Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çelikay

Çelikay /tʃeliˈkaj/ ASCII Celikay

“bright as steel”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Çelikay?

Çelikay

IPA /tʃeliˈkaj/

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

What does the surname Çelikay mean?

A name built from çelik ‘steel’ and ay ‘moon’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that Çelik was added to the New Turkish names proposed in April 1933, and that ay as a name element usually conveys ‘light, radiance’; the name can be read as ‘bright as steel’.1

Grammar çelik + ay.

That Çelikay goes back to çelik and ay is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Çelikay made of?

Çelikay is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çelik (çelik: steel) + ay (ay: moon; as a name element radiance).

Çelikay + root çelik çelik: steel TURKIC çelik “steel” root ay ay: moon; as a nameelement radiance TURKIC ay “moon; radiance” Çelikay çelik root çelik: steel çelik TURKIC “steel” ay root ay: moon; as a name element radiance ay TURKIC “moon; radiance”
Çelikay: parts and root words
  • çelik Turkic — steel1
  • ay Turkic — moon; radiance1

How was the name Çelikay formed?

Çelikay was formed by joining çelik (“çelik: steel”) and ay (“ay: moon; as a name element radiance”).

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

Which surnames are related to Çelikay?

Çelikay Çelik Özçelik Çeliker Çelikel Çelikkol Çelikbilek Sertçelik Akçelik Çelikkan Çelikyurt Hasçelik Alçelik
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çelik same root 4 717,655
02 Özçelik same root – –
03 Çeliker same root – –
04 Çelikel same root – –
05 Çelikkol same root – –
06 Çelikbilek same root – –
07 Sertçelik same root – –
08 Akçelik same root – –
09 Çelikkan same root – –
10 Çelikyurt same root – –
11 Hasçelik same root – –
12 Alçelik same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çelikay?

  1. Korcan Çelikay association football player 1987–
  2. İlhan Çelikay association football player 1984–

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

How is Çelikay written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Celikay.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Çelikay accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Aytemür 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çelikay

Q1

What does the surname Çelikay mean?

A name built from çelik ‘steel’ and ay ‘moon’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that Çelik was added to the New Turkish names proposed in April 1933, and that ay as a name element usually conveys ‘light, radiance’; the name can be read as ‘bright as steel’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çelikay?

Çelikay is made up of two elements: çelik “steel” (Turkic) and ay “moon; radiance” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Çelikay?

Çe·li·kay, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃeliˈkaj/.