Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 629

Battalgazi

Battalgazi /battaɫɡaˈzi/

“Battal Gazi, epic hero”2

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Battalgazi?

Battalgazi

IPA /battaɫɡaˈzi/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Battalgazi mean?

According to Nişanyan Adlar, Battal Gazi is the hero of a popular epic from the period of the conquest of Anatolia. His tomb in Seyitgazi (Eskişehir) is an old lodge built on a Byzantine monastery, and the same story is told among the Greeks as the Digenis Akritas epic. Both battal and gazi are Arabic words; Battalgazi is also the name of a district of Malatya.2,3

Grammar Battal + gazi (title).

What is Battalgazi made of?

Battalgazi breaks into 2 parts: Battal (name of an epic hero) + gazi (warrior).

Battalgazi + root Battal name of an epic hero ARABIC battal “idle; (as a name)champion” root gazi warrior ARABIC gazi “raider; warrior for thefaith” Battalgazi Battal root name of an epic hero battal ARABIC “idle; (as a name) champion” gazi root warrior gazi ARABIC “raider; warrior for the faith”
Battalgazi: parts and root words
  • battal Arabic — idle; (as a name) champion2
  • gazi Arabic — raider; warrior for the faith3

How was the name Battalgazi formed?

Battalgazi belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (Battal + gazi).

Which surnames are related to Battalgazi?

Battalgazi Battal Soygazi
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Battal same root – –
02 Soygazi same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Battalgazi?

  1. Fahire Battalgazi university teacher 1902–1948
  2. Mustafa Battalgazi basketball player

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Battalgazi accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: battal accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gazi 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 Battalgazi

Q1

What does the surname Battalgazi mean?

According to Nişanyan Adlar, Battal Gazi is the hero of a popular epic from the period of the conquest of Anatolia. His tomb in Seyitgazi (Eskişehir) is an old lodge built on a Byzantine monastery, and the same story is told among the Greeks as the Digenis Akritas epic. Both battal and gazi are Arabic words; Battalgazi is also the name of a district of Malatya.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Battalgazi?

The root word of Battalgazi is battal (Arabic): “idle; (as a name) champion”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Battalgazi?

Bat·tal·ga·zi, 4 syllables; IPA: /battaɫɡaˈzi/.