Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çardak

Çardak /tʃaɾˈdak/ ASCII Cardak

“arbour, pergola”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ç
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 Çardak?

Çardak

IPA /tʃaɾˈdak/

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

What does the surname Çardak mean?

A çardak is an arbour or pergola: a shelter of branches on posts in fields and gardens, or a frame for training vines. The word comes from Persian chār “four” + ṭāq “arch”. The district of Çardak in Denizli and many villages bear this name.1

Çardak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çardak made of?

Çardak is a single Persian root: çardak (çardak: arbour, bower).

Çardak root çardak çardak: arbour, bower PERSIAN čārṭāq “four-arched structure” Çardak çardak root çardak: arbour, bower čārṭāq PERSIAN “four-arched structure”
Çardak: parts and root words
  • čārṭāq Persian — four-arched structure1

How was the name Çardak formed?

Çardak is the word çardak (“çardak: arbour, bower”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Çardak?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çardakcı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çardak?

  1. Melih Çardak actor 1959–

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

How is Çardak written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Cardak.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çardak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çardak accessed 9 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 Çardak

Q1

What does the surname Çardak mean?

A çardak is an arbour or pergola: a shelter of branches on posts in fields and gardens, or a frame for training vines. The word comes from Persian chār “four” + ṭāq “arch”. The district of Çardak in Denizli and many villages bear this name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çardak?

The root word of Çardak is čārṭāq (Persian): “four-arched structure”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çardak?

Çar·dak, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃaɾˈdak/.