Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 834

Basmacıoğlu

Basmacıoğlu /basmadʒɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Basmacioglu

“son of the calico printer”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
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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 Basmacıoğlu?

Basmacıoğlu

IPA /basmadʒɯoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Basmacıoğlu mean?

Basmacı with -oğlu “son of”. Basmacı is basma “printed cotton, calico”, from the verb basmak “to press, to print”, plus the occupational -cı: one who prints or sells calico.1

Grammar bas- + -ma + -cı + -oğlu.

What is Basmacıoğlu made of?

Basmacıoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: basmacı (basmacı: calico printer or seller) + -oğlu (-oğlu: “son of”).

Basmacıoğlu + root basmacı basmacı: calico printeror seller TURKIC basma “printed cotton cloth,calico” suffix -oğlu -oğlu: “son of” Basmacıoğlu basmacı root basmacı: calico printer or seller basma TURKIC “printed cotton cloth, calico” -oğlu suffix -oğlu: “son of”
Basmacıoğlu: parts and root words
  • basma Turkic — printed cotton cloth, calico1

How was the name Basmacıoğlu formed?

Basmacıoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to basmacı (“basmacı: calico printer or seller”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Basmacıoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Basmacı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Basmacıoğlu?

  1. Kandemir Basmacıoğlu academic 1987–
  2. Burak Basmacıoğlu academic

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

How is Basmacıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Basmacioglu. In Turkish, c like j in “jam”; ğ is not sounded but lengthens the vowel before it; ı is a dull, unrounded vowel with no exact English equivalent.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: basma accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Basmacıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Basmacıoğlu mean?

Basmacı with -oğlu “son of”. Basmacı is basma “printed cotton, calico”, from the verb basmak “to press, to print”, plus the occupational -cı: one who prints or sells calico.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Basmacıoğlu?

The root word of Basmacıoğlu is basma (Turkic): “printed cotton cloth, calico”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Basmacıoğlu?

Bas·ma·cı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /basmadʒɯoːˈɫu/.