Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 328

Arayıcı

Arayıcı /aɾajɯˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Arayici

“searcher”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 4
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Arayıcı?

Arayıcı

IPA /aɾajɯˈdʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Arayıcı mean?

Arayıcı is a searcher: someone whose work is to look for something, or who is assigned to carry out searches. It is formed from aramak ‘to search’ with the agent suffix -(y)ıcı. According to Nişanyan, aramak comes from Old Turkic arka- ‘to follow, to rummage’.1

Grammar ara- + -yıcı.

Arayıcı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Arayıcı made of?

Arayıcı breaks into 2 parts: ara- (to search) + -yıcı (agent suffix).

Arayıcı + root ara- to search TURKIC aramak “to search, to seek” suffix -yıcı agent suffix Arayıcı ara- root to search aramak TURKIC “to search, to seek” -yıcı suffix agent suffix
Arayıcı: parts and root words
  • aramak Turkic — to search, to seek1

How was the name Arayıcı formed?

Arayıcı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (ara- + -yıcı).

Which surnames are related to Arayıcı?

Arayıcı Arar Arabul
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Arar same root – –
02 Arabul same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Arayıcı?

  1. Kenan Arayıcı association football player 1972–
  2. Oktay Arayıcı screenwriter 1936–1985
  3. Pelin Pelit Arayıcı researcher

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

How is Arayıcı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Arayici.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: arayıcı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ara- 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 Arayıcı

Q1

What does the surname Arayıcı mean?

Arayıcı is a searcher: someone whose work is to look for something, or who is assigned to carry out searches. It is formed from aramak ‘to search’ with the agent suffix -(y)ıcı. According to Nişanyan, aramak comes from Old Turkic arka- ‘to follow, to rummage’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arayıcı?

The root word of Arayıcı is aramak (Turkic): “to search, to seek”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Arayıcı?

A·ra·yı·cı, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɾajɯˈdʒɯ/.