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Çorbacıoğlu

Çorbacıoğlu /tʃoɾbadʒɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Corbacioglu

“son of the çorbacı”1

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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 Çorbacıoğlu?

Çorbacıoğlu

IPA /tʃoɾbadʒɯoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çorbacıoğlu mean?

Çorbacıoğlu means “son of the çorbacı”. Çorbacı names a soup house, but it was also the title of the commander of a Janissary unit, and sailors used it for the ship’s owner or any master. Çorba comes from Persian shōrbā “salted or mixed broth”.1,2

Grammar çorba + -cı + -oğlu.

That Çorbacıoğlu goes back to şōrbā and çorbacı is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Çorbacıoğlu made of?

Çorbacıoğlu combines Persian and Turkic elements in 3 parts: çorba (soup) + -cı (occupational suffix) + -oğlu (son of).

Çorbacıoğlu ++++ root çorba soup PERSIAN şōrbā “salted or mixed broth” suffix -cı occupational suffix suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC çorbacı “soup house; commander ofa Janissary unit; master” TURKIC oğul “son” Çorbacıoğlu çorba root soup şōrbā PERSIAN “salted or mixed broth” -cı suffix occupational suffix -oğlu suffix son of çorbacı TURKIC “soup house; commander of aJanissary unit; master” oğul TURKIC “son”
Çorbacıoğlu: parts and root words
  • şōrbā Persian — salted or mixed broth1
  • çorbacı Turkic — soup house; commander of a Janissary unit; master2
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Çorbacıoğlu formed?

Çorbacıoğlu was formed by adding -cı, “son of”, to çorba (“soup”).

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

Which surnames are related to Çorbacıoğlu?

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01 Çorbacı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çorbacıoğlu?

  1. Yaşar Çorbacıoğlu musician 1939–
  2. Yüksel Çorbacıoğlu statesperson 1962–
  3. Ozan Çorbacıoğlu basketball player 1992–
  4. Şeref Kerem Çorbacıoğlu researcher

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

How is Çorbacıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Corbacioglu in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çorba accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çorbacı 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

Common questions about Çorbacıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Çorbacıoğlu mean?

Çorbacıoğlu means “son of the çorbacı”. Çorbacı names a soup house, but it was also the title of the commander of a Janissary unit, and sailors used it for the ship’s owner or any master. Çorba comes from Persian shōrbā “salted or mixed broth”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çorbacıoğlu?

Çorbacıoğlu is made up of two elements: çorbacı “soup house; commander of a Janissary unit; master” (Turkic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Çorbacıoğlu?

Çor·ba·cı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /tʃoɾbadʒɯoːˈɫu/.