Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 848

Başgöze

Başgöze /baʃɟøˈze/ ASCII Basgoze

“head spring, source”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
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 Başgöze?

Başgöze

IPA /baʃɟøˈze/

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

What does the surname Başgöze mean?

Built from baş “head” and göze “spring”, the name means “head spring”, the source where a stream first rises. Göze is a common water word in Anatolian dialects and place names, and is also used today in biology for “cell”.1,2

Grammar compound baş + göze

That Başgöze goes back to bāş and göze is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Başgöze made of?

Başgöze is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: baş (baş: head; beginning, source) + göze (göze: spring, source).

Başgöze + root baş baş: head; beginning,source TURKIC bāş “head, leader” root göze göze: spring, source TURKIC göze “spring” Başgöze baş root baş: head; beginning, source bāş TURKIC “head, leader” göze root göze: spring, source göze TURKIC “spring”
Başgöze: parts and root words
  • bāş Turkic — head, leader1
  • göze Turkic — spring2

How was the name Başgöze formed?

Başgöze was formed by joining baş (“baş: head; beginning, source”) and göze (“göze: spring, source”).

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

Which surnames are related to Başgöze?

Başgöze Akbaş Baş Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Başoğlu Yüzbaşıoğlu Odabaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akbaş same root – –
02 Baş same root – –
03 Subaşı same root – –
04 Başer same root – –
05 Kocabaş same root – –
06 Erbaş same root – –
07 Baştürk same root – –
08 Demirbaş same root – –
09 Başkan same root – –
10 Başoğlu same root – –
11 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –
12 Odabaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Başgöze?

  1. Serdar Başgöze researcher
  2. Zeynep Başgöze researcher
  3. İncilay Başgöze badminton player 1999–

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

How is Başgöze written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Basgoze.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: göze accessed 9 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 Başgöze

Q1

What does the surname Başgöze mean?

Built from baş “head” and göze “spring”, the name means “head spring”, the source where a stream first rises. Göze is a common water word in Anatolian dialects and place names, and is also used today in biology for “cell”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Başgöze?

Başgöze is made up of two elements: bāş “head, leader” (Turkic) and göze “spring” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Başgöze?

Baş·gö·ze, 3 syllables; IPA: /baʃɟøˈze/.