Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 383

Asiltürk

Asiltürk /asilˈtyɾc/ ASCII Asilturk

“noble Turk”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
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 Asiltürk?

Asiltürk

IPA /asilˈtyɾc/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Asiltürk mean?

From asil ‘noble’, an Arabic loan, and Türk; Nişanyan’s dictionary of names glosses it ‘noble Turk’. Asil comes from Arabic aṣīl ‘rooted, sound, noble’.1,2

Grammar asil + Türk.

That Asiltürk goes back to asil and Türk is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Asiltürk made of?

Asiltürk breaks into 2 parts: asil (noble) + türk (Turk).

Asiltürk + root asil noble ARABIC asil “noble” root türk Turk TURKIC Türk “Turk” Asiltürk asil root noble asil ARABIC “noble” türk root Turk Türk TURKIC “Turk”
Asiltürk: parts and root words
  • asil Arabic — noble2
  • Türk Turkic — Turk1

How was the name Asiltürk formed?

Asiltürk belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (asil + türk).

Which surnames are related to Asiltürk?

Asiltürk Öztürk Türkmen Şentürk Türkoğlu Ertürk Türk Türker Aktürk Kocatürk Türkyılmaz Baştürk Türkkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Öztürk same root 8 586,831
02 Türkmen same root – –
03 Şentürk same root – –
04 Türkoğlu same root – –
05 Ertürk same root – –
06 Türk same root – –
07 Türker same root – –
08 Aktürk same root – –
09 Kocatürk same root – –
10 Türkyılmaz same root – –
11 Baştürk same root – –
12 Türkkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Asiltürk?

  1. Oğuzhan Asiltürk politician 1935–2021
  2. Baki Asiltürk writer 1969–
  3. Cengis Temuçin Asiltürk actor 1968–

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

How is Asiltürk written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Asilturk in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Asiltürk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: asil 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
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Asiltürk

Q1

What does the surname Asiltürk mean?

From asil ‘noble’, an Arabic loan, and Türk; Nişanyan’s dictionary of names glosses it ‘noble Turk’. Asil comes from Arabic aṣīl ‘rooted, sound, noble’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Asiltürk?

The root word of Asiltürk is asil (Turkic): “noble”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Asiltürk?

A·sil·türk, 3 syllables; IPA: /asilˈtyɾc/.