Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Cebeci

Cebeci /dʒebeˈdʒi/

“Ottoman armourer soldier”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
C
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Cebeci?

Cebeci

IPA /dʒebeˈdʒi/

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

What does the surname Cebeci mean?

A cebeci was a soldier of the Ottoman standing army who made and repaired weapons and armour and carried munitions to the front; the Cebeci corps was named alongside the Janissaries. The word joins Mongolic cebe ‘weapons, armour’ with the Turkish suffix -ci.1

Grammar cebe plus the occupational suffix -ci.

Cebeci is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Cebeci made of?

Cebeci combines Turkic and Mongolic elements in 2 parts: cebe (weapons, armour) + -ci (occupational suffix).

Cebeci ++ root cebe weapons, armour TURKIC cebeci “Ottoman armourer corpssoldier” suffix -ci occupational suffix MONGOLIC cebe “equipment, weapons,armour” Cebeci cebe root weapons, armour cebeci TURKIC “Ottoman armourer corps soldier” -ci suffix occupational suffix cebe MONGOLIC “equipment, weapons, armour”
Cebeci: parts and root words
  • cebeci Turkic — Ottoman armourer corps soldier1
  • cebe Mongolic — equipment, weapons, armour1

How was the name Cebeci formed?

Cebeci was formed by adding the suffix -ci (“occupational suffix”) to cebe (“weapons, armour”).

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

Which surnames are related to Cebeci?

Cebeci Cebe Akcebe Cebecioğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Cebe same root – –
02 Akcebe same root – –
03 Cebecioğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Cebeci?

  1. Emrah Cebeci association football player 1989–
  2. Hilal Cebeci presenter 1976–
  3. Dilâver Cebeci writer 1943–2008
  4. Ecem Cebeci association football player
  5. Ela Rümeysa Cebeci actor 1988–
  6. Erol Aslan Cebeci politician 1963–
  7. Mehmet Erdoğan Cebeci bureaucrat
  8. Tuncer Cebeci mathematician 1934–2021

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: cebeci accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: cebeci 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 Cebeci

Q1

What does the surname Cebeci mean?

A cebeci was a soldier of the Ottoman standing army who made and repaired weapons and armour and carried munitions to the front; the Cebeci corps was named alongside the Janissaries. The word joins Mongolic cebe ‘weapons, armour’ with the Turkish suffix -ci.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Cebeci?

The root word of Cebeci is cebe (Mongolic): “equipment, weapons, armour”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Cebeci?

Ce·be·ci, 3 syllables; IPA: /dʒebeˈdʒi/.