Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Beyazıt

Beyazıt /bejaˈzɯt/ ASCII Beyazit

“name of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Spellings
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Beyazıt?

Beyazıt

IPA /bejaˈzɯt/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Beyazıt mean?

Beyazıt is the modern pronunciation of the name of the Ottoman sultans Bayezid I (Yıldırım) and Bayezid II. The name came into Ottoman Turkish from Persian bāyazīd, which in turn comes from the Arabic patronymic Abū Yazīd. The Beyazıt quarter of Istanbul is named after the mosque built by Bayezid II, and the name is also used as a male given name today.2

What is Beyazıt made of?

Beyazıt is a single Persian root: Beyazıt (Bayezid, name of Ottoman sultans).

Beyazıt root Beyazıt Bayezid, name of Ottomansultans PERSIAN Beyazıt “Ottoman Bayezid;Classical Persian…” Beyazıt Beyazıt root Bayezid, name of Ottoman sultans Beyazıt PERSIAN “Ottoman Bayezid; ClassicalPersian bāyazīd (from the…”
Beyazıt: parts and root words
  • Beyazıt Persian — Ottoman Bayezid; Classical Persian bāyazīd (from the Arabic name Abū Yazīd)2

How was the name Beyazıt formed?

Beyazıt is the word Beyazıt (“Bayezid, name of Ottoman sultans”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

How else is Beyazıt spelled?

Bayazıtspelling

Who are some well-known people named Beyazıt?

  1. Selahattin Beyazıt businessperson 1931–2022
  2. Tuncay Beyazıt actor 1964–
  3. Yusuf Beyazıt politician 1962–
  4. Deniz Beyazıt art historian 1974–
  5. Mehmet Beyazıt actor 1955–

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

Is Beyazıt also a first name?

Yes. Beyazıt is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “name of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Beyazıt (anlam ayrımı) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Beyazıt 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Beyazıt

Q1

What does the surname Beyazıt mean?

Beyazıt is the modern pronunciation of the name of the Ottoman sultans Bayezid I (Yıldırım) and Bayezid II. The name came into Ottoman Turkish from Persian bāyazīd, which in turn comes from the Arabic patronymic Abū Yazīd. The Beyazıt quarter of Istanbul is named after the mosque built by Bayezid II, and the name is also used as a male given name today.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Beyazıt?

The root word of Beyazıt is Beyazıt (Persian): “Ottoman Bayezid; Classical Persian bāyazīd (from the Arabic name Abū Yazīd)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Beyazıt?

Be·ya·zıt, 3 syllables; IPA: /bejaˈzɯt/.