Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 727

Beşok

Beşok /beˈʃok/ ASCII Besok

“five arrows”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
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 Beşok?

Beşok

IPA /beˈʃok/

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

What does the surname Beşok mean?

Beşok is made of beş ‘five’ and ok ‘arrow’: ‘five arrows’. In Old Turkic ok also named branches of a tribal confederation, the Bozok and Üçok wings of the Oghuz being the familiar examples. No such historical use is documented for Beşok itself.1,2

Grammar beş + ok: numeral–noun compound.

That Beşok goes back to beş and ok is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Beşok made of?

Beşok breaks into 2 parts: beş (five) + ok (arrow).

Beşok + root beş five TURKIC beş “five” root ok arrow TURKIC ok “arrow; in older usage‘tribal branch’” Beşok beş root five beş TURKIC “five” ok root arrow ok TURKIC “arrow; in older usage ‘tribalbranch’”
Beşok: parts and root words
  • beş Turkic — five1
  • ok Turkic — arrow; in older usage ‘tribal branch’2

How was the name Beşok formed?

Beşok belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (beş + ok).

Which surnames are related to Beşok?

Beşok Beşpınar Beştaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Beşpınar same root – –
02 Beştaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Beşok?

  1. Hüseyin Beşok basketball player 1975–
  2. Efe Beşok basketball player 1997–
  3. Faruk Beşok basketball player 1971–

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

How is Beşok written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Besok.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: beş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ok accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Beşok 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 Beşok

Q1

What does the surname Beşok mean?

Beşok is made of beş ‘five’ and ok ‘arrow’: ‘five arrows’. In Old Turkic ok also named branches of a tribal confederation, the Bozok and Üçok wings of the Oghuz being the familiar examples. No such historical use is documented for Beşok itself.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Beşok?

The root word of Beşok is beş (Turkic): “five”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Beşok?

Be·şok, 2 syllables; IPA: /beˈʃok/.