Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Derici

Derici /deɾiˈdʒi/

“leather worker”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
D
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Derici?

Derici

IPA /deɾiˈdʒi/

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

What does the surname Derici mean?

A derici is someone who works or deals in leather. The word deri is inherited from Old Turkic and means both the skin of a living creature and tanned hide; -ci is the occupational suffix.1,2

Grammar deri + -ci: occupational noun.

Derici is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Derici made of?

Derici breaks into 2 parts: deri (skin, leather) + -ci (occupational suffix -CI: maker, seller, worker).

Derici ++ root deri skin, leather TURKIC derici “leather worker, leatherdealer” suffix -ci occupational suffix -CI:maker, seller, worker TURKIC deri “skin; leather” Derici deri root skin, leather derici TURKIC “leather worker, leather dealer” -ci suffix occupational suffix -CI: maker,seller, worker deri TURKIC “skin; leather”
Derici: parts and root words
  • derici Turkic — leather worker, leather dealer1
  • deri Turkic — skin; leather2

How was the name Derici formed?

Derici belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (deri + -ci).

Who are some well-known people named Derici?

  1. İrem Derici singer 1987–
  2. Okan Derici association football player 1993–
  3. İpek Derici basketball player 1990–
  4. Süreyya Öneş Derici statesperson 1972–
  5. Mehmet Kürşat Derici researcher
  6. Rüzgar Derici association football player 2004–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: derici accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: deri 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 Derici

Q1

What does the surname Derici mean?

A derici is someone who works or deals in leather. The word deri is inherited from Old Turkic and means both the skin of a living creature and tanned hide; -ci is the occupational suffix.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Derici?

The root word of Derici is derici (Turkic): “leather worker, leather dealer”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Derici?

De·ri·ci, 3 syllables; IPA: /deɾiˈdʒi/.