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Bostanlık

Bostanlık /bostanˈɫɯk/ ASCII Bostanlik

“place of vegetable gardens”1

Established origin Bostanlık: root entries for būstān · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Bostanlık?

Bostanlık

IPA /bostanˈɫɯk/

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

What does the surname Bostanlık mean?

Bostanlık is a place of vegetable gardens, a stretch of market gardens. Bostan comes from Persian būstān, “garden”, literally “place of fragrance”; in Turkish it came to mean a vegetable or melon garden. The suffix -lık marks a place.1

Grammar bostan + place suffix -lık

What is Bostanlık made of?

Bostanlık is Persian in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bostan (bostan: vegetable garden) + -lık (suffix of place).

Bostanlık + root bostan bostan: vegetable garden PERSIAN būstān “garden, especially aflower garden” suffix -lık suffix of place Bostanlık bostan root bostan: vegetable garden būstān PERSIAN “garden, especially a flowergarden” -lık suffix suffix of place
Bostanlık: parts and root words
  • būstān Persian — garden, especially a flower garden1

How was the name Bostanlık formed?

Bostanlık was formed by adding the suffix -lık (“suffix of place”) to bostan (“bostan: vegetable garden”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Bostanlık?

Bostanlık Bostancı Bostan Bostancıoğlu Bostanoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Bostancı same root – –
02 Bostan same root – –
03 Bostancıoğlu same root – –
04 Bostanoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bostanlık?

  1. Funda Bostanlık film actor 1987–
  2. Fatmagül Delimustafaoğlu Bostanlık university teacher

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

How is Bostanlık written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Bostanlik.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Bostanlık?

Bostan, Bahçecioğlu and Bostancı share gloss keywords with Bostanlık within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Bostanlık?

Read the root, formation and register information for Bostanlık alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bostan
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Bostanlık

Q1

What does the surname Bostanlık mean?

Bostanlık is a place of vegetable gardens, a stretch of market gardens. Bostan comes from Persian būstān, “garden”, literally “place of fragrance”; in Turkish it came to mean a vegetable or melon garden. The suffix -lık marks a place.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bostanlık?

The root word of Bostanlık is būstān (Persian): “garden, especially a flower garden”.
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How do you pronounce Bostanlık?

Bos·tan·lık, 3 syllables; IPA: /bostanˈɫɯk/.