Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çolakkadı

Çolakkadı /tʃoɫakkaˈdɯ/ ASCII Colakkadi

“the one-armed kadı”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Çolakkadı?

Çolakkadı

IPA /tʃoɫakkaˈdɯ/

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

What does the surname Çolakkadı mean?

A nickname compound of çolak “one-armed” and kadı, the title of an Ottoman judge: “the one-armed kadı”. Kadı comes from Arabic qāḍī “judge”.1,2

Grammar Compound çolak + kadı.

That Çolakkadı goes back to çolak and kadı is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Çolakkadı made of?

Çolakkadı combines Turkic and Arabic elements in 2 parts: çolak (çolak: one-armed, crippled in the hand) + kadı (kadı: judge of a sharia court).

Çolakkadı + root çolak çolak: one-armed,crippled in the hand TURKIC çolak “one-armed” root kadı kadı: judge of a shariacourt ARABIC kadı “judge” Çolakkadı çolak root çolak: one-armed, crippled in the hand çolak TURKIC “one-armed” kadı root kadı: judge of a sharia court kadı ARABIC “judge”
Çolakkadı: parts and root words
  • çolak Turkic — one-armed1
  • kadı Arabic — judge2

How was the name Çolakkadı formed?

Çolakkadı was formed by joining çolak (“çolak: one-armed, crippled in the hand”) and kadı (“kadı: judge of a sharia court”).

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

Which surnames are related to Çolakkadı?

Çolakkadı Çolak Kadıoğlu Çolakoğlu Kadı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çolak same root – –
02 Kadıoğlu same root – –
03 Çolakoğlu same root – –
04 Kadı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çolakkadı?

  1. Turan Çolakkadı jurist 1954–

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

How is Çolakkadı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Colakkadi.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çolak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kadı 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 Çolakkadı

Q1

What does the surname Çolakkadı mean?

A nickname compound of çolak “one-armed” and kadı, the title of an Ottoman judge: “the one-armed kadı”. Kadı comes from Arabic qāḍī “judge”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çolakkadı?

Çolakkadı is made up of two elements: çolak “one-armed” (Turkic) and kadı “judge” (Arabic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Çolakkadı?

Ço·lak·ka·dı, 4 syllables; IPA: /tʃoɫakkaˈdɯ/.