Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 691

Belge

Belge /belˈɡe/

“document”3

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

How do you pronounce Belge?

Belge

IPA /belˈɡe/

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

What does the surname Belge mean?

A belge is a document, a text, photograph or picture that bears witness to a fact. Nişanyan Sözlük links it to Mongolian belge ‘official sign, seal’, itself from Old Turkic belgü ‘sign, mark’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, the word entered the written language during the language reform.3

Belge is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Belge made of?

Belge is a single root: belge (document).

Belge root belge document TURKIC belge “document” Belge belge root document belge TURKIC “document”
Belge: parts and root words
  • belge Turkic — document3

How was the name Belge formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Belge?

  1. Murat Belge writer 1943–
  2. Burhan Belge politician 1899–1967
  3. Mehmet Asaf Belge statesperson 1870–1955
  4. Onur Belge association football player 1946–2015
  5. Gazanfer Belge researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: belge accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: belge accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Belge accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Belge

Q1

What does the surname Belge mean?

A belge is a document, a text, photograph or picture that bears witness to a fact. Nişanyan Sözlük links it to Mongolian belge ‘official sign, seal’, itself from Old Turkic belgü ‘sign, mark’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, the word entered the written language during the language reform.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Belge?

The root word of Belge is belge (Turkic): “document”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Belge?

Bel·ge, 2 syllables; IPA: /belˈɡe/.