Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 400

Aşkın

Aşkın /aʃˈkɯn/ ASCII Askin

“surpassing; loving”3

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Formation
Adjective
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Aşkın?

Aşkın

IPA /aʃˈkɯn/

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

What does the surname Aşkın mean?

In the dictionary aşkın means exceeding, surpassing its kind (as in “more than a hundred people”); it derives from aşmak ‘to pass over, to exceed’. Aşkın is also a given name for both sexes and is popularly understood through aşk ‘love’ as ‘full of love’.1,3

Grammar aş- + -kın: ‘having exceeded’.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Dictionary reading: aşkın ‘exceeding, superior’ from aşmak (Turkish Wiktionary definition).
  2. Name reading: linked to aşk ‘love’, ‘full of love’.

Aşkın is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Aşkın made of?

Aşkın breaks into 2 parts: aş- (aşmak: to pass over, to exceed) + -kın (deverbal adjective suffix).

Aşkın ++ root aş- aşmak: to pass over, toexceed TURKIC aşkın “exceeding; surpassing,superior; abundant” suffix -kın deverbal adjective suffix ARABIC aşk “passionate love (Arabicʿishq)” Aşkın aş- root aşmak: to pass over, to exceed aşkın TURKIC “exceeding; surpassing, superior;abundant” -kın suffix deverbal adjective suffix aşk ARABIC “passionate love (Arabic ʿishq)”
Aşkın: parts and root words
  • aşkın Turkic — exceeding; surpassing, superior; abundant3
  • aşk Arabic — passionate love (Arabic ʿishq)1

How was the name Aşkın formed?

Aşkın belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames (aş- + -kın).

Who are some well-known people named Aşkın?

  1. Firuz Aşkın painter 1924–2011
  2. Yücel Aşkın writer 1943–
  3. Ali Aşkın actor 1962–
  4. Cihat Aşkın composer 1968–
  5. Dila Aşkın basketball player 1987–
  6. Fethi Aşkın politician 1916–1978
  7. Kemal Aşkın association football player 1900–2000
  8. İlhan Aşkın politician 1940–

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

Is Aşkın also a first name?

Yes. Aşkın is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “surpassing; loving”.

Aşkın as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Aşkın written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Askin in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: aşkın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Aşkın accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Aşkın 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aşkın

Q1

What does the surname Aşkın mean?

In the dictionary aşkın means exceeding, surpassing its kind (as in “more than a hundred people”); it derives from aşmak ‘to pass over, to exceed’. Aşkın is also a given name for both sexes and is popularly understood through aşk ‘love’ as ‘full of love’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aşkın?

The root word of Aşkın is aşkın (Turkic): “exceeding; surpassing, superior; abundant”. There are 3 competing views on where Aşkın comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aşkın?

Aş·kın, 2 syllables; IPA: /aʃˈkɯn/.