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Bozatlı

Bozatlı /bozatˈɫɯ/ ASCII Bozatli

“rider of a grey horse”1

Probable origin Bozatlı: root entries for boz + at · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Bozatlı?

Bozatlı

IPA /bozatˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Bozatlı mean?

Bozatlı means ‘with a grey horse, riding a grey horse’: boz ‘grey’ and at ‘horse’ with -lı. In Turkish folk belief Hızır is imagined as a helper on a grey horse, hence the phrase Bozatlı Hızır. Settlements named Bozat exist in Kars, Sivas and Giresun.1,2

Grammar boz + at + -lı.

That Bozatlı goes back to boz and at is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Bozatlı made of?

Bozatlı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: boz (boz: grey) + at (at: horse) + -lı (-lı: from (a place); having).

Bozatlı ++ root boz boz: grey TURKIC boz “grey, dun” root at at: horse TURKIC at “horse” suffix -lı -lı: from (a place);having Bozatlı boz root boz: grey boz TURKIC “grey, dun” at root at: horse at TURKIC “horse” -lı suffix -lı: from (a place); having
Bozatlı: parts and root words

How was the name Bozatlı formed?

Bozatlı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“-lı: from (a place); having”) to boz + at.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.7

Which surnames are related to Bozatlı?

Bozatlı Bozkurt Boz Bozdağ Boztepe Bozok Bozer
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 Bozkurt same root – –
02 Boz same root – –
03 Bozdağ same root – –
04 Boztepe same root – –
05 Bozok same root – –
06 Bozer same root – –
07 Bozbay same root – –
08 Bozbey same root – –
09 Bozkaya same root – –
10 Bozoğlu same root – –
11 Bozyel same root – –
12 Bozdemir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bozatlı?

  1. Şinasi Bozatlı painter 1962–
  2. Hande Özsan Bozatlı politician 1960–
  3. Mesut Bozatlı statesperson 1994–
  4. Vahit Bozatlı politician 1920–2011

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

How is Bozatlı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Bozatli.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Bozatlı?

Bozgeyik, Ceylan and Demirboğa share gloss keywords with Bozatlı within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Bozatlı?

Read the root, formation and register information for Bozatlı 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: boz
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: at
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Hızır
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: boz
  5. 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bozat
  6. 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Bozatlı

Q1

What does the surname Bozatlı mean?

Bozatlı means ‘with a grey horse, riding a grey horse’: boz ‘grey’ and at ‘horse’ with -lı. In Turkish folk belief Hızır is imagined as a helper on a grey horse, hence the phrase Bozatlı Hızır. Settlements named Bozat exist in Kars, Sivas and Giresun.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bozatlı?

Bozatlı is made up of two elements: boz “grey, dun” (Turkic) and at “horse” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Bozatlı?

Boz·at·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /bozatˈɫɯ/.