Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 978

Bereketoğlu

Bereketoğlu /beɾecetoːˈɫu/ ASCII Bereketoglu

“son of Bereket; abundance”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
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 Bereketoğlu?

Bereketoğlu

IPA /beɾecetoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Bereketoğlu mean?

‘Son of Bereket’. Bereket means ‘abundance, blessing, good fortune’ and is also used as a male given name. It came through Ottoman Turkish from Arabic baraka ‘blessing, boon’.1,2

Grammar bereket + -oğlu.

What is Bereketoğlu made of?

Bereketoğlu combines Arabic and Turkic elements in 2 parts: bereket (abundance, blessing) + -oğlu (son of).

Bereketoğlu ++ root bereket abundance, blessing ARABIC bereket “abundance; blessing” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Bereketoğlu bereket root abundance, blessing bereket ARABIC “abundance; blessing” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Bereketoğlu: parts and root words
  • bereket Arabic — abundance; blessing1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Bereketoğlu formed?

Bereketoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to bereket (“abundance, blessing”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Bereketoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bereket same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bereketoğlu?

  1. Ali Muhsin Bereketoğlu politician 1908–1978
  2. Hasan Vecih Bereketoğlu painter 1895–1971
  3. Ceyhun Bereketoğlu researcher

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

How is Bereketoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Bereketoglu in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bereket accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bereket accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bereketoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Bereketoğlu mean?

‘Son of Bereket’. Bereket means ‘abundance, blessing, good fortune’ and is also used as a male given name. It came through Ottoman Turkish from Arabic baraka ‘blessing, boon’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bereketoğlu?

Bereketoğlu is made up of two elements: bereket “abundance; blessing” (Arabic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Bereketoğlu?

Be·re·ket·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /beɾecetoːˈɫu/.