Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çulha

Çulha /tʃuɫˈha/ ASCII Culha

“weaver”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ç
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Çulha?

Çulha

IPA /tʃuɫˈha/

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

What does the surname Çulha mean?

Çulha is the name of the craftsman who weaves cloth on a handloom, a synonym of culfa and dokumacı. The word comes from Persian cūlāh “weaver”. In regional speech it also means cloth woven from yarn and a person who weaves rough blankets and kilims.1

Çulha is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çulha made of?

Çulha is a single Persian root: çulha (handloom weaver).

Çulha root çulha handloom weaver PERSIAN çulha “handloom weaver; Persiancūlāh” Çulha çulha root handloom weaver çulha PERSIAN “handloom weaver; Persian cūlāh”
Çulha: parts and root words
  • çulha Persian — handloom weaver; Persian cūlāh1

How was the name Çulha formed?

Çulha is the word çulha (“handloom weaver”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Çulha?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çulhaoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çulha?

  1. Çağkan Çulha actor 1985–
  2. Ahmed Tayyar Çulha statesperson 1887–1971
  3. Ahmet Turgut Çulha statesperson 1926–1996
  4. Haluk Çulha politician 1923–1995
  5. Emine Eda Çulha basketball player 1994–
  6. Emre Çulha researcher
  7. Mehmet Gökhan Çulha researcher
  8. Mustafa Çulha researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çulha accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çulha 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 Çulha

Q1

What does the surname Çulha mean?

Çulha is the name of the craftsman who weaves cloth on a handloom, a synonym of culfa and dokumacı. The word comes from Persian cūlāh “weaver”. In regional speech it also means cloth woven from yarn and a person who weaves rough blankets and kilims.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çulha?

The root word of Çulha is çulha (Persian): “handloom weaver; Persian cūlāh”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çulha?

Çul·ha, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃuɫˈha/.