağ same root – –
05 Üstündağ same root – –
06 Dağ same root – –
07 Dağlı same root – –
08 Bozdağ same root – –
09 Dağdelen same root – –
10 Altınok same root – –
11 Altuntaş same root – –
12 Dağdeviren same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altındağ?

  1. Tevfik Altındağ association football player 1988–
  2. Levent Altındağ musician 1954–
  3. Cevdet Altındağ politician
  4. Ulkü Hüma Altindag researcher
  5. Özlem Altındağ researcher

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

How is Altındağ written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Altindag in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Altındağ accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Altındağ 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altındağ

Q1

What does the surname Altındağ mean?

Altındağ is the name of one of the central districts of Ankara, and also of a village in the Nizip district of Gaziantep. The name is made of altın “gold” and dağ “mountain”: “golden mountain”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altındağ?

The root word of Altındağ is altın (Turkic): “gold”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Altındağ?

Al·tın·dağ, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫtɯnˈdaː/.