Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Bükülmez

Bükülmez /bycylˈmez/ ASCII Bukulmez

“unbending”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Bükülmez?

Bükülmez

IPA /bycylˈmez/

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

What does the surname Bükülmez mean?

The negative aorist of bükülmek “to be bent”: “unbending”. Dictionaries also list it as an adjective, “stiff, inflexible”. The name describes someone who does not bow under pressure; a village of this name exists in Hatay.1

Grammar bük- + passive -ül + negative aorist -mez

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

Bükülmez is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bükülmez made of?

Bükülmez is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bükül- (bükülmek: to be bent) + -mez (negative aorist).

Bükülmez + root bükül- bükülmek: to be bent TURKIC bükülmek “to be bent, to bend” suffix -mez negative aorist Bükülmez bükül- root bükülmek: to be bent bükülmek TURKIC “to be bent, to bend” -mez suffix negative aorist
Bükülmez: parts and root words
  • bükülmek Turkic — to be bent, to bend1

How was the name Bükülmez formed?

Bükülmez was formed by adding the suffix -mez (“negative aorist”) to the verb stem bükül- (“bükülmek: to be bent”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Who are some well-known people named Bükülmez?

  1. Erkan Bükülmez association football player 1997–

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

How is Bükülmez written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Bukulmez.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bükülmek accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bükülmez accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bükülmez accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bükülmez

Q1

What does the surname Bükülmez mean?

The negative aorist of bükülmek “to be bent”: “unbending”. Dictionaries also list it as an adjective, “stiff, inflexible”. The name describes someone who does not bow under pressure; a village of this name exists in Hatay.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bükülmez?

The root word of Bükülmez is bükülmek (Turkic): “to be bent, to bend”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bükülmez?

Bü·kül·mez, 3 syllables; IPA: /bycylˈmez/.