Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 718

Berköz

Berköz /beɾˈkøz/ ASCII Berkoz

“firm at the core”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Berköz?

Berköz

IPA /beɾˈkøz/

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

What does the surname Berköz mean?

Built from berk and öz: “firm at heart, sound to the core”. Berk means “hard, solid”, and öz is one’s self and the purest, strongest part of anything. The name describes someone of unshakeable character.1,2

Grammar Compound of berk + öz; not a dictionary headword.

That Berköz goes back to berk and öz is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Berköz made of?

Berköz breaks into 2 parts: berk (hard, firm) + öz (self; pure, genuine).

Berköz + root berk hard, firm TURKIC berk “hard, firm” root öz self; pure, genuine TURKIC öz “self; essence, core” Berköz berk root hard, firm berk TURKIC “hard, firm” öz root self; pure, genuine öz TURKIC “self; essence, core”
Berköz: parts and root words
  • berk Turkic — hard, firm1
  • öz Turkic — self; essence, core2

How was the name Berköz formed?

Berköz belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (berk + öz).

Which surnames are related to Berköz?

Berköz Berk Berker Berksoy Özberk Berkin Berkman Berktay Erberk Berkay Canberk Gökberk Berkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Berk same root – –
02 Berker same root – –
03 Berksoy same root – –
04 Özberk same root – –
05 Berkin same root – –
06 Berkman same root – –
07 Berktay same root – –
08 Erberk same root – –
09 Berkay same root – –
10 Canberk same root – –
11 Gökberk same root – –
12 Berkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Berköz?

  1. Nuri Berköz military officer 1889–1975
  2. Egemen Berköz writer 1941–
  3. Sina Berköz university teacher 1936–
  4. Mahmut Berköz military officer 1895–1989
  5. Ömer Berköz researcher

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

Is Berköz also a first name?

Yes. Berköz is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “firm at the core”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: berk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: öz 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 Berköz

Q1

What does the surname Berköz mean?

Built from berk and öz: “firm at heart, sound to the core”. Berk means “hard, solid”, and öz is one’s self and the purest, strongest part of anything. The name describes someone of unshakeable character.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Berköz?

The root word of Berköz is berk (Turkic): “hard, firm”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Berköz?

Ber·köz, 2 syllables; IPA: /beɾˈkøz/.