Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 396

Aşçı

Aşçı /aʃˈtʃɯ/ ASCII Asci

“cook”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Aşçı?

Aşçı

IPA /aʃˈtʃɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Aşçı mean?

Aşçı is a cook by trade; the root aş has meant “cooked food” since Old Turkic. In the Ottoman palace kitchens and in tradesmen’s eating houses, cooking was a respected craft with its own guild.1,2

Grammar aş + agent suffix, -çı after a voiceless consonant.

Aşçı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Aşçı made of?

Aşçı breaks into 2 parts: aş (aş: cooked food) + -çı (agent suffix).

Aşçı ++ root aş aş: cooked food TURKIC aşçı “cook” suffix -çı agent suffix TURKIC aş “cooked food; soup” Aşçı aş root aş: cooked food aşçı TURKIC “cook” -çı suffix agent suffix aş TURKIC “cooked food; soup”
Aşçı: parts and root words
  • aşçı Turkic — cook1
  • aş Turkic — cooked food; soup2

How was the name Aşçı formed?

Aşçı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (aş + -çı).

Who are some well-known people named Aşçı?

  1. Cenap Aşçı politician 1967–
  2. Gizem Mısra Aşçı volleyball player 1998–
  3. Abdullah Aşçı writer 1921–1994
  4. Arif Aşçı actor 1958–
  5. İrem Aşçı volleyball player 1996–
  6. Alper Aşçı researcher
  7. Halil Aşçı researcher
  8. Mertcan Aşçı association football player

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

How is Aşçı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is printed Asci in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: aşçı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: aş 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 Aşçı

Q1

What does the surname Aşçı mean?

Aşçı is a cook by trade; the root aş has meant “cooked food” since Old Turkic. In the Ottoman palace kitchens and in tradesmen’s eating houses, cooking was a respected craft with its own guild.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aşçı?

The root word of Aşçı is aşçı (Turkic): “cook”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aşçı?

Aş·çı, 2 syllables; IPA: /aʃˈtʃɯ/.