Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Deliktaş

Deliktaş /delicˈtaʃ/ ASCII Deliktas

“holed stone”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
D
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 Deliktaş?

Deliktaş

IPA /delicˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Deliktaş mean?

Deliktaş means “holed stone”, a rock pierced by an opening. The name is borne by many villages, in Bitlis, Elazığ, Erzurum, Kastamonu and Izmir among others. Delik continues Old Turkic telük.1,2

Grammar delik + taş.

That Deliktaş goes back to delik and taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Deliktaş made of?

Deliktaş breaks into 2 parts: delik (hole; pierced) + taş (stone).

Deliktaş + root delik hole; pierced TURKIC delik “opening, hole; pierced” root taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Deliktaş delik root hole; pierced delik TURKIC “opening, hole; pierced” taş root stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Deliktaş: parts and root words
  • delik Turkic — opening, hole; pierced2
  • taş Turkic — stone1

How was the name Deliktaş formed?

Deliktaş belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (delik + taş).

Which surnames are related to Deliktaş?

Deliktaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan Altuntaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Altuntaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Deliktaş?

  1. Serdar Deliktaş association football player 1986–
  2. Nuray Deliktaş taekwondo athlete 1971–
  3. Tolga Deliktaş basketball player 2003–
  4. Özge Deliktaş researcher

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

How is Deliktaş written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Deliktaş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: delik 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
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Deliktaş

Q1

What does the surname Deliktaş mean?

Deliktaş means “holed stone”, a rock pierced by an opening. The name is borne by many villages, in Bitlis, Elazığ, Erzurum, Kastamonu and Izmir among others. Delik continues Old Turkic telük.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Deliktaş?

The root word of Deliktaş is delik (Turkic): “opening, hole; pierced”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Deliktaş?

De·lik·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /delicˈtaʃ/.