Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 621

Avcılar

Avcılar /avdʒɯˈɫaɾ/ ASCII Avcilar

“the hunters”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Avcılar?

Avcılar

IPA /avdʒɯˈɫaɾ/

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

What does the surname Avcılar mean?

Avcılar means “the hunters”, from av “hunting” with -cı and the plural -lar. An Istanbul district and many Anatolian villages bear this name.1,2

Grammar av + -cı + plural -lar.

That Avcılar goes back to av and avcı is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Avcılar made of?

Avcılar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: avcı (avcı: hunter) + -lar (plural suffix).

Avcılar ++ root avcı avcı: hunter TURKIC av “hunting, game” suffix -lar plural suffix TURKIC avcı “hunter” Avcılar avcı root avcı: hunter av TURKIC “hunting, game” -lar suffix plural suffix avcı TURKIC “hunter”
Avcılar: parts and root words
  • av Turkic — hunting, game1
  • avcı Turkic — hunter2

How was the name Avcılar formed?

Avcılar was formed by adding the suffix -lar (“plural suffix”) to avcı (“avcı: hunter”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Avcılar?

Avcılar Avcı Avcıoğlu Avcu Avcıbay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Avcı same root – –
02 Avcıoğlu same root – –
03 Avcu same root – –
04 Avcıbay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Avcılar?

  1. Hüseyin Avcılar researcher
  2. Yusuf Avcılar association football player 1999–

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

How is Avcılar written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Avcilar: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: av accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: avcı accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Avcılar accessed 9 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

Common questions about Avcılar

Q1

What does the surname Avcılar mean?

Avcılar means “the hunters”, from av “hunting” with -cı and the plural -lar. An Istanbul district and many Anatolian villages bear this name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Avcılar?

Avcılar is made up of two elements: av “hunting, game” (Turkic) and avcı “hunter” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Avcılar?

Av·cı·lar, 3 syllables; IPA: /avdʒɯˈɫaɾ/.