Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 846

Burçak

Burçak /buɾˈtʃac/ ASCII Burcak

“bitter vetch”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
B
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Burçak?

Burçak

IPA /buɾˈtʃac/

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

What does the surname Burçak mean?

Burçak is bitter vetch, a legume whose lentil-like seeds are used as animal feed. The word continues Old Turkic burçak, which also meant “bead of sweat”. As a personal name it was first recorded in 1955 and spread quickly after 1970.2

Burçak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Burçak made of?

Burçak is a single root: burçak (bitter vetch).

Burçak root burçak bitter vetch TURKIC burçak “bitter vetch; bead ofsweat” Burçak burçak root bitter vetch burçak TURKIC “bitter vetch; bead of sweat”
Burçak: parts and root words
  • burçak Turkic — bitter vetch; bead of sweat2

How was the name Burçak formed?

Burçak belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Burçak?

  1. Rıfkı Salim Burçak politician 1913–1998
  2. Sıtkı Salim Burçak politician 1911–1993
  3. Ömer Burçak basketball player 1981–

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

Is Burçak also a first name?

Yes. Burçak is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “bitter vetch”.

Burçak as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Burçak written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: burçak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Burçak 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Burçak

Q1

What does the surname Burçak mean?

Burçak is bitter vetch, a legume whose lentil-like seeds are used as animal feed. The word continues Old Turkic burçak, which also meant “bead of sweat”. As a personal name it was first recorded in 1955 and spread quickly after 1970.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Burçak?

The root word of Burçak is burçak (Turkic): “bitter vetch; bead of sweat”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Burçak?

Bur·çak, 2 syllables; IPA: /buɾˈtʃac/.