Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 464

Arcayürek

Arcayürek /aɾd͡ʒajyˈɾek/ ASCII Arcayurek

“pure-hearted”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
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 Arcayürek?

Arcayürek

IPA /aɾd͡ʒajyˈɾek/

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

What does the surname Arcayürek mean?

Arca, “pure, clean”, joins yürek, “heart”: “pure-hearted”. Nişanyan Adlar records Arca as a New Turkish name meaning “pure, clean”, and tr.Wiktionary likewise glosses the word as “clean”.1,3

Grammar Compound: arca + yürek.

That Arcayürek goes back to arca and yürek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Arcayürek made of?

Arcayürek is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: arca (pure, clean) + yürek (heart).

Arcayürek + root arca pure, clean TURKIC arca “pure, clean” root yürek heart TURKIC yürek “heart” Arcayürek arca root pure, clean arca TURKIC “pure, clean” yürek root heart yürek TURKIC “heart”
Arcayürek: parts and root words
  • arca Turkic — pure, clean1
  • yürek Turkic — heart3

How was the name Arcayürek formed?

Arcayürek was formed by joining arca (“pure, clean”) and yürek (“heart”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Arcayürek?

Arcayürek Akyürek Özyürek Yürekli Şenyürek Taşyürek Arca Aslanyürek Arcasoy Gençyürek Korkmazyürek Arcagök Tokyürek
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akyürek same root – –
02 Özyürek same root – –
03 Yürekli same root – –
04 Şenyürek same root – –
05 Taşyürek same root – –
06 Arca same root – –
07 Aslanyürek same root – –
08 Arcasoy same root – –
09 Gençyürek same root – –
10 Korkmazyürek same root – –
11 Arcagök same root – –
12 Tokyürek same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Arcayürek?

  1. Cüneyt Arcayürek non-fiction writer 1928–2015
  2. İlker Arcayürek singer 1984–

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

How is Arcayürek written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Arcayürek is usually written Arcayurek.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Arca accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: arca accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yürek 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

Common questions about Arcayürek

Q1

What does the surname Arcayürek mean?

Arca, “pure, clean”, joins yürek, “heart”: “pure-hearted”. Nişanyan Adlar records Arca as a New Turkish name meaning “pure, clean”, and tr.Wiktionary likewise glosses the word as “clean”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arcayürek?

Arcayürek is made up of two elements: arca “pure, clean” (Turkic) and yürek “heart” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Arcayürek?

Ar·ca·yü·rek, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɾd͡ʒajyˈɾek/.