Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,096

Boyacı

Boyacı /bojaˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Boyaci

“dyer”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Boyacı?

Boyacı

IPA /bojaˈdʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Boyacı mean?

A boyacı is a dyer of cloth and yarn; today the word also means a house painter or a shoeshine. Its root goes back to Old Turkic bodag “dye”. In Ottoman times dyers were an important trade working hand in hand with weavers.1

Grammar boya + agent suffix -cı.

Boyacı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Boyacı made of?

Boyacı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: boya (boya: dye, paint) + -cı (agent suffix).

Boyacı + root boya boya: dye, paint TURKIC boyacı “dyer; painter;Proto-Turkic *bodagčï” suffix -cı agent suffix Boyacı boya root boya: dye, paint boyacı TURKIC “dyer; painter; Proto-Turkic*bodagčï” -cı suffix agent suffix
Boyacı: parts and root words
  • boyacı Turkic — dyer; painter; Proto-Turkic *bodagčï1

How was the name Boyacı formed?

Boyacı was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“agent suffix”) to boya (“boya: dye, paint”).

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

Which surnames are related to Boyacı?

Boyacı Boyacıoğlu Boyar Boyacıyan Boya Tunçboyacıyan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Boyacıoğlu same root – –
02 Boyar same root – –
03 Boyacıyan same root – –
04 Boya same root – –
05 Tunçboyacıyan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Boyacı?

  1. Sümeyre Boyacı swimmer 2003–
  2. Hijran Ali Boyacı association football player 2005–
  3. Aysun Boyacı association football player 1972–
  4. Ahmet Boyacı researcher
  5. Aslı Çalış Boyacı researcher
  6. Bülent Boyacı researcher
  7. Ceren Boyacı researcher 2000–
  8. Ezel Boyacı researcher

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

How is Boyacı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is printed Boyaci in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: boyacı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Boyacı

Q1

What does the surname Boyacı mean?

A boyacı is a dyer of cloth and yarn; today the word also means a house painter or a shoeshine. Its root goes back to Old Turkic bodag “dye”. In Ottoman times dyers were an important trade working hand in hand with weavers.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Boyacı?

The root word of Boyacı is boyacı (Turkic): “dyer; painter; Proto-Turkic *bodagčï”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Boyacı?

Bo·ya·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /bojaˈdʒɯ/.