Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 996

Çekmez

Çekmez /tʃekˈmez/ ASCII Cekmez

“‘does not pull, does not endure’”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
From a verb
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 Çekmez?

Çekmez

IPA /tʃekˈmez/

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

What does the surname Çekmez mean?

Grammatically, Çekmez is the negative aorist of çekmek: ‘(he) does not pull’. Because çekmek means both ‘to pull, drag’ and ‘to bear, put up with’, the name can be read as ‘one who does not carry the load’ or ‘one who will not put up with injustice’. Which sense the nickname had is not documented.1

Grammar çek- + -mez: negative aorist, third person singular.

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

What is Çekmez made of?

Çekmez breaks into 2 parts: çek- (çekmek: to pull; to endure) + -mez (negative aorist suffix -mAz).

Çekmez + root çek- çekmek: to pull; toendure TURKIC çekmek “to pull, draw; to bear,endure” suffix -mez negative aorist suffix-mAz Çekmez çek- root çekmek: to pull; to endure çekmek TURKIC “to pull, draw; to bear, endure” -mez suffix negative aorist suffix -mAz
Çekmez: parts and root words
  • çekmek Turkic — to pull, draw; to bear, endure1

How was the name Çekmez formed?

Çekmez belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (çek- + -mez).

Which surnames are related to Çekmez?

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

Who are some well-known people named Çekmez?

  1. Metin Çekmez actor 1945–2021
  2. Dinçer Çekmez actor 1943–2013
  3. Vahit Çekmez statesperson 1947–

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

How is Çekmez written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Cekmez. In Turkish, ç is pronounced like ch in “church” and z is voiced, as in English “zoo”.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çekmek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Çekmez accessed 8 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çekmez

Q1

What does the surname Çekmez mean?

Grammatically, Çekmez is the negative aorist of çekmek: ‘(he) does not pull’. Because çekmek means both ‘to pull, drag’ and ‘to bear, put up with’, the name can be read as ‘one who does not carry the load’ or ‘one who will not put up with injustice’. Which sense the nickname had is not documented.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çekmez?

The root word of Çekmez is çekmek (Turkic): “to pull, draw; to bear, endure”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çekmez?

Çek·mez, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃekˈmez/.