Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çataklı

Çataklı /tʃatakˈɫɯ/ ASCII Catakli

“from Çatak (a gully)”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ç
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Çataklı?

Çataklı

IPA /tʃatakˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Çataklı mean?

A çatak is the stream bed that forms where two mountain slopes meet; a district of Van and many villages bear the name. The suffix -lı gives “from Çatak”.2

Grammar çatak + suffix -lı

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

What is Çataklı made of?

Çataklı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çatak (çatak: gully where two slopes meet; place name Çatak) + -lı (suffix -lı “from, of”).

Çataklı + root çatak çatak: gully where twoslopes meet; place name… TURKIC çatak “stream bed formed wheretwo mountain slopes meet” suffix -lı suffix -lı “from, of” Çataklı çatak root çatak: gully where two slopes meet;place name Çatak çatak TURKIC “stream bed formed where twomountain slopes meet” -lı suffix suffix -lı “from, of”
Çataklı: parts and root words
  • çatak Turkic — stream bed formed where two mountain slopes meet2

How was the name Çataklı formed?

Çataklı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“suffix -lı “from, of””) to çatak (“çatak: gully where two slopes meet; place name Çatak”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Çataklı?

Çataklı Çıtak Çatak
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çıtak same root – –
02 Çatak same root – –

How is Çataklı written and pronounced abroad?

In Çataklı, ı (dotless i) is usually written i in foreign records; ç (English “ch”) often appears as c, giving forms such as Catakli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Çataklı accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çatak accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çataklı

Q1

What does the surname Çataklı mean?

A çatak is the stream bed that forms where two mountain slopes meet; a district of Van and many villages bear the name. The suffix -lı gives “from Çatak”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çataklı?

The root word of Çataklı is çatak (Turkic): “stream bed formed where two mountain slopes meet”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çataklı?

Ça·tak·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃatakˈɫɯ/.