Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 935

Çağrı

Çağrı /tʃaːˈɾɯ/ ASCII Cagri

“saker falcon; call, invitation”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ç
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Çağrı?

Çağrı

IPA /tʃaːˈɾɯ/

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

What does the surname Çağrı mean?

Çağrı has two readings. According to Nişanyan Adlar it was in older usage the name of a bird of prey, the saker falcon; today it is mostly understood as ‘call, invitation’, from the verb çağırmak ‘to call’. Çağrı Bey (989–1060), who founded the Seljuk state with his brother Tuğrul, bore the name.1

That Çağrı goes back to çağrı and çağırmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Çağrı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çağrı made of?

Çağrı is a single root: çağrı (call, invitation; formerly a bird of prey).

Çağrı + root çağrı call, invitation;formerly a bird of prey TURKIC çağrı “in the old language abird of prey (saker…” TURKIC çağırmak “to call, to invite” Çağrı çağrı root call, invitation; formerly a bird ofprey çağrı TURKIC “in the old language a bird ofprey (saker falcon)” çağırmak TURKIC “to call, to invite”
Çağrı: parts and root words
  • çağrı Turkic — in the old language a bird of prey (saker falcon)1
  • çağırmak Turkic — to call, to invite1

How was the name Çağrı formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Çağrı?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çağıran same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çağrı?

  1. Serkan Çağrı musician 1976–
  2. Arzu Çağrı-Mehmetoğlu researcher
  3. Sinan Çağrı basketball player 1977–

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

Is Çağrı also a first name?

Yes. Çağrı is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “saker falcon; call, invitation”.

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

How is Çağrı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Cagri.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Çağrı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çağır- 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 Çağrı

Q1

What does the surname Çağrı mean?

Çağrı has two readings. According to Nişanyan Adlar it was in older usage the name of a bird of prey, the saker falcon; today it is mostly understood as ‘call, invitation’, from the verb çağırmak ‘to call’. Çağrı Bey (989–1060), who founded the Seljuk state with his brother Tuğrul, bore the name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çağrı?

The root word of Çağrı is çağrı (Turkic): “in the old language a bird of prey (saker falcon)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çağrı?

Çağ·rı, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃaːˈɾɯ/.