Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çeliktaş

Çeliktaş /tʃelicˈtaʃ/ ASCII Celiktas

“steel stone”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 Çeliktaş?

Çeliktaş

IPA /tʃelicˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Çeliktaş mean?

Çelik “steel” and taş “stone” combine into “steel stone”, an image of hardness and endurance. The head element taş is Turkic; the name follows -taş surnames such as Karataş and Demirtaş.1,2

Grammar Compound çelik + taş.

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

What is Çeliktaş made of?

Çeliktaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çelik (çelik: steel) + taş (taş: stone).

Çeliktaş + root çelik çelik: steel TURKIC çelik “steel” root taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone” Çeliktaş çelik root çelik: steel çelik TURKIC “steel” taş root taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Çeliktaş: parts and root words
  • çelik Turkic — steel1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Çeliktaş formed?

Çeliktaş was formed by joining çelik (“çelik: steel”) and taş (“taş: stone”).

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

Which surnames are related to Çeliktaş?

Çeliktaş Çelik Aktaş Karataş Özçelik Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran
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 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
03 Karataş same root – –
04 Özçelik same root – –
05 Taş same root – –
06 Altıntaş same root – –
07 Demirtaş same root – –
08 Taşdemir same root – –
09 Taşçı same root – –
10 Ertaş same root – –
11 Göktaş same root – –
12 Taşkıran same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çeliktaş?

  1. Melih Soner Çeliktaş university teacher
  2. Özlem Yeşil Çeliktaş researcher

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

How is Çeliktaş written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Celiktas: ş becomes s or sh; ç becomes c or ch.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çelik accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş 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 Çeliktaş

Q1

What does the surname Çeliktaş mean?

Çelik “steel” and taş “stone” combine into “steel stone”, an image of hardness and endurance. The head element taş is Turkic; the name follows -taş surnames such as Karataş and Demirtaş.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çeliktaş?

Çeliktaş is made up of two elements: çelik “steel” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Çeliktaş?

Çe·lik·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃelicˈtaʃ/.