Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 269

Altınkaya

Altınkaya /aɫtɯnkaˈja/ ASCII Altinkaya

“golden rock”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Altınkaya?

Altınkaya

IPA /aɫtɯnkaˈja/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Altınkaya mean?

Altın, “gold”, joins kaya, “rock”: “golden rock”, as precious as gold and as solid as rock. The firmness of rock and the worth of gold meet in one name. Altınkaya is also a place name in Aksaray, Hatay, Antalya and Samsun.1

Grammar Compound: altın + kaya.

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

What is Altınkaya made of?

Altınkaya breaks into 2 parts: altın (altın: gold) + kaya (kaya: rock).

Altınkaya + root altın altın: gold TURKIC altın “gold” root kaya kaya: rock TURKIC kaya “rock, crag” Altınkaya altın root altın: gold altın TURKIC “gold” kaya root kaya: rock kaya TURKIC “rock, crag”
Altınkaya: parts and root words
  • altın Turkic — gold1
  • kaya Turkic — rock, crag1

How was the name Altınkaya formed?

Altınkaya belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (altın + kaya).

Which surnames are related to Altınkaya?

Altınkaya Kaya Akkaya Altın Altıntaş Çetinkaya Karakaya Sarıkaya Özkaya Yalçınkaya Altınok Altuntaş Kayalı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kaya same root 2 899,722
02 Akkaya same root – –
03 Altın same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Çetinkaya same root – –
06 Karakaya same root – –
07 Sarıkaya same root – –
08 Özkaya same root – –
09 Yalçınkaya same root – –
10 Altınok same root – –
11 Altuntaş same root – –
12 Kayalı same root – –

How else is Altınkaya spelled?

Altunkayaspelling

Who are some well-known people named Altınkaya?

  1. Nihat Altınkaya volleyball player 1979–
  2. Doğan Altınkaya association football player 1985–
  3. Merve Altınkaya actor 1985–
  4. Cengiz Altınkaya politician 1949–
  5. Mahmut Altınkaya association football player 2000–
  6. Sacide Alsoy Altınkaya researcher
  7. Zeynep Altınkaya researcher
  8. Özlem Altınkaya researcher

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

How is Altınkaya written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Altinkaya.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: altın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Altınkaya 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
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altınkaya

Q1

What does the surname Altınkaya mean?

Altın, “gold”, joins kaya, “rock”: “golden rock”, as precious as gold and as solid as rock. The firmness of rock and the worth of gold meet in one name. Altınkaya is also a place name in Aksaray, Hatay, Antalya and Samsun.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altınkaya?

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

How do you pronounce Altınkaya?

Al·tın·ka·ya, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɫtɯnkaˈja/.