Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 656

Aydınlık

Aydınlık /ajdɯnˈɫɯc/ ASCII Aydinlik

“light, brightness”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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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 Aydınlık?

Aydınlık

IPA /ajdɯnˈɫɯc/

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

What does the surname Aydınlık mean?

Aydınlık means light, the brightness that illuminates a place; as an adjective it means “bright”, “clear, easy to understand” and “pure, free of evil”. It is aydın, from Old Turkic aydıŋ “moonlight, radiance”, plus the suffix -lık.1,2

Grammar aydın + -lık (noun-forming suffix).

Aydınlık is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Aydınlık made of?

Aydınlık is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: aydın (bright) + -lık (noun-forming suffix).

Aydınlık ++ root aydın bright TURKIC aydın “moonlight, light” suffix -lık noun-forming suffix TURKIC aydınlık “light, brightness;clear; pure” Aydınlık aydın root bright aydın TURKIC “moonlight, light” -lık suffix noun-forming suffix aydınlık TURKIC “light, brightness; clear; pure”
Aydınlık: parts and root words
  • aydın Turkic — moonlight, light1
  • aydınlık Turkic — light, brightness; clear; pure2

How was the name Aydınlık formed?

Aydınlık was formed by adding the suffix -lık (“noun-forming suffix”) to aydın (“bright”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Aydınlık?

Aydınlık Aydın Günaydın Apaydın Ayaydın Aydınlı Özaydın Akaydın Aydıner Eraydın Alpaydın Aydınalp Aydınoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aydın same root 9 581,387
02 Günaydın same root – –
03 Apaydın same root – –
04 Ayaydın same root – –
05 Aydınlı same root – –
06 Özaydın same root – –
07 Akaydın same root – –
08 Aydıner same root – –
09 Eraydın same root – –
10 Alpaydın same root – –
11 Aydınalp same root – –
12 Aydınoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aydınlık?

  1. Bora Aydınlık association football player 2005–
  2. Aziz Aydınlık politician 1960–
  3. Semiramis Aydınlık caricaturist 1930–2008

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

How is Aydınlık written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Aydinlik in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: aydın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: aydınlık 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aydınlık

Q1

What does the surname Aydınlık mean?

Aydınlık means light, the brightness that illuminates a place; as an adjective it means “bright”, “clear, easy to understand” and “pure, free of evil”. It is aydın, from Old Turkic aydıŋ “moonlight, radiance”, plus the suffix -lık.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aydınlık?

The root word of Aydınlık is aydın (Turkic): “moonlight, light”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aydınlık?

Ay·dın·lık, 3 syllables; IPA: /ajdɯnˈɫɯc/.