Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 828

Bölük

Bölük /bøˈlyk/ ASCII Boluk

“part; military company”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
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. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Bölük?

Bölük

IPA /bøˈlyk/

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

What does the surname Bölük mean?

Bölük means a part or share of a whole, and in the army a company made up of platoons. According to Nişanyan it comes from Old Turkic bölük ‘group, part’, derived from böl- ‘to divide’. Nişanyan Adlar records it with the senses ‘share, portion; a military unit’.2

Bölük is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bölük made of?

Bölük is a single root: bölük (part, share; company (military)).

Bölük root bölük part, share; company(military) TURKIC bölük “group, part; from böl-‘to divide’” Bölük bölük root part, share; company (military) bölük TURKIC “group, part; from böl- ‘todivide’”
Bölük: parts and root words
  • bölük Turkic — group, part; from böl- ‘to divide’2

How was the name Bölük formed?

Bölük belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Bölük?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bölükbaşı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bölük?

  1. Seda Gören Bölük politician 1983–
  2. Cem Bölük researcher
  3. Kerim Bölük association football player 1988–
  4. Yunus Emre Bölük association football player

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

How is Bölük written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Boluk (in German records also Boeluek).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bölük accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Bölük 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 Bölük

Q1

What does the surname Bölük mean?

Bölük means a part or share of a whole, and in the army a company made up of platoons. According to Nişanyan it comes from Old Turkic bölük ‘group, part’, derived from böl- ‘to divide’. Nişanyan Adlar records it with the senses ‘share, portion; a military unit’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bölük?

The root word of Bölük is bölük (Turkic): “group, part; from böl- ‘to divide’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bölük?

Bö·lük, 2 syllables; IPA: /bøˈlyk/.