Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çehreli

Çehreli /tʃehɾeˈli/ ASCII Cehreli

“with a (fair) face”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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 Çehreli?

Çehreli

IPA /tʃehɾeˈli/

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

What does the surname Çehreli mean?

Çehreli means “having a face, -faced” and usually appears with a qualifier, as in güler çehreli “smiling-faced”. Çehre comes from Persian čihra “face”. The name may come from an epithet for someone noted for his face.2

Grammar çehre + -li

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

What is Çehreli made of?

Çehreli is Persian in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çehre (çehre: face, countenance) + -li (“with; from”).

Çehreli + root çehre çehre: face, countenance PERSIAN çehre “face, countenance” suffix -li “with; from” Çehreli çehre root çehre: face, countenance çehre PERSIAN “face, countenance” -li suffix “with; from”
Çehreli: parts and root words
  • çehre Persian — face, countenance2

How was the name Çehreli formed?

Çehreli was formed by adding the suffix -li (““with; from””) to çehre (“çehre: face, countenance”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Çehreli?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çehre same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çehreli?

  1. Rüksan Çehreli university teacher
  2. Zafer Çehreli university teacher

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

How is Çehreli written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Cehreli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çehreli accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çehre accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çehre accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çehreli

Q1

What does the surname Çehreli mean?

Çehreli means “having a face, -faced” and usually appears with a qualifier, as in güler çehreli “smiling-faced”. Çehre comes from Persian čihra “face”. The name may come from an epithet for someone noted for his face.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çehreli?

The root word of Çehreli is çehre (Persian): “face, countenance”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çehreli?

Çeh·re·li, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃehɾeˈli/.