Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 913

Bayraktaroğlu

Bayraktaroğlu /bajɾaktaɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Bayraktaroglu

“son of the flag-bearer”1

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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 Bayraktaroğlu?

Bayraktaroğlu

IPA /bajɾaktaɾoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Bayraktaroğlu mean?

Bayraktaroğlu means “son of the flag-bearer”. A bayraktar carried the unit’s flag in battle or ceremony; the word joins Turkish bayrak, “flag”, with the Persian suffix -dar, “holding”. In the Ottoman period the flag-bearer was a post in janissary and other units.1

Grammar bayrak + -tar + -oğlu.

What is Bayraktaroğlu made of?

Bayraktaroğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bayraktar (flag-bearer) + -oğlu (son of).

Bayraktaroğlu ++ root bayraktar flag-bearer TURKIC bayraktar “flag-bearer” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC bayraktar “bayrak + Persian -dar” Bayraktaroğlu bayraktar root flag-bearer bayraktar TURKIC “flag-bearer” -oğlu suffix son of bayraktar TURKIC “bayrak + Persian -dar”
Bayraktaroğlu: parts and root words
  • bayraktar Turkic — flag-bearer1
  • bayraktar Turkic — bayrak + Persian -dar1

How was the name Bayraktaroğlu formed?

Bayraktaroğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to bayraktar (“flag-bearer”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Bayraktaroğlu?

Bayraktaroğlu Bayraktar Bayrakdar Büyükbayraktar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bayraktar same root – –
02 Bayrakdar same root – –
03 Büyükbayraktar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bayraktaroğlu?

  1. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu military officer 1961–
  2. Memduh Bayraktaroğlu journalist 1951–
  3. Halis Bayraktaroğlu actor
  4. Zeki Bayraktaroğlu researcher 1974–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bayraktar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bayraktar 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

Common questions about Bayraktaroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Bayraktaroğlu mean?

Bayraktaroğlu means “son of the flag-bearer”. A bayraktar carried the unit’s flag in battle or ceremony; the word joins Turkish bayrak, “flag”, with the Persian suffix -dar, “holding”. In the Ottoman period the flag-bearer was a post in janissary and other units.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bayraktaroğlu?

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

How do you pronounce Bayraktaroğlu?

Bay·rak·tar·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /bajɾaktaɾoːˈɫu/.