Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çorlulu

Çorlulu /tʃoɾɫuˈɫu/ ASCII Corlulu

“from Çorlu”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ç
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 Çorlulu?

Çorlulu

IPA /tʃoɾɫuˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Çorlulu mean?

Çorlulu means ‘from Çorlu’. Çorlu is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in Thrace; in Roman and Byzantine times it was called Tzouroulos or Syrallo. There is also a village named Çorlu in the Karaisalı district of Adana.1

Grammar Çorlu + -lu.

That Çorlulu goes back to Tzouroulos is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Çorlulu made of?

Çorlulu breaks into 2 parts: Çorlu (Çorlu: district of Tekirdağ) + -lu (-lu: from (a place)).

Çorlulu + root Çorlu Çorlu: district ofTekirdağ GREEK Tzouroulos “Byzantine Greek name ofÇorlu” suffix -lu -lu: from (a place) Çorlulu Çorlu root Çorlu: district of Tekirdağ Tzouroulos GREEK “Byzantine Greek name of Çorlu” -lu suffix -lu: from (a place)
Çorlulu: parts and root words
  • Tzouroulos Greek — Byzantine Greek name of Çorlu1

How was the name Çorlulu formed?

Çorlulu belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (Çorlu + -lu).

Which surnames are related to Çorlulu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çorlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çorlulu?

  1. Çorlulu Ali Paşa statesperson 1670–1711
  2. Nilüfer Çınar Çorlulu chess player 1962–

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

How is Çorlulu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Corlulu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Çorlu accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Çorlu 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 Çorlulu

Q1

What does the surname Çorlulu mean?

Çorlulu means ‘from Çorlu’. Çorlu is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in Thrace; in Roman and Byzantine times it was called Tzouroulos or Syrallo. There is also a village named Çorlu in the Karaisalı district of Adana.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çorlulu?

The root word of Çorlulu is Tzouroulos (Greek): “Byzantine Greek name of Çorlu”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çorlulu?

Çor·lu·lu, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃoɾɫuˈɫu/.