Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 942

Bekaroğlu

Bekaroğlu /bekaɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Bekaroglu

“son of the bachelor”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
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 Bekaroğlu?

Bekaroğlu

IPA /bekaɾoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Bekaroğlu mean?

Bekaroğlu means “son of the bekâr”, the word read as a nickname. According to Nişanyan, bekâr “unmarried” comes from Arabic bakāra “maidenhood, unmarried state” and in use merged with Persian bēkār “idle, jobless”; the Ottoman bekâr odaları were lodgings for men without work.1

Grammar bekâr + -oğlu.

That Bekaroğlu goes back to bakāra and oğul is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Bekaroğlu made of?

Bekaroğlu combines Arabic and Turkic elements in 2 parts: bekâr (unmarried, bachelor) + -oğlu (son of).

Bekaroğlu ++ root bekâr unmarried, bachelor ARABIC bakāra “unmarried state; mergedwith Persian bēkār…” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Bekaroğlu bekâr root unmarried, bachelor bakāra ARABIC “unmarried state; merged withPersian bēkār ‘idle’” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Bekaroğlu: parts and root words
  • bakāra Arabic — unmarried state; merged with Persian bēkār “idle”1
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Bekaroğlu formed?

Bekaroğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to bekâr (“unmarried, bachelor”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Bekaroğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bekar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bekaroğlu?

  1. Burak Bekaroğlu association football player 1997–
  2. Mehmet Bekaroğlu politician 1954–
  3. Nevzat Bekaroğlu military leader 1944–
  4. Özer Bekaroğlu researcher 1933–

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

How is Bekaroğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Bekaroglu in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bekâr accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bekaroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Bekaroğlu mean?

Bekaroğlu means “son of the bekâr”, the word read as a nickname. According to Nişanyan, bekâr “unmarried” comes from Arabic bakāra “maidenhood, unmarried state” and in use merged with Persian bēkār “idle, jobless”; the Ottoman bekâr odaları were lodgings for men without work.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bekaroğlu?

The root word of Bekaroğlu is oğul (Turkic): “son”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bekaroğlu?

Be·ka·roğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /bekaɾoːˈɫu/.