Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 399

Altunbulaklı

Altunbulaklı /aɫtunbuɫakˈɫɯ/ ASCII Altunbulakli

“of the ‘golden spring’”1

Letters / syllables
12 / 5
Formation
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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 Altunbulaklı?

Altunbulaklı

IPA /aɫtunbuɫakˈɫɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Altunbulaklı mean?

Altun is the older form of altın “gold”, and bulak means “spring, source” in eastern Anatolian dialects and Central Asian Turkic. Altunbulak is “golden spring”, and -lı adds “from, belonging to Altunbulak”.1,2

Grammar altun + bulak + -lı.

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

What is Altunbulaklı made of?

Altunbulaklı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: altun (altun: older form of altın, gold) + bulak (bulak: spring, source) + -lı (from (a place); having).

Altunbulaklı ++ root altun altun: older form ofaltın, gold TURKIC altın “gold (older form altun)” root bulak bulak: spring, source TURKIC bulak “spring, source” suffix -lı from (a place); having Altunbulaklı altun root altun: older form of altın, gold altın TURKIC “gold (older form altun)” bulak root bulak: spring, source bulak TURKIC “spring, source” -lı suffix from (a place); having
Altunbulaklı: parts and root words
  • altın Turkic — gold (older form altun)1
  • bulak Turkic — spring, source2

How was the name Altunbulaklı formed?

Altunbulaklı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“from (a place); having”) to altun + bulak.

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

Which surnames are related to Altunbulaklı?

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

Who are some well-known people named Altunbulaklı?

  1. Can Altunbulaklı researcher
  2. Demet Altunbulaklı lawyer

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

How is Altunbulaklı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Altunbulakli: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: altın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bulak 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 Altunbulaklı

Q1

What does the surname Altunbulaklı mean?

Altun is the older form of altın “gold”, and bulak means “spring, source” in eastern Anatolian dialects and Central Asian Turkic. Altunbulak is “golden spring”, and -lı adds “from, belonging to Altunbulak”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altunbulaklı?

The root word of Altunbulaklı is bulak (Turkic): “spring, source”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Altunbulaklı?

Al·tun·bu·lak·lı, 5 syllables; IPA: /aɫtunbuɫakˈɫɯ/.