Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çiller

Çiller /tʃilˈleɾ/ ASCII Ciller

“freckles”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Çiller?

Çiller

IPA /tʃilˈleɾ/

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

What does the surname Çiller mean?

Çiller is the plural of çil. In its commonest sense çil means the small brown spots that appear on the face, freckles; it is also the name of the hazel grouse with its speckled plumage. English Wiktionary glosses the surname as ‘freckles’. There are also villages named Çiller in Ankara and Konya.1

Grammar çil + -ler: plural suffix.

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

What is Çiller made of?

Çiller breaks into 2 parts: çil (freckle; hazel grouse) + -ler (plural suffix -lAr).

Çiller + root çil freckle; hazel grouse TURKIC çil “freckles; hazel grouse” suffix -ler plural suffix -lAr Çiller çil root freckle; hazel grouse çil TURKIC “freckles; hazel grouse” -ler suffix plural suffix -lAr
Çiller: parts and root words
  • çil Turkic — freckles; hazel grouse1

How was the name Çiller formed?

Çiller belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (çil + -ler).

Which surnames are related to Çiller?

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

Who are some well-known people named Çiller?

  1. Tansu Çiller politician 1946–
  2. Özer Uçuran Çiller politician 1937–2024
  3. Necati Çiller journalist 1898–1973

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

How is Çiller written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Ciller.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çil accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Çiller 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 Çiller

Q1

What does the surname Çiller mean?

Çiller is the plural of çil. In its commonest sense çil means the small brown spots that appear on the face, freckles; it is also the name of the hazel grouse with its speckled plumage. English Wiktionary glosses the surname as ‘freckles’. There are also villages named Çiller in Ankara and Konya.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çiller?

The root word of Çiller is çil (Turkic): “freckles; hazel grouse”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çiller?

Çil·ler, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃilˈleɾ/.