Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 773

Bakar

Bakar /baˈkaɾ/

“ox; or ‘he looks after’”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Bakar?

Bakar

IPA /baˈkaɾ/

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

What does the surname Bakar mean?

Bakar has two readings. The Arabic-derived bakar means ‘ox, cattle’ and points to a nickname linked to livestock. As the aorist of Turkish bakmak it means ‘he looks, he looks after’.1,2

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Noun reading: bakar ‘ox’ (Wiktionary).
  2. Verb reading: bakar, aorist of bakmak ‘to look after’ (Wiktionary).

What is Bakar made of?

Bakar combines Arabic and Turkic elements in 1 parts: bakar (ox, cattle; or ‘he looks’).

Bakar + root bakar ox, cattle; or ‘he looks’ ARABIC bakar “ox” TURKIC bakmak “bakar: aorist of bakmak‘to look, to tend’” Bakar bakar root ox, cattle; or ‘he looks’ bakar ARABIC “ox” bakmak TURKIC “bakar: aorist of bakmak ‘tolook, to tend’”
Bakar: parts and root words
  • bakar Arabic — ox1
  • bakmak Turkic — bakar: aorist of bakmak ‘to look, to tend’2

How was the name Bakar formed?

Bakar is the word bakar (“ox, cattle; or ‘he looks’”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Bakar?

Bakar Erbakan Yerebakan Gökbakar Bakış
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Erbakan same root – –
02 Yerebakan same root – –
03 Gökbakar same root – –
04 Bakış same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bakar?

  1. Özgür Bakar screenwriter 1982–
  2. Bülent Bakar researcher
  3. Bülent Bakar university teacher
  4. Emre Bakar association football player 1990–
  5. Filiz Bakar-Ateş researcher
  6. Mehmet Bakar physician 1954–2020

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bakar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bakmak 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

Common questions about Bakar

Q1

What does the surname Bakar mean?

Bakar has two readings. The Arabic-derived bakar means ‘ox, cattle’ and points to a nickname linked to livestock. As the aorist of Turkish bakmak it means ‘he looks, he looks after’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bakar?

The root word of Bakar is bakmak (Turkic): “bakar: aorist of bakmak ‘to look, to tend’”. There are 3 competing views on where Bakar comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bakar?

Ba·kar, 2 syllables; IPA: /baˈkaɾ/.