Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çelikler

Çelikler /t͡ʃelicˈleɾ/ ASCII Celikler

“the Çelik family; steels”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Çelikler?

Çelikler

IPA /t͡ʃelicˈleɾ/

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

What does the surname Çelikler mean?

Formed from çelik with the plural and family suffix -ler: ‘the Çeliks’. According to Nişanyan, çelik comes from Middle Turkic çelik ‘striking; forged iron’, from Old Turkic çal- ‘to strike, forge’.1

Grammar çelik + -ler.

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

What is Çelikler made of?

Çelikler breaks into 2 parts: çelik (çelik: steel) + -ler (-ler: plural, family).

Çelikler + root çelik çelik: steel TURKIC çelik “forged iron, steel” suffix -ler -ler: plural, family Çelikler çelik root çelik: steel çelik TURKIC “forged iron, steel” -ler suffix -ler: plural, family
Çelikler: parts and root words
  • çelik Turkic — forged iron, steel1

How was the name Çelikler formed?

Çelikler belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (çelik + -ler).

Which surnames are related to Çelikler?

Çelikler Çelik Özçelik Çeliker Çelikel Çelikkol Çelikbilek Sertçelik Akçelik Çelikkan Çelikyurt Alçelik Çelikay
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 Alçelik same root – –
12 Çelikay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çelikler?

  1. Serdar Ali Çelikler pundit 1975–

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

How is Çelikler written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Celikler.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çelik accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) 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 Çelikler

Q1

What does the surname Çelikler mean?

Formed from çelik with the plural and family suffix -ler: ‘the Çeliks’. According to Nişanyan, çelik comes from Middle Turkic çelik ‘striking; forged iron’, from Old Turkic çal- ‘to strike, forge’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çelikler?

The root word of Çelikler is çelik (Turkic): “forged iron, steel”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çelikler?

Çe·lik·ler, 3 syllables; IPA: /t͡ʃelicˈleɾ/.