Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 867

Baştuğ

Baştuğ /baʃˈtuː/ ASCII Bastug

“leading standard”1

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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Baştuğ?

Baştuğ

IPA /baʃˈtuː/

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

What does the surname Baştuğ mean?

Baş, “head”, joins tuğ. A tuğ was a standard made of a gilded ball on a pole with horsetail hair hanging below, a symbol of sovereignty and glory in the old Turkic and Ottoman states. Baştuğ means “the leading standard, the banner at the front” and is also used as a man’s name.1,2

Grammar Compound: baş + tuğ.

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

What is Baştuğ made of?

Baştuğ is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: baş (baş: head; chief, foremost) + tuğ (tuğ: horsetail standard; plume).

Baştuğ + root baş baş: head; chief,foremost TURKIC tuğ “horsetail standard,emblem of sovereignty;…” root tuğ tuğ: horsetail standard;plume TURKIC baş “head; leader; top” Baştuğ baş root baş: head; chief, foremost tuğ TURKIC “horsetail standard, emblem ofsovereignty; plume on headgear” tuğ root tuğ: horsetail standard; plume baş TURKIC “head; leader; top”
Baştuğ: parts and root words
  • tuğ Turkic — horsetail standard, emblem of sovereignty; plume on headgear1
  • baş Turkic — head; leader; top2

How was the name Baştuğ formed?

Baştuğ was formed by joining baş (“baş: head; chief, foremost”) and tuğ (“tuğ: horsetail standard; plume”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.8

Which surnames are related to Baştuğ?

Baştuğ Akbaş Baş Subaşı Altuğ Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Ertuğ Başoğlu
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 Altuğ same root – –
05 Başer same root – –
06 Kocabaş same root – –
07 Erbaş same root – –
08 Baştürk same root – –
09 Demirbaş same root – –
10 Başkan same root – –
11 Ertuğ same root – –
12 Başoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Baştuğ?

  1. Türkan Örs Baştuğ politician 1900–1975
  2. Ertan Baştuğ taekwondo athlete 1974–
  3. Ramazan Baştuğ athletics competitor 2000–
  4. İrfan Baştuğ soldier 1908–1960
  5. İbrahim Baştuğ poet 1964–
  6. Mehmet Baştuğ researcher
  7. Nur Betül Baştuğ researcher
  8. Turgut Baştuğ researcher 1964–

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

Is Baştuğ also a first name?

Yes. Baştuğ is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “leading standard”.

Baştuğ as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Baştuğ written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Bastug.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tuğ accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Baştuğ accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tuğ accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tuğ accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Baştuğ accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  9. 9 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Baştuğ

Q1

What does the surname Baştuğ mean?

Baş, “head”, joins tuğ. A tuğ was a standard made of a gilded ball on a pole with horsetail hair hanging below, a symbol of sovereignty and glory in the old Turkic and Ottoman states. Baştuğ means “the leading standard, the banner at the front” and is also used as a man’s name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Baştuğ?

Baştuğ is made up of two elements: baş “head; leader; top” (Turkic) and tuğ “horsetail standard, emblem of sovereignty; plume on headgear” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Baştuğ?

Baş·tuğ, 2 syllables; IPA: /baʃˈtuː/.