Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 986

Çaykara

Çaykara /ˈtʃajkaɾa/ ASCII Caykara

“district in Trabzon”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Place name
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 Çaykara?

Çaykara

IPA /ˈtʃajkaɾa/

The stress usually falls on syllable 1 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çaykara mean?

Çaykara is the name of a district of Trabzon Province, home to Uzungöl lake. On its face the name combines çay ‘stream’ and kara ‘black’. Turkish Wikipedia gives the district’s Romeyka name as Katochori.1

Grammar çay + kara; place name.

That Çaykara goes back to çay and kara is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Çaykara made of?

Çaykara breaks into 2 parts: çay (stream, brook) + kara (black).

Çaykara + root çay stream, brook TURKIC çay “stream” root kara black TURKIC kara “black” Çaykara çay root stream, brook çay TURKIC “stream” kara root black kara TURKIC “black”
Çaykara: parts and root words
  • çay Turkic — stream1
  • kara Turkic — black1

How was the name Çaykara formed?

Çaykara belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (çay + kara).

Which surnames are related to Çaykara?

Çaykara Kara Karataş Karahan Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Akçay Karakaya Karakoç Karaaslan Karagöz Baykara
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kara same root 16 290,024
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Karahan same root – –
04 Karaca same root – –
05 Karakaş same root – –
06 Karadağ same root – –
07 Akçay same root – –
08 Karakaya same root – –
09 Karakoç same root – –
10 Karaaslan same root – –
11 Karagöz same root – –
12 Baykara same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çaykara?

  1. Emine Çaykara writer 1964–
  2. Tuncer Çaykara researcher

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

How is Çaykara written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Caykara: ç becomes c (German tsch, English ch).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Çaykara accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çaykara

Q1

What does the surname Çaykara mean?

Çaykara is the name of a district of Trabzon Province, home to Uzungöl lake. On its face the name combines çay ‘stream’ and kara ‘black’. Turkish Wikipedia gives the district’s Romeyka name as Katochori.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çaykara?

The root word of Çaykara is çay (Turkic): “stream”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çaykara?

Çay·ka·ra, 3 syllables; IPA: /ˈtʃajkaɾa/.