Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 774

Bakır

Bakır /baˈkɯɾ/ ASCII Bakir

“copper”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Bakır?

Bakır

IPA /baˈkɯɾ/

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

What does the surname Bakır mean?

Bakır is copper, the reddish metal that is easy to hammer and shape; for centuries Anatolian kitchens used copper cauldrons, pans and trays. The word is attested in this form already in Old Turkic. As a surname it belongs with other metal names such as Demir, Çelik and Altın.1

Bakır is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bakır made of?

Bakır is a single Turkic root: bakır (copper).

Bakır root bakır copper TURKIC bakır “copper; vessel made ofcopper” Bakır bakır root copper bakır TURKIC “copper; vessel made of copper”
Bakır: parts and root words
  • bakır Turkic — copper; vessel made of copper1

How was the name Bakır formed?

Bakır is the word bakır (“copper”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Bakır?

Bakır Bakırcı Özbakır Bakırcıoğlu Bakırlıoğlu Bakırbaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bakırcı same root – –
02 Özbakır same root – –
03 Bakırcıoğlu same root – –
04 Bakırlıoğlu same root – –
05 Bakırbaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bakır?

  1. Hamza Bakır amateur wrestler 2001–
  2. Fatih Bakır amateur wrestler 1977–
  3. Tomris Bakır university teacher 1941–2020
  4. Feride Bakır association football player 1992–
  5. Pelin Gündeş Bakır politician 1984–
  6. Remziye Bakır association football player 1997–
  7. Erhan Bakır amateur wrestler 1982–
  8. Barış Bakır association football player 1984–

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

Is Bakır also a first name?

Yes. Bakır is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “copper”.

Bakır as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Bakır written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Bakir in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bakır accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bakır accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Bakır accessed 8 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
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Bakır

Q1

What does the surname Bakır mean?

Bakır is copper, the reddish metal that is easy to hammer and shape; for centuries Anatolian kitchens used copper cauldrons, pans and trays. The word is attested in this form already in Old Turkic. As a surname it belongs with other metal names such as Demir, Çelik and Altın.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bakır?

The root word of Bakır is bakır (Turkic): “copper; vessel made of copper”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bakır?

Ba·kır, 2 syllables; IPA: /baˈkɯɾ/.