Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 271

Altınok

Altınok /aɫtɯˈnok/ ASCII Altinok

“golden arrow”1

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7 / 3
Formation
Compound
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Altınok?

Altınok

IPA /aɫtɯˈnok/

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

What does the surname Altınok mean?

Altınok means ‘golden arrow’. The arrow was the steppe warrior’s chief weapon and a symbol in the old Turkic tribal order; altın ‘gold’ adds value and brilliance. The name carries the image of a precious arrow that finds its mark.1,2

Grammar altın + ok: noun used attributively + noun.

That Altınok goes back to altın and ok is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Altınok made of?

Altınok breaks into 2 parts: altın (gold) + ok (arrow).

Altınok + root altın gold TURKIC altın “gold” root ok arrow TURKIC ok “arrow” Altınok altın root gold altın TURKIC “gold” ok root arrow ok TURKIC “arrow”
Altınok: parts and root words
  • altın Turkic — gold1
  • ok Turkic — arrow2

How was the name Altınok formed?

Altınok belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (altın + ok).

Which surnames are related to Altınok?

Altınok Altın Altıntaş Altuntaş Altınel Altınay Altınkaya Altundağ Altınsoy Altıntop Altunel Altınbaş Altındağ
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 Altuntaş same root – –
04 Altınel same root – –
05 Altınay same root – –
06 Altınkaya same root – –
07 Altundağ same root – –
08 Altınsoy same root – –
09 Altıntop same root – –
10 Altunel same root – –
11 Altınbaş same root – –
12 Altındağ same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altınok?

  1. Selâmi Altınok politician 1966–
  2. Giray Altınok film actor 1983–
  3. Turgut Altınok politician 1964–
  4. İsmail Altınok painter 1920–2002
  5. Fatma Altınok teacher 1926–2022
  6. Nuri Altınok actor 1921–1992
  7. Serdar Altınok author 1957–
  8. Tarkan Altınok singer 1970–

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

Is Altınok also a first name?

Yes. Altınok is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “golden arrow”.

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

How is Altınok written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Altinok in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: altın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ok accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Altınok accessed 8 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altınok

Q1

What does the surname Altınok mean?

Altınok means ‘golden arrow’. The arrow was the steppe warrior’s chief weapon and a symbol in the old Turkic tribal order; altın ‘gold’ adds value and brilliance. The name carries the image of a precious arrow that finds its mark.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altınok?

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

How do you pronounce Altınok?

Al·tı·nok, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫtɯˈnok/.