Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 617

Başoğlu

Başoğlu /baʃoːˈɫu/ ASCII Basoglu

“son of the chief”1

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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 Başoğlu?

Başoğlu

IPA /baʃoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Başoğlu mean?

Baş joins -oğlu: ‘son of the head, son of the leader’. Besides ‘head’, baş in Turkish means the one who goes in front, the chief; the name may have marked the line of a respected leader in a village. Settlements called Başoğlu also exist in Bartın and Sakarya.1,2

Grammar baş + -oğlu.

That Başoğlu goes back to baş and oğul is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Başoğlu made of?

Başoğlu breaks into 2 parts: baş (head; leader, chief) + -oğlu (son of).

Başoğlu ++ root baş head; leader, chief TURKIC baş “head; leader of a group” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Başoğlu baş root head; leader, chief baş TURKIC “head; leader of a group” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Başoğlu: parts and root words
  • baş Turkic — head; leader of a group1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Başoğlu formed?

Başoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (baş + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Başoğlu?

Başoğlu Akbaş Baş Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Yüzbaşıoğlu Odabaş Sarıbaş
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 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –
11 Odabaş same root – –
12 Sarıbaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Başoğlu?

  1. Muhtar Başoğlu herpetologist 1913–1981
  2. Tamer Başoğlu sculptor 1938–
  3. Atilla Başoğlu politician 1954–
  4. Ayhan Başoğlu writer 1928–1993
  5. Kamil Başoğlu soldier 1957–
  6. Mazhar Başoğlu businessperson 2000–
  7. Abdullah Başoğlu researcher
  8. Aysel Başoğlu researcher

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

How is Başoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Records outside Türkiye that lack Turkish characters normally show it as Basoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Başoğlu 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Başoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Başoğlu mean?

Baş joins -oğlu: ‘son of the head, son of the leader’. Besides ‘head’, baş in Turkish means the one who goes in front, the chief; the name may have marked the line of a respected leader in a village. Settlements called Başoğlu also exist in Bartın and Sakarya.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Başoğlu?

The root word of Başoğlu is baş (Turkic): “head; leader of a group”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Başoğlu?

Ba·şoğ·lu, 3 syllables; IPA: /baʃoːˈɫu/.