Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 459

Ayaşlı

Ayaşlı /ajaʃˈɫɯ/ ASCII Ayasli

“from Ayaş”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Ayaşlı?

Ayaşlı

IPA /ajaʃˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Ayaşlı mean?

Ayaşlı means ‘from Ayaş’, a district west of Ankara. The surname follows the common pattern of a place name plus -lı, recalling a forebear linked to the town.1

Grammar Ayaş + -lı.

What is Ayaşlı made of?

Ayaşlı breaks into 2 parts: Ayaş (district of Ankara) + -lı (from; having).

Ayaşlı + root Ayaş district of Ankara TURKIC Ayaş “district of AnkaraProvince” suffix -lı from; having Ayaşlı Ayaş root district of Ankara Ayaş TURKIC “district of Ankara Province” -lı suffix from; having
Ayaşlı: parts and root words
  • Ayaş Turkic — district of Ankara Province1

How was the name Ayaşlı formed?

Ayaşlı belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (Ayaş + -lı).

Who are some well-known people named Ayaşlı?

  1. Münevver Ayaşlı writer 1906–1999
  2. Nizamettin Ayaşlı diplomat 1888–1967
  3. Yalçın Ayaşlı businessperson 1946–
  4. Nusret Sadullah Ayaşlı politician 1870–1944
  5. Yaşar Ayaşlı author 1950–
  6. İbrahim Rauf Ayaşlı politician 1879–1953
  7. Emine Tevfika Ayaşlı philanthropist 1911–1962

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

How is Ayaşlı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Ayasli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Ayaş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ayaşlı

Q1

What does the surname Ayaşlı mean?

Ayaşlı means ‘from Ayaş’, a district west of Ankara. The surname follows the common pattern of a place name plus -lı, recalling a forebear linked to the town.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ayaşlı?

The root word of Ayaşlı is Ayaş (Turkic): “district of Ankara Province”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ayaşlı?

A·yaş·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /ajaʃˈɫɯ/.