Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 623

Baştürk

Baştürk /baʃˈtyɾk/ ASCII Basturk

“leading Turk”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
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 Baştürk?

Baştürk

IPA /baʃˈtyɾk/

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

What does the surname Baştürk mean?

Baştürk combines baş ‘head, foremost’ with Türk and means ‘the leading Turk’. It is one of the compounds with the element -türk that were very popular in the 1934 surname repertoire.1,2

Grammar baş + Türk: noun compound.

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

What is Baştürk made of?

Baştürk breaks into 2 parts: baş (head; foremost) + Türk (Turk).

Baştürk ++ first element baş head; foremost TURKIC baş “head; leader” suffix Türk Turk TURKIC Türk “Turk” Baştürk baş first element head; foremost baş TURKIC “head; leader” Türk suffix Turk Türk TURKIC “Turk”
Baştürk: parts and root words
  • baş Turkic — head; leader1
  • Türk Turkic — Turk2

How was the name Baştürk formed?

Baştürk belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (baş + Türk).

Which surnames are related to Baştürk?

Baştürk Öztürk Türkmen Akbaş Şentürk Türkoğlu Ertürk Türk Baş Türker Subaşı Başer Kocabaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Öztürk same root 8 586,831
02 Türkmen same root – –
03 Akbaş same root – –
04 Şentürk same root – –
05 Türkoğlu same root – –
06 Ertürk same root – –
07 Türk same root – –
08 Baş same root – –
09 Türker same root – –
10 Subaşı same root – –
11 Başer same root – –
12 Kocabaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Baştürk?

  1. Yıldıray Baştürk association football player 1978–
  2. Muhittin Baştürk association football player 1991–
  3. Nihat Baştürk association football player 1973–
  4. Selçuk Baştürk association football player 1986–
  5. Abdullah Baştürk politician 1929–1991
  6. Mustafa Baştürk basketball player 1996–
  7. Adem Baştürk politician 1950–
  8. Maslum Baştürk karateka 1953–

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

How is Baştürk written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Basturk in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Türk accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Baştürk (anlam ayrımı) 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
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Baştürk

Q1

What does the surname Baştürk mean?

Baştürk combines baş ‘head, foremost’ with Türk and means ‘the leading Turk’. It is one of the compounds with the element -türk that were very popular in the 1934 surname repertoire.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Baştürk?

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

How do you pronounce Baştürk?

Baş·türk, 2 syllables; IPA: /baʃˈtyɾk/.