Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 737

Beyoğlu

Beyoğlu /bejoˈɫu/ ASCII Beyoglu

“son of the bey”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
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 Beyoğlu?

Beyoğlu

IPA /bejoˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Beyoğlu mean?

Beyoğlu means “son of the bey”. Nişanyan Adlar explains it as the Turkish equivalent of Mirza, the Persian-derived title meaning “son of an emir, prince”. Beyoğlu is also the name of a well-known district of Istanbul.2

Grammar bey + -oğlu.

What is Beyoğlu made of?

Beyoğlu breaks into 2 parts: bey (bey, lord, chief) + -oğlu (son of).

Beyoğlu + root bey bey, lord, chief TURKIC bey “lord, chief, nobleman” suffix -oğlu son of Beyoğlu bey root bey, lord, chief bey TURKIC “lord, chief, nobleman” -oğlu suffix son of
Beyoğlu: parts and root words
  • bey Turkic — lord, chief, nobleman2

How was the name Beyoğlu formed?

Beyoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (bey + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Beyoğlu?

Beyoğlu Özbey Bey Bozbey Beyhan Bek
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Özbey same root – –
02 Bey same root – –
03 Bozbey same root – –
04 Beyhan same root – –
05 Bek same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Beyoğlu?

  1. Diren Beyoğlu researcher
  2. Hüseyin Beyoğlu politician
  3. Reha Beyoğlu actor 1978–
  4. Çiğdem Akyol Beyoğlu researcher

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

How is Beyoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Beyoğlu is usually written Beyoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Beyoğlu accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bey 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 Beyoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Beyoğlu mean?

Beyoğlu means “son of the bey”. Nişanyan Adlar explains it as the Turkish equivalent of Mirza, the Persian-derived title meaning “son of an emir, prince”. Beyoğlu is also the name of a well-known district of Istanbul.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Beyoğlu?

The root word of Beyoğlu is bey (Turkic): “lord, chief, nobleman”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Beyoğlu?

Be·yoğ·lu, 3 syllables; IPA: /bejoˈɫu/.