Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 690

Belen

Belen /beˈlen/

“mountain pass”2

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 Belen?

Belen

IPA /beˈlen/

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

What does the surname Belen mean?

Belen is a mountain pass, the low saddle that lets a road cross a range. The district of Belen in Hatay is named after the historic pass through the Amanus Mountains, and many Anatolian villages share the name. The surname rests on one of these places or on the image of the pass.2

Belen is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Belen made of?

Belen is a single root: belen (mountain pass, saddle).

Belen + root belen mountain pass, saddle TURKIC belen “mountain pass, saddlebetween peaks” TURKIC Belen “district of Hatay; manyvillages” Belen belen root mountain pass, saddle belen TURKIC “mountain pass, saddle betweenpeaks” Belen TURKIC “district of Hatay; many villages”
Belen: parts and root words
  • belen Turkic — mountain pass, saddle between peaks2
  • Belen Turkic — district of Hatay; many villages2

How was the name Belen formed?

Belen belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Belen?

  1. Fahri Belen politician 1892–1975
  2. Ahmet Ercan Belen politician
  3. Bülent Belen statesperson 1956–
  4. Feyyaz Belen association football player 1990–
  5. Mehtap Belen journalist 1970–2022
  6. Süleyman Aydan Belen academic 1957–
  7. Ümit Belen actor 1965–
  8. Arda Belen association football player 2001–

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

Is Belen also a first name?

Yes. Belen is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “mountain pass”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: belen accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Belen 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
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Belen

Q1

What does the surname Belen mean?

Belen is a mountain pass, the low saddle that lets a road cross a range. The district of Belen in Hatay is named after the historic pass through the Amanus Mountains, and many Anatolian villages share the name. The surname rests on one of these places or on the image of the pass.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Belen?

The root word of Belen is belen (Turkic): “mountain pass, saddle between peaks”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Belen?

Be·len, 2 syllables; IPA: /beˈlen/.