Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 935

Bedirhanoğlu

Bedirhanoğlu /bediɾhanoˈɫu/ ASCII Bedirhanoglu

“son of Bedirhan”2

Letters / syllables
12 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
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 Bedirhanoğlu?

Bedirhanoğlu

IPA /bediɾhanoˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Bedirhanoğlu mean?

Bedirhanoğlu means “son of Bedirhan”. Bedirhan is a male name formed from bedir, “full moon” (from Arabic badr), and the Turkic title han, “lord, ruler”; Nişanyan Adlar glosses it as “lord full moon”.1,2

Grammar Bedir + han + -oğlu.

What is Bedirhanoğlu made of?

Bedirhanoğlu combines Arabic and Turkic elements in 3 parts: bedir (full moon) + han (khan, lord) + -oğlu (son of).

Bedirhanoğlu ++ root bedir full moon ARABIC bedir “full moon” root han khan, lord TURKIC han “khan, lord” suffix -oğlu son of Bedirhanoğlu bedir root full moon bedir ARABIC “full moon” han root khan, lord han TURKIC “khan, lord” -oğlu suffix son of
Bedirhanoğlu: parts and root words
  • bedir Arabic — full moon2
  • han Turkic — khan, lord1

How was the name Bedirhanoğlu formed?

Bedirhanoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to bedir + han.

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

Which surnames are related to Bedirhanoğlu?

Bedirhanoğlu Karahan İlhan Orhan Ayhan Demirhan Erhan Bayhan Özhan Yıldızhan Bedir Gökhan Beyhan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karahan same root – –
02 İlhan same root – –
03 Orhan same root – –
04 Ayhan same root – –
05 Demirhan same root – –
06 Erhan same root – –
07 Bayhan same root – –
08 Özhan same root – –
09 Yıldızhan same root – –
10 Bedir same root – –
11 Gökhan same root – –
12 Beyhan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bedirhanoğlu?

  1. Turan Bedirhanoğlu statesperson 1984–
  2. İhsan Bedirhanoğlu politician 1921–1994
  3. Şerif Bedirhanoğlu politician 1950–

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

How is Bedirhanoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Bedirhanoğlu is usually written Bedirhanoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Bedirhan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bedir 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 Bedirhanoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Bedirhanoğlu mean?

Bedirhanoğlu means “son of Bedirhan”. Bedirhan is a male name formed from bedir, “full moon” (from Arabic badr), and the Turkic title han, “lord, ruler”; Nişanyan Adlar glosses it as “lord full moon”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bedirhanoğlu?

Bedirhanoğlu is made up of two elements: bedir “full moon” (Arabic) and han “khan, lord” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Bedirhanoğlu?

Be·dir·ha·noğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /bediɾhanoˈɫu/.