Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çırak

Çırak /tʃɯˈɾak/ ASCII Cirak

“apprentice”1

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

How do you pronounce Çırak?

Çırak

IPA /tʃɯˈɾak/

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

What does the surname Çırak mean?

A çırak is an apprentice who works beside a master to learn a craft. The word comes from Persian çirāġ ‘lamp, torch’. According to Nişanyan Adlar it was used in Sufi language for ‘a novice who receives light from his master’, and the craft sense grew out of that.1

Çırak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çırak made of?

Çırak is a single Persian root: çırak (apprentice).

Çırak root çırak apprentice PERSIAN çırak “apprentice” Çırak çırak root apprentice çırak PERSIAN “apprentice”
Çırak: parts and root words
  • çırak Persian — apprentice1

How was the name Çırak formed?

Çırak is the word çırak (“apprentice”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Who are some well-known people named Çırak?

  1. Zehra Çırak writer 1960–
  2. Ümit Çırak actor 1969–
  3. Ali Kadri Çırak researcher
  4. Ali Çırak association football player 2001–
  5. Emrah Çırak association football player 1988–
  6. Musa Çırak researcher
  7. Yalçın Çırak researcher
  8. İlkin Beste Çırak filmmaker 1994–

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

How is Çırak written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Cirak.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çırak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Çırak accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çırak accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çırak

Q1

What does the surname Çırak mean?

A çırak is an apprentice who works beside a master to learn a craft. The word comes from Persian çirāġ ‘lamp, torch’. According to Nişanyan Adlar it was used in Sufi language for ‘a novice who receives light from his master’, and the craft sense grew out of that.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çırak?

The root word of Çırak is çırak (Persian): “apprentice”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çırak?

Çı·rak, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃɯˈɾak/.