Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 726

Beşiroğlu

Beşiroğlu /beʃiɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Besiroglu

“son of Beşir”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Beşiroğlu?

Beşiroğlu

IPA /beʃiɾoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Beşiroğlu mean?

Beşiroğlu means “son of Beşir”. Beşir is a male name from Arabic bašīr and means “one who brings good news”. The Turkish suffix -oğlu has been added to it.2

Grammar Beşir + -oğlu.

What is Beşiroğlu made of?

Beşiroğlu breaks into 2 parts: Beşir (male name: “bringer of good news”) + -oğlu (son of).

Beşiroğlu + root Beşir male name: “bringer ofgood news” ARABIC Beşir “Arabic bašīr, ‘bringerof good tidings’” suffix -oğlu son of Beşiroğlu Beşir root male name: “bringer of good news” Beşir ARABIC “Arabic bašīr, ‘bringer of goodtidings’” -oğlu suffix son of
Beşiroğlu: parts and root words
  • Beşir Arabic — Arabic bašīr, “bringer of good tidings”2

How was the name Beşiroğlu formed?

Beşiroğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (Beşir + -oğlu).

Who are some well-known people named Beşiroğlu?

  1. Fikri Beşiroğlu association football player 1943–
  2. Burcu Beşiroğlu researcher
  3. Hüseyin Beşiroğlu researcher
  4. Lütfullah Beşiroğlu researcher

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

How is Beşiroğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Besiroglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Beşir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: beşir 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

Common questions about Beşiroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Beşiroğlu mean?

Beşiroğlu means “son of Beşir”. Beşir is a male name from Arabic bašīr and means “one who brings good news”. The Turkish suffix -oğlu has been added to it.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Beşiroğlu?

The root word of Beşiroğlu is Beşir (Arabic): ‘Arabic bašīr, “bringer of good tidings”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Beşiroğlu?

Be·şi·roğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /beʃiɾoːˈɫu/.