Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 552

Aşıkoğlu

Aşıkoğlu /aʃɯkoːˈɫu/ ASCII Asikoglu

“son of the âşık (minstrel)”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
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Initial
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Aşıkoğlu?

Aşıkoğlu

IPA /aʃɯkoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Aşıkoğlu mean?

It means “son of the âşık”. Âşık comes from Arabic ʿāšiq “one seized by love”; in Turkish it denotes a lover and also the folk minstrel who plays the saz and sings his own verses. Turkish has a separate word aşık “anklebone”, from Old Turkic aşuk.1

Grammar âşık + -oğlu

That Aşıkoğlu goes back to ʿāšiq is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Aşıkoğlu made of?

Aşıkoğlu is Arabic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: âşık (âşık: lover; folk minstrel playing the saz) + -oğlu (family suffix “son of”).

Aşıkoğlu + root âşık âşık: lover; folkminstrel playing the saz ARABIC ʿāšiq “one seized by love; folkminstrel” suffix -oğlu family suffix “son of” Aşıkoğlu âşık root âşık: lover; folk minstrel playing thesaz ʿāšiq ARABIC “one seized by love; folkminstrel” -oğlu suffix family suffix “son of”
Aşıkoğlu: parts and root words
  • ʿāšiq Arabic — one seized by love; folk minstrel1

How was the name Aşıkoğlu formed?

Aşıkoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to âşık (“âşık: lover; folk minstrel playing the saz”).

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

Which surnames are related to Aşıkoğlu?

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

How is Aşıkoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In Aşıkoğlu, ı (dotless i) is usually written i in foreign records; ş (English “sh”) often appears as s; ğ is silent and lengthens the vowel before it; abroad it is written g, giving forms such as Asikoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Aşık accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: âşık accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Aşıkoğlu accessed 9 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 Aşıkoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Aşıkoğlu mean?

It means “son of the âşık”. Âşık comes from Arabic ʿāšiq “one seized by love”; in Turkish it denotes a lover and also the folk minstrel who plays the saz and sings his own verses. Turkish has a separate word aşık “anklebone”, from Old Turkic aşuk.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aşıkoğlu?

The root word of Aşıkoğlu is ʿāšiq (Arabic): “one seized by love; folk minstrel”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aşıkoğlu?

A·şı·koğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /aʃɯkoːˈɫu/.