Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çiçekli

Çiçekli /t͡ʃit͡ʃecˈli/ ASCII Cicekli

“flowery”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Çiçekli?

Çiçekli

IPA /t͡ʃit͡ʃecˈli/

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

What does the surname Çiçekli mean?

Formed from çiçek ‘flower’ with the suffix -li: ‘flowery, adorned with flowers’. According to Nişanyan, çiçek comes from Old Turkic çeçek ‘flower’. Çiçekli is also the name of several villages.1

Grammar çiçek + -li.

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

Çiçekli is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çiçekli made of?

Çiçekli breaks into 2 parts: çiçek (çiçek: flower) + -li (-li: having, with).

Çiçekli + root çiçek çiçek: flower TURKIC çiçek “flower” suffix -li -li: having, with Çiçekli çiçek root çiçek: flower çiçek TURKIC “flower” -li suffix -li: having, with
Çiçekli: parts and root words
  • çiçek Turkic — flower1

How was the name Çiçekli formed?

Çiçekli belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (çiçek + -li).

Which surnames are related to Çiçekli?

Çiçekli Çiçek Akçiçek Ayçiçek Alçiçek Çiçekoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çiçek same root – –
02 Akçiçek same root – –
03 Ayçiçek same root – –
04 Alçiçek same root – –
05 Çiçekoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çiçekli?

  1. Mehmet Fatih Çiçekli statesperson 1976–
  2. Özgür Çiçekli researcher

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

How is Çiçekli written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çiçek 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

Common questions about Çiçekli

Q1

What does the surname Çiçekli mean?

Formed from çiçek ‘flower’ with the suffix -li: ‘flowery, adorned with flowers’. According to Nişanyan, çiçek comes from Old Turkic çeçek ‘flower’. Çiçekli is also the name of several villages.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çiçekli?

The root word of Çiçekli is çiçek (Turkic): “flower”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çiçekli?

Çi·çek·li, 3 syllables; IPA: /t͡ʃit͡ʃecˈli/.