Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,061

Çörekçi

Çörekçi /tʃøɾekˈtʃi/ ASCII Corekci

“bun maker or seller”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Çörekçi?

Çörekçi

IPA /tʃøɾekˈtʃi/

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

What does the surname Çörekçi mean?

A çörekçi is someone who makes or sells çörek, round buns and pastries. According to Nişanyan’s dictionary, çörek meant “round bread” in Old Turkic and derives from the verb çevir-, “to turn, roll”. A village of this name exists in the Devrekani district of Kastamonu.1,2

Grammar çörek + -çi (agent suffix).

Çörekçi is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çörekçi made of?

Çörekçi breaks into 2 parts: çörek (bun, round pastry) + -çi (agent suffix).

Çörekçi ++ root çörek bun, round pastry TURKIC çörek “round bread, bun” suffix -çi agent suffix TURKIC çörekçi “maker or seller of buns” Çörekçi çörek root bun, round pastry çörek TURKIC “round bread, bun” -çi suffix agent suffix çörekçi TURKIC “maker or seller of buns”
Çörekçi: parts and root words
  • çörek Turkic — round bread, bun2
  • çörekçi Turkic — maker or seller of buns1

How was the name Çörekçi formed?

Çörekçi belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (çörek + -çi).

Who are some well-known people named Çörekçi?

  1. Kamil Ahmet Çörekçi association football player 1992–
  2. Ahmet Çörekçi soldier 1932–2026

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

How is Çörekçi written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Corekci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çörekçi accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çörek 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 Çörekçi

Q1

What does the surname Çörekçi mean?

A çörekçi is someone who makes or sells çörek, round buns and pastries. According to Nişanyan’s dictionary, çörek meant “round bread” in Old Turkic and derives from the verb çevir-, “to turn, roll”. A village of this name exists in the Devrekani district of Kastamonu.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çörekçi?

The root word of Çörekçi is çörek (Turkic): “round bread, bun”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çörekçi?

Çö·rek·çi, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃøɾekˈtʃi/.