Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çolakoğlu

Çolakoğlu /tʃoɫaˈkoːɫu/ ASCII Colakoglu

“son of Çolak (nickname)”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
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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 Çolakoğlu?

Çolakoğlu

IPA /tʃoɫaˈkoːɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çolakoğlu mean?

It means “son of Çolak”. Çolak is an old Turkic word for someone with a maimed hand or arm, and a frequent nickname in Ottoman records. The surname only reflects the nickname of the ancestor who founded the line.1,2

Grammar çolak + -oğlu; nickname plus descent ending.

What is Çolakoğlu made of?

Çolakoğlu breaks into 2 parts: çolak (çolak: one-armed, maimed in the hand) + -oğlu (“son of, family of”).

Çolakoğlu ++ root çolak çolak: one-armed, maimedin the hand TURKIC çolak “one-armed or one-handed;Proto-Turkic *čol-” suffix -oğlu “son of, family of” TURKIC oğul “son” Çolakoğlu çolak root çolak: one-armed, maimed in the hand çolak TURKIC “one-armed or one-handed;Proto-Turkic *čol-” -oğlu suffix “son of, family of” oğul TURKIC “son”
Çolakoğlu: parts and root words
  • çolak Turkic — one-armed or one-handed; Proto-Turkic *čol-1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Çolakoğlu formed?

Çolakoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (çolak + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Çolakoğlu?

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01 Çolak same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çolakoğlu?

  1. Ozan Çolakoğlu composer 1972–
  2. Mehmet Emin Çolakoğlu military personnel 1878–1939
  3. Deniz Çolakoğlu basketball player 1987–
  4. Ahmet Rüştü Çolakoğlu politician 1870–1937
  5. Ahmet Çolakoğlu politician 1978–
  6. Hamiye Çolakoğlu sculptor 1933–2015
  7. Nuri Çolakoğlu journalist 1943–
  8. Vahit Çolakoğlu volleyball player 1923–2003

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

How is Çolakoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In databases without Turkish characters it usually appears as Colakoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çolak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: oğul 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 Çolakoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Çolakoğlu mean?

It means “son of Çolak”. Çolak is an old Turkic word for someone with a maimed hand or arm, and a frequent nickname in Ottoman records. The surname only reflects the nickname of the ancestor who founded the line.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çolakoğlu?

The root word of Çolakoğlu is çolak (Turkic): “one-armed or one-handed; Proto-Turkic *čol-”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çolakoğlu?

Ço·la·koğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /tʃoɫaˈkoːɫu/.