Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 388

Aslanyürek

Aslanyürek /asɫanjyˈɾek/ ASCII Aslanyurek

“lion-hearted”2

Letters / syllables
10 / 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 Aslanyürek?

Aslanyürek

IPA /asɫanjyˈɾek/

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

What does the surname Aslanyürek mean?

The name means ‘lion-heart’, i.e. very brave. Yürek continues Old Turkic yürek ‘heart’ (Nişanyan) and stands for courage in Turkish. Aslan ‘lion’ is an old word also written arslan.1,2

Grammar aslan + yürek.

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

What is Aslanyürek made of?

Aslanyürek breaks into 2 parts: aslan (lion) + yürek (heart; courage).

Aslanyürek + root aslan lion TURKIC aslan “lion” root yürek heart; courage TURKIC yürek “heart” Aslanyürek aslan root lion aslan TURKIC “lion” yürek root heart; courage yürek TURKIC “heart”
Aslanyürek: parts and root words
  • aslan Turkic — lion2
  • yürek Turkic — heart1

How was the name Aslanyürek formed?

Aslanyürek belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (aslan + yürek).

Which surnames are related to Aslanyürek?

Aslanyürek Aslan Karaaslan Eraslan Akyürek Alpaslan Özyürek Kılıçaslan Özaslan Yürekli Aslanoğlu Şenyürek Taşyürek
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aslan same root 14 409,459
02 Karaaslan same root – –
03 Eraslan same root – –
04 Akyürek same root – –
05 Alpaslan same root – –
06 Özyürek same root – –
07 Kılıçaslan same root – –
08 Özaslan same root – –
09 Yürekli same root – –
10 Aslanoğlu same root – –
11 Şenyürek same root – –
12 Taşyürek same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aslanyürek?

  1. Semir Aslanyürek film director 1956–
  2. Yusuf Aslanyürek cinematographer 1982–

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

How is Aslanyürek written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Aslanyurek: ö/ü are kept or written oe/ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yürek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: aslan 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 Aslanyürek

Q1

What does the surname Aslanyürek mean?

The name means ‘lion-heart’, i.e. very brave. Yürek continues Old Turkic yürek ‘heart’ (Nişanyan) and stands for courage in Turkish. Aslan ‘lion’ is an old word also written arslan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aslanyürek?

The root word of Aslanyürek is aslan (Turkic): “lion”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aslanyürek?

As·lan·yü·rek, 4 syllables; IPA: /asɫanjyˈɾek/.