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Çulhaoğlu

Çulhaoğlu /tʃuɫhaoːˈɫu/ ASCII Culhaoglu

“son of the weaver”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Çulhaoğlu?

Çulhaoğlu

IPA /tʃuɫhaoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çulhaoğlu mean?

Çulhaoğlu means “son of the çulha”. A çulha is a weaver working cloth, sacking or kilims on a hand loom. The word comes from Persian julāh “weaver”, derived from jul “coarse cloth”.1

Grammar çulha + -oğlu.

What is Çulhaoğlu made of?

Çulhaoğlu breaks into 2 parts: çulha (weaver) + -oğlu (son of).

Çulhaoğlu ++ root çulha weaver PERSIAN culāh “weaver” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Çulhaoğlu çulha root weaver culāh PERSIAN “weaver” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Çulhaoğlu: parts and root words
  • culāh Persian — weaver1
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Çulhaoğlu formed?

Çulhaoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (çulha + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Çulhaoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çulha same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çulhaoğlu?

  1. Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu politician 1974–
  2. Metin Çulhaoğlu politician 1947–2022
  3. Halil Çulhaoğlu politician 1955–
  4. Mehmet Metanet Çulhaoğlu politician 1954–

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

How is Çulhaoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Culhaoglu in passports and foreign registers.

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
  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 Çulhaoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Çulhaoğlu mean?

Çulhaoğlu means “son of the çulha”. A çulha is a weaver working cloth, sacking or kilims on a hand loom. The word comes from Persian julāh “weaver”, derived from jul “coarse cloth”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çulhaoğlu?

The root word of Çulhaoğlu is culāh (Persian): “weaver”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çulhaoğlu?

Çul·ha·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /tʃuɫhaoːˈɫu/.