Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çiftçioğlu

Çiftçioğlu /tʃiftʃioːˈɫu/ ASCII Ciftcioglu

“son of the farmer”2

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
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 Çiftçioğlu?

Çiftçioğlu

IPA /tʃiftʃioːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çiftçioğlu mean?

Çiftçioğlu means “son of the farmer”. A çiftçi works the land and raises crops and animals; the word is formed from çift, named after the pair of oxen that pulled the plough, plus the agent suffix -çi. Çift comes from Persian.1,2

Grammar çift + agent -çi + oğul + possessive -u.

What is Çiftçioğlu made of?

Çiftçioğlu breaks into 3 parts: çift (çift: a yoke of oxen; ploughing) + -çi (agent suffix) + -oğlu (son of).

Çiftçioğlu +++ root çift çift: a yoke of oxen;ploughing TURKIC çiftçi “farmer” suffix -çi agent suffix suffix -oğlu son of PERSIAN çift “Persian juft ‘pair’; ayoke of oxen for…” Çiftçioğlu çift root çift: a yoke of oxen; ploughing çiftçi TURKIC “farmer” -çi suffix agent suffix -oğlu suffix son of çift PERSIAN “Persian juft ‘pair’; a yoke ofoxen for ploughing”
Çiftçioğlu: parts and root words
  • çiftçi Turkic — farmer2
  • çift Persian — Persian juft “pair”; a yoke of oxen for ploughing1

How was the name Çiftçioğlu formed?

Çiftçioğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (çift + -çi + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Çiftçioğlu?

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

Who are some well-known people named Çiftçioğlu?

  1. Neva Çiftçioğlu biologist 1963–
  2. Bülent Çiftçioğlu association football player 1955–
  3. Çetin Çiftçioğlu actor 1946–
  4. Elif Çiftçioğlu researcher
  5. Engin Çiftçioğlu researcher
  6. Selçuk Çiftçioğlu basketball player 1953–2022
  7. Özdemir Çiftçioğlu actor

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

How is Çiftçioğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Ciftcioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çiftçi accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çiftçi 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çiftçioğlu

Q1

What does the surname Çiftçioğlu mean?

Çiftçioğlu means “son of the farmer”. A çiftçi works the land and raises crops and animals; the word is formed from çift, named after the pair of oxen that pulled the plough, plus the agent suffix -çi. Çift comes from Persian.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çiftçioğlu?

The root word of Çiftçioğlu is çiftçi (Persian): “farmer”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çiftçioğlu?

Çift·çi·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /tʃiftʃioːˈɫu/.