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Çelikbaş

Çelikbaş /tʃelicˈbaʃ/ ASCII Celikbas

“steel-headed”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 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 Çelikbaş?

Çelikbaş

IPA /tʃelicˈbaʃ/

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

What does the surname Çelikbaş mean?

From çelik ‘steel’ and baş ‘head’, read as ‘steel-headed, with a head as hard as steel’. Nişanyan traces çelik to Middle Turkish çelik ‘forged iron’, from the verb çal- ‘to strike, hammer’.1,2

Grammar çelik + baş.

That Çelikbaş goes back to çelik and baş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Çelikbaş made of?

Çelikbaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çelik (steel) + baş (head).

Çelikbaş + root çelik steel TURKIC çelik “steel” root baş head TURKIC baş “head” Çelikbaş çelik root steel çelik TURKIC “steel” baş root head baş TURKIC “head”
Çelikbaş: parts and root words
  • çelik Turkic — steel1
  • baş Turkic — head2

How was the name Çelikbaş formed?

Çelikbaş was formed by joining çelik (“steel”) and baş (“head”).

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

Which surnames are related to Çelikbaş?

Çelikbaş Çelik Özçelik Akbaş Baş Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Çeliker
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 Akbaş same root – –
04 Baş same root – –
05 Subaşı same root – –
06 Başer same root – –
07 Kocabaş same root – –
08 Erbaş same root – –
09 Baştürk same root – –
10 Demirbaş same root – –
11 Başkan same root – –
12 Çeliker same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çelikbaş?

  1. Fethi Çelikbaş politician 1912–2009
  2. Hüseyin Çelikbaş politician 1881–1949

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

How is Çelikbaş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Celikbas in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çelik accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: baş 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 Çelikbaş

Q1

What does the surname Çelikbaş mean?

From çelik ‘steel’ and baş ‘head’, read as ‘steel-headed, with a head as hard as steel’. Nişanyan traces çelik to Middle Turkish çelik ‘forged iron’, from the verb çal- ‘to strike, hammer’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çelikbaş?

Çelikbaş is made up of two elements: çelik “steel” (Turkic) and baş “head” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Çelikbaş?

Çe·lik·baş, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃelicˈbaʃ/.