Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Büker

Büker /byˈceɾ/ ASCII Buker

“one who bends”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
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 Büker?

Büker

IPA /byˈceɾ/

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

What does the surname Büker mean?

Büker is the aorist of bükmek and means “one who bends, who twists”. The verb bük- is already found in Old Turkic in the sense “to bend, to curl”.1

Grammar bük- + -er: aorist, third person singular, of bükmek.

That Büker goes back to bükmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Büker is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Büker made of?

Büker is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bük- (bükmek: to bend, to twist) + -er (aorist, participle).

Büker + root bük- bükmek: to bend, to twist TURKIC bükmek “to bend, to twist” suffix -er aorist, participle Büker bük- root bükmek: to bend, to twist bükmek TURKIC “to bend, to twist” -er suffix aorist, participle
Büker: parts and root words
  • bükmek Turkic — to bend, to twist1

How was the name Büker formed?

Büker was formed by adding the suffix -er (“aorist, participle”) to the verb stem bük- (“bükmek: to bend, to twist”).

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

Which surnames are related to Büker?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bükey same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Büker?

  1. Evren Büker basketball player 1985–
  2. Serhat Büker basketball player 1981–
  3. Seçil Büker teacher 1947–
  4. Muhittin Büker chess player 1963–

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

How is Büker written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Buker in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bük- accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: büker 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

Common questions about Büker

Q1

What does the surname Büker mean?

Büker is the aorist of bükmek and means “one who bends, who twists”. The verb bük- is already found in Old Turkic in the sense “to bend, to curl”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Büker?

The root word of Büker is bükmek (Turkic): “to bend, to twist”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Büker?

Bü·ker, 2 syllables; IPA: /byˈceɾ/.