Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 849

Başıbüyük

Başıbüyük /baʃɯbyˈjyc/ ASCII Basibuyuk

“big-headed; of standing”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
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 Başıbüyük?

Başıbüyük

IPA /baʃɯbyˈjyc/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Başıbüyük mean?

“Whose head is big”: literally large-headed, figuratively a person of weight and authority. It joins baş “head” (with the possessive, başı) and büyük “big”. A neighbourhood in Maltepe, Istanbul, also bears the name.1

Grammar baş + possessive -ı + büyük

That Başıbüyük goes back to bāş and bedük is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Başıbüyük made of?

Başıbüyük is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: başı (baş: head (with possessive)) + büyük (büyük: big).

Başıbüyük + root başı baş: head (withpossessive) TURKIC bāş “head; leader” root büyük büyük: big TURKIC bedük “big” Başıbüyük başı root baş: head (with possessive) bāş TURKIC “head; leader” büyük root büyük: big bedük TURKIC “big”
Başıbüyük: parts and root words
  • bāş Turkic — head; leader1
  • bedük Turkic — big1

How was the name Başıbüyük formed?

Başıbüyük was formed by joining başı (“baş: head (with possessive)”) and büyük (“büyük: big”).

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

Which surnames are related to Başıbüyük?

Başıbüyük Akbaş Baş Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Başoğlu Büyük Yüzbaşıoğlu
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 Büyük same root – –
12 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Başıbüyük?

  1. Hasan H. Başıbüyük entomologist
  2. Sefa Akın Başıbüyük association football player 1993–

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

How is Başıbüyük written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Basibuyuk. In Turkish, dotless ı is a close back vowel, not English i; ş sounds like English sh.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: büyük 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 Başıbüyük

Q1

What does the surname Başıbüyük mean?

“Whose head is big”: literally large-headed, figuratively a person of weight and authority. It joins baş “head” (with the possessive, başı) and büyük “big”. A neighbourhood in Maltepe, Istanbul, also bears the name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Başıbüyük?

Başıbüyük is made up of two elements: bāş “head; leader” (Turkic) and bedük “big” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Başıbüyük?

Ba·şı·bü·yük, 4 syllables; IPA: /baʃɯbyˈjyc/.