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Çukur

Çukur /tʃuˈkuɾ/ ASCII Cukur

“hollow, pit”1

Established origin Çukur: root entries for çukur · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Çukur?

Çukur

IPA /tʃuˈkuɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çukur mean?

A hollow or pit, a spot lower than its surroundings: çukur. It continues Middle Turkic çukur, “ditch, hollow”, and goes back to Old Turkic çok-, “to pierce, to dig out”. It is a common landscape term in place names too.1

Çukur is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çukur made of?

Çukur is a single Turkic root: çukur (çukur: pit, hollow).

Çukur root çukur çukur: pit, hollow TURKIC çukur “ditch, hollow” Çukur çukur root çukur: pit, hollow çukur TURKIC “ditch, hollow”
Çukur: parts and root words

How was the name Çukur formed?

Çukur is the word çukur (“çukur: pit, hollow”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Çukur?

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01 Çukurova same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çukur?

  1. Tiago Çukur association football player 2002–

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

How is Çukur written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Cukur.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çukur?

Akalan, Akçöl and Alan share gloss keywords with Çukur within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Çukur?

Read the root, formation and register information for Çukur alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çukur accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çukur

Q1

What does the surname Çukur mean?

A hollow or pit, a spot lower than its surroundings: çukur. It continues Middle Turkic çukur, “ditch, hollow”, and goes back to Old Turkic çok-, “to pierce, to dig out”. It is a common landscape term in place names too.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çukur?

The root word of Çukur is çukur (Turkic): “ditch, hollow”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çukur?

Çu·kur, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃuˈkuɾ/.