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Bastık

Bastık /basˈtɯk/ ASCII Bastik

“fruit leather”1

Probable origin Bastık: root entries for bastık · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Bastık?

Bastık

IPA /basˈtɯk/

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

What does the surname Bastık mean?

Bastık means pestil, fruit leather made by drying a fruit purée in thin sheets. In the dialect of Kemah a sweet of mulberries and apricots is also called bastık. The word appears to derive from the verb basmak ‘to press’, as the purée is pressed out to dry.1

Grammar bas- + -tık.

That Bastık goes back to bastık is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Bastık is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bastık made of?

Bastık is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bas- (basmak: to press) + -tık (-tık: participle / noun-forming suffix).

Bastık + root bas- basmak: to press TURKIC bastık “fruit leather; a driedmulberry and apricot…” suffix -tık -tık: participle /noun-forming suffix Bastık bas- root basmak: to press bastık TURKIC “fruit leather; a dried mulberryand apricot sweet (Kemah…” -tık suffix -tık: participle / noun-forming suffix
Bastık: parts and root words
  • bastık Turkic — fruit leather; a dried mulberry and apricot sweet (Kemah dialect)1

How was the name Bastık formed?

Bastık was formed by adding the suffix -tık (“-tık: participle / noun-forming suffix”) to bas- (“basmak: to press”).

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

Which surnames are related to Bastık?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Baskın same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bastık?

  1. Zeynep Bastık actor 1993–

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

How is Bastık written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Bastik.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Bastık?

Gazoz, Yemişçi and Ayrancı share gloss keywords with Bastık within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Bastık?

Read the root, formation and register information for Bastık alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

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

Common questions about Bastık

Q1

What does the surname Bastık mean?

Bastık means pestil, fruit leather made by drying a fruit purée in thin sheets. In the dialect of Kemah a sweet of mulberries and apricots is also called bastık. The word appears to derive from the verb basmak ‘to press’, as the purée is pressed out to dry.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bastık?

The root word of Bastık is bastık (Turkic): “fruit leather; a dried mulberry and apricot sweet (Kemah dialect)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bastık?

Bas·tık, 2 syllables; IPA: /basˈtɯk/.