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Çulcu

Çulcu /tʃuɫˈdʒu/ ASCII Culcu

“haircloth maker”2

Established origin Çulcu: root entries for çulcu + çul · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Çulcu?

Çulcu

IPA /tʃuɫˈdʒu/

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

What does the surname Çulcu mean?

A çulcu makes or sells çul, a coarse cloth usually woven from animal hair, and the animal covers made from it. Wiktionary traces çul to Persian joll or jūl ‘horse-cloth, saddlecloth’.1,2

Grammar çul + -cu.

Çulcu is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çulcu made of?

Çulcu combines Turkic and Persian elements in 2 parts: çul (haircloth; horse blanket) + -cu (occupational suffix).

Çulcu ++ root çul haircloth; horse blanket TURKIC çulcu “maker or seller ofhaircloth” suffix -cu occupational suffix PERSIAN çul “haircloth; saddlecloth” Çulcu çul root haircloth; horse blanket çulcu TURKIC “maker or seller of haircloth” -cu suffix occupational suffix çul PERSIAN “haircloth; saddlecloth”
Çulcu: parts and root words
  • çulcu Turkic — maker or seller of haircloth2
  • çul Persian — haircloth; saddlecloth1

How was the name Çulcu formed?

Çulcu was formed by adding the suffix -cu (“occupational suffix”) to çul (“haircloth; horse blanket”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Çulcu?

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01 Çulcuoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çulcu?

  1. Bünyamin Çulcu association football player 1949–
  2. Mustafa Çulcu referee 1960–
  3. Murat Çulcu journalist 1950–2025

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

How is Çulcu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Culcu in English-language records.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çulcu?

Abacı, Çadırcı and İplikçi share gloss keywords with Çulcu within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Çulcu?

Read the root, formation and register information for Çulcu alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çul
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çulcu
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çul
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Çulcu

Q1

What does the surname Çulcu mean?

A çulcu makes or sells çul, a coarse cloth usually woven from animal hair, and the animal covers made from it. Wiktionary traces çul to Persian joll or jūl ‘horse-cloth, saddlecloth’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çulcu?

The root word of Çulcu is çul (Persian): “haircloth; saddlecloth”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çulcu?

Çul·cu, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃuɫˈdʒu/.