Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 373

Altınköprü

Altınköprü /aɫtɯncøpˈɾy/ ASCII Altinkopru

“golden bridge; a town in Iraq”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Place name
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. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Altınköprü?

Altınköprü

IPA /aɫtɯncøpˈɾy/

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

What does the surname Altınköprü mean?

A place name made of altın “gold” and köprü “bridge”: “golden bridge”. The best-known Altınköprü is the town on the Little Zab between Kirkuk and Erbil in Iraq. Nişanyan gives Old Turkic köprüg as the source of köprü.1

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

What is Altınköprü made of?

Altınköprü is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: altın (altın: gold) + köprü (köprü: bridge).

Altınköprü + root altın altın: gold TURKIC altın “gold” root köprü köprü: bridge TURKIC köprü “bridge” Altınköprü altın root altın: gold altın TURKIC “gold” köprü root köprü: bridge köprü TURKIC “bridge”
Altınköprü: parts and root words
  • altın Turkic — gold1
  • köprü Turkic — bridge1

How was the name Altınköprü formed?

Altınköprü was formed by joining altın (“altın: gold”) and köprü (“köprü: bridge”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Altınköprü?

Altınköprü Altın Altıntaş Köprülü Altınok Altuntaş Altınel Altınay Altınkaya Altundağ Altınsoy Altıntop Altunel
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altın same root – –
02 Altıntaş same root – –
03 Köprülü same root – –
04 Altınok same root – –
05 Altuntaş same root – –
06 Altınel same root – –
07 Altınay same root – –
08 Altınkaya same root – –
09 Altundağ same root – –
10 Altınsoy same root – –
11 Altıntop same root – –
12 Altunel same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altınköprü?

  1. Ömer Altınköprü badminton player 1997–

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

How is Altınköprü written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Altinkopru: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; ö and ü often lose their dots.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: köprü accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Altınköprü accessed 9 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

Common questions about Altınköprü

Q1

What does the surname Altınköprü mean?

A place name made of altın “gold” and köprü “bridge”: “golden bridge”. The best-known Altınköprü is the town on the Little Zab between Kirkuk and Erbil in Iraq. Nişanyan gives Old Turkic köprüg as the source of köprü.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altınköprü?

Altınköprü is made up of two elements: altın “gold” (Turkic) and köprü “bridge” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Altınköprü?

Al·tın·köp·rü, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɫtɯncøpˈɾy/.