Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 688

Bektaşoğlu

Bektaşoğlu /bektaʃoːˈɫu/ ASCII Bektasoglu

“son of Bektaş”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 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 Bektaşoğlu?

Bektaşoğlu

IPA /bektaʃoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Bektaşoğlu mean?

Bektaşoğlu means ‘son of Bektaş’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Bektaş was a very common male name in early Anatolian Turkish. Two explanations of the name are offered: ‘firm stone’, from bek ‘firm’ and taş ‘stone’, or the old adjective beğdeş ‘peer, companion’. Bektaşoğlu is also a place name.1

Grammar Bektaş + -oğlu.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Nişanyan Adlar (with a query): bek ‘firm’ + taş ‘stone’, ‘firm stone’.
  2. The other view cited by Nişanyan Adlar: the old adjective beğdeş ‘peer, companion’.

What is Bektaşoğlu made of?

Bektaşoğlu breaks into 2 parts: Bektaş (a common male name in early Anatolian Turkish) + -oğlu (son of).

Bektaşoğlu + root Bektaş a common male name inearly Anatolian Turkish TURKIC Bektaş “‘firm stone?’ or beğdeş‘peer, companion’” suffix -oğlu son of Bektaşoğlu Bektaş root a common male name in early AnatolianTurkish Bektaş TURKIC “‘firm stone?’ or beğdeş ‘peer,companion’” -oğlu suffix son of
Bektaşoğlu: parts and root words
  • Bektaş Turkic — ‘firm stone?’ or beğdeş ‘peer, companion’1

How was the name Bektaşoğlu formed?

Bektaşoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (Bektaş + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Bektaşoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bektaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bektaşoğlu?

  1. Bülent Yener Bektaşoğlu statesperson 1953–
  2. Huseyin Kazim Bektasoglu researcher
  3. Pınar Kuru Bektaşoğlu researcher

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

How is Bektaşoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Bektasoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Bektaş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Bektaşoğlu 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 Bektaşoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Bektaşoğlu mean?

Bektaşoğlu means ‘son of Bektaş’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Bektaş was a very common male name in early Anatolian Turkish. Two explanations of the name are offered: ‘firm stone’, from bek ‘firm’ and taş ‘stone’, or the old adjective beğdeş ‘peer, companion’. Bektaşoğlu is also a place name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bektaşoğlu?

The root word of Bektaşoğlu is Bektaş (Turkic): “‘firm stone?’ or beğdeş ‘peer, companion’”. There are 3 competing views on where Bektaşoğlu comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bektaşoğlu?

Bek·ta·şoğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /bektaʃoːˈɫu/.