Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 639

Bayatlı

Bayatlı /bajatˈɫɯ/ ASCII Bayatli

“from Bayat”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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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 Bayatlı?

Bayatlı

IPA /bajatˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Bayatlı mean?

Bayatlı means ‘from Bayat, belonging to Bayat’. Bayat is the historical name of one of the twenty-four Oghuz tribes; today a district in Çorum, another in Afyonkarahisar and many villages bear the name. The adjective bayat ‘stale’, from Arabic, is a separate word.1

Grammar Bayat + -lı.

What is Bayatlı made of?

Bayatlı breaks into 2 parts: Bayat (Bayat: Oghuz tribe name; district and village name) + -lı (-lı: from, of).

Bayatlı + root Bayat Bayat: Oghuz tribe name;district and village name TURKIC Bayat “one of the twenty-fourOghuz tribes; district…” suffix -lı -lı: from, of Bayatlı Bayat root Bayat: Oghuz tribe name; district andvillage name Bayat TURKIC “one of the twenty-four Oghuztribes; district name in Çorum…” -lı suffix -lı: from, of
Bayatlı: parts and root words
  • Bayat Turkic — one of the twenty-four Oghuz tribes; district name in Çorum and Afyonkarahisar1

How was the name Bayatlı formed?

Bayatlı belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (Bayat + -lı).

Which surnames are related to Bayatlı?

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

Who are some well-known people named Bayatlı?

  1. Altay Bayatlı researcher 1982–
  2. Togay Bayatlı sports executive 1938–2024

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

How is Bayatlı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Bayatli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Bayat (boy) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Bayat, Çorum accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bayatlı

Q1

What does the surname Bayatlı mean?

Bayatlı means ‘from Bayat, belonging to Bayat’. Bayat is the historical name of one of the twenty-four Oghuz tribes; today a district in Çorum, another in Afyonkarahisar and many villages bear the name. The adjective bayat ‘stale’, from Arabic, is a separate word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bayatlı?

The root word of Bayatlı is Bayat (Turkic): “one of the twenty-four Oghuz tribes; district name in Çorum and Afyonkarahisar”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bayatlı?

Ba·yat·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /bajatˈɫɯ/.