Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 953

Belek

Belek /beˈlec/

“swaddling cloth; gift (female name)”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Belek?

Belek

IPA /beˈlec/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Belek mean?

In dialect belek means “swaddling cloth” and “cradle bedding”. Turkish Wiktionary also gives Belek as a female given name meaning “gift”. The resort town of Belek near Serik (Antalya) bears the same name.1

That Belek goes back to belek is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Belek is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Belek made of?

Belek is a single Turkic root: belek (belek: swaddling cloth; gift).

Belek root belek belek: swaddling cloth;gift TURKIC belek “swaddling cloth, cradlebedding (dialect); gift” Belek belek root belek: swaddling cloth; gift belek TURKIC “swaddling cloth, cradle bedding(dialect); gift”
Belek: parts and root words
  • belek Turkic — swaddling cloth, cradle bedding (dialect); gift1

How was the name Belek formed?

Belek is the word belek (“belek: swaddling cloth; gift”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Belek?

  1. Adem Belek singer-songwriter 1993–

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

Is Belek also a first name?

Yes. Belek is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “swaddling cloth; gift (female name)”.

Belek as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: belek accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Belek accessed 9 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Belek

Q1

What does the surname Belek mean?

In dialect belek means “swaddling cloth” and “cradle bedding”. Turkish Wiktionary also gives Belek as a female given name meaning “gift”. The resort town of Belek near Serik (Antalya) bears the same name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Belek?

The root word of Belek is belek (Turkic): “swaddling cloth, cradle bedding (dialect); gift”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Belek?

Be·lek, 2 syllables; IPA: /beˈlec/.