Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 657

Bayrakdar

Bayrakdar /bajɾakˈdaɾ/

“flag-bearer”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Bayrakdar?

Bayrakdar

IPA /bajɾakˈdaɾ/

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

What does the surname Bayrakdar mean?

Bayrakdar is the older spelling of bayraktar ‘flag-bearer’, the soldier who carried the standard in Ottoman units. It combines Turkish bayrak ‘flag’ with the Persian suffix -dar ‘holder’.1,2

Grammar bayrak + -dar; the Ottoman spelling keeps the d that modern Turkish writes as t.

What is Bayrakdar made of?

Bayrakdar breaks into 2 parts: bayrak (flag, banner) + -dar (Persian: holder, bearer).

Bayrakdar ++ root bayrak flag, banner TURKIC bayraktar “flag-bearer” suffix -dar Persian: holder, bearer TURKIC bayrak “flag, banner” Bayrakdar bayrak root flag, banner bayraktar TURKIC “flag-bearer” -dar suffix Persian: holder, bearer bayrak TURKIC “flag, banner”
Bayrakdar: parts and root words
  • bayraktar Turkic — flag-bearer1
  • bayrak Turkic — flag, banner2

How was the name Bayrakdar formed?

Bayrakdar belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (bayrak + -dar).

Which surnames are related to Bayrakdar?

Bayrakdar Albayrak Bayrak Bayrakçı Bayraklı Bayraktaroğlu Bayraktutan Akbayrak Büyükbayraktar Özbayraktar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Albayrak same root – –
02 Bayrak same root – –
03 Bayrakçı same root – –
04 Bayraklı same root – –
05 Bayraktaroğlu same root – –
06 Bayraktutan same root – –
07 Akbayrak same root – –
08 Büyükbayraktar same root – –
09 Özbayraktar same root – –

How else is Bayrakdar spelled?

Bayraktarspelling

Who are some well-known people named Bayrakdar?

  1. Gökdeniz Bayrakdar association football player 2001–
  2. Ali Ulvi Bayrakdar politician 1873–1930
  3. Alper Bayrakdar researcher
  4. Emircan Bayrakdar association football player 2003–
  5. Fatma Bayrakdar researcher
  6. Mehmet Bayrakdar university teacher 1952–
  7. İbrahim Şevki Bayrakdar researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bayraktar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bayrak 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 Bayrakdar

Q1

What does the surname Bayrakdar mean?

Bayrakdar is the older spelling of bayraktar ‘flag-bearer’, the soldier who carried the standard in Ottoman units. It combines Turkish bayrak ‘flag’ with the Persian suffix -dar ‘holder’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bayrakdar?

The root word of Bayrakdar is bayraktar (Turkic): “flag-bearer”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bayrakdar?

Bay·rak·dar, 3 syllables; IPA: /bajɾakˈdaɾ/.