Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çifçi

Çifçi /tʃifˈtʃi/ ASCII Cifci

“farmer”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Çifçi?

Çifçi

IPA /tʃifˈtʃi/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çifçi mean?

Çifçi is a pronunciation of çiftçi ‘farmer’ with the t dropped. The base çift comes from Persian juft ‘pair’; ploughing with a pair of oxen gave rise to the sense ‘farmer’.1

Grammar çift + -çi, with loss of t.

What is Çifçi made of?

Çifçi combines Turkic and Persian elements in 2 parts: çif(t) (çift: yoke of oxen; farmland) + -çi (occupational suffix).

Çifçi ++ root çif(t) çift: yoke of oxen;farmland TURKIC çiftçi “farmer” suffix -çi occupational suffix PERSIAN çift “pair; yoke of oxen” Çifçi çif(t) root çift: yoke of oxen; farmland çiftçi TURKIC “farmer” -çi suffix occupational suffix çift PERSIAN “pair; yoke of oxen”
Çifçi: parts and root words
  • çiftçi Turkic — farmer1
  • çift Persian — pair; yoke of oxen1

How was the name Çifçi formed?

Çifçi was formed by adding the suffix -çi (“occupational suffix”) to çif(t) (“çift: yoke of oxen; farmland”).

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

Which surnames are related to Çifçi?

Çifçi Çiftçioğlu Çiftpınar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çiftçioğlu same root – –
02 Çiftpınar same root – –

How else is Çifçi spelled?

Çiftçispelling

Who are some well-known people named Çifçi?

  1. Ozan Çifçi author 1995–

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

How is Çifçi written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çiftçi accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çiftçi accessed 9 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

Common questions about Çifçi

Q1

What does the surname Çifçi mean?

Çifçi is a pronunciation of çiftçi ‘farmer’ with the t dropped. The base çift comes from Persian juft ‘pair’; ploughing with a pair of oxen gave rise to the sense ‘farmer’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çifçi?

The root word of Çifçi is çift (Persian): “pair; yoke of oxen”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çifçi?

Çif·çi, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃifˈtʃi/.