Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 840

Bulgurlu

Bulgurlu /buɫɡuɾˈɫu/

“of bulgur; from Bulgurlu”3

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
B
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Bulgurlu?

Bulgurlu

IPA /buɫɡuɾˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Bulgurlu mean?

Bulgurlu is formed from bulgur with the suffix -lu: “with bulgur, having to do with bulgur”, or “from a place called Bulgurlu”. Bulgur is wheat that is parboiled, dried and cracked; Nişanyan treats the word as cognate with Persian bulġur, while en.Wiktionary has it entering Ottoman through Arabic burġul. There are places named Bulgurlu in Üsküdar, Istanbul, and in other provinces.3

Grammar bulgur + -lu.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. The word bulgur + -lu “having to do with bulgur”.
  2. The place name Bulgurlu: “from Bulgurlu”.

What is Bulgurlu made of?

Bulgurlu breaks into 2 parts: bulgur (bulgur, cracked wheat) + -lu (having; from (a place)).

Bulgurlu + root bulgur bulgur, cracked wheat PERSIAN bulgur “parboiled, dried andcracked wheat” suffix -lu having; from (a place) Bulgurlu bulgur root bulgur, cracked wheat bulgur PERSIAN “parboiled, dried and crackedwheat” -lu suffix having; from (a place)
Bulgurlu: parts and root words
  • bulgur Persian — parboiled, dried and cracked wheat3

How was the name Bulgurlu formed?

Bulgurlu belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (bulgur + -lu).

Who are some well-known people named Bulgurlu?

  1. Bülent Bulgurlu businessperson 1947–
  2. Hamdi Bulgurlu politician 1908–1991
  3. Okan Bulgurlu chess player 1998–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bulgur accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bulgur accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bulgur accessed 8 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bulgurlu

Q1

What does the surname Bulgurlu mean?

Bulgurlu is formed from bulgur with the suffix -lu: “with bulgur, having to do with bulgur”, or “from a place called Bulgurlu”. Bulgur is wheat that is parboiled, dried and cracked; Nişanyan treats the word as cognate with Persian bulġur, while en.Wiktionary has it entering Ottoman through Arabic burġul. There are places named Bulgurlu in Üsküdar, Istanbul, and in other provinces.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bulgurlu?

The root word of Bulgurlu is bulgur (Persian): “parboiled, dried and cracked wheat”. There are 3 competing views on where Bulgurlu comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bulgurlu?

Bul·gur·lu, 3 syllables; IPA: /buɫɡuɾˈɫu/.