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Bozüyük

Bozüyük /bozyˈjyk/ ASCII Bozuyuk

“district in Bilecik; ‘grey mound’”1

Established origin Bozüyük: root entries for boz + höyük · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Bozüyük?

Bozüyük

IPA /bozyˈjyk/

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

What does the surname Bozüyük mean?

Bozüyük is a district of Bilecik Province. The name joins boz “grey” and üyük “mound, tell” and means “grey mound”. A town in Yatağan, Muğla, bears the same name.1,3

Grammar boz + üyük (mound).

What is Bozüyük made of?

Bozüyük is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: boz (boz: grey) + üyük (üyük: mound).

Bozüyük + root boz boz: grey TURKIC boz “grey, dun” root üyük üyük: mound TURKIC höyük “mound, tell (older formüyük)” Bozüyük boz root boz: grey boz TURKIC “grey, dun” üyük root üyük: mound höyük TURKIC “mound, tell (older form üyük)”
Bozüyük: parts and root words
  • boz Turkic — grey, dun1
  • höyük Turkic — mound, tell (older form üyük)3

How was the name Bozüyük formed?

Bozüyük was formed by joining boz (“boz: grey”) and üyük (“üyük: mound”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Bozüyük?

Bozüyük 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 – –

How is Bozüyük written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters it usually appears as Bozuyuk in passports and foreign records.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Bozüyük?

Çal, Çankaya and Altındağ share gloss keywords with Bozüyük within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Bozüyük?

Read the root, formation and register information for Bozüyük alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: boz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Bozüyük accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: höyük accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bozüyük

Q1

What does the surname Bozüyük mean?

Bozüyük is a district of Bilecik Province. The name joins boz “grey” and üyük “mound, tell” and means “grey mound”. A town in Yatağan, Muğla, bears the same name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bozüyük?

The root word of Bozüyük is boz (Turkic): “grey, dun”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bozüyük?

Bo·zü·yük, 3 syllables; IPA: /bozyˈjyk/.