Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Deveci

Deveci /deveˈdʒi/

“camel driver”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
D
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 Deveci?

Deveci

IPA /deveˈdʒi/

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

What does the surname Deveci mean?

A deveci is a camel owner, a hirer of camels or the man who leads a caravan. Before the railways much of the freight in Anatolia moved by camel caravan. Deve comes from Old Turkic tebe; -ci is the occupational suffix. The saying ya deve ya deveci keeps the word alive.1

Grammar deve plus the occupational suffix -ci.

Deveci is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Deveci made of?

Deveci is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: deve (camel) + -ci (occupational suffix).

Deveci ++ root deve camel TURKIC deveci “camel owner, cameldriver” suffix -ci occupational suffix TURKIC deve “Old Turkic tebe ‘camel’” Deveci deve root camel deveci TURKIC “camel owner, camel driver” -ci suffix occupational suffix deve TURKIC “Old Turkic tebe ‘camel’”
Deveci: parts and root words
  • deveci Turkic — camel owner, camel driver1
  • deve Turkic — Old Turkic tebe ‘camel’1

How was the name Deveci formed?

Deveci was formed by adding the suffix -ci (“occupational suffix”) to deve (“camel”).

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

Which surnames are related to Deveci?

Deveci Develi Develioğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Develi same root – –
02 Develioğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Deveci?

  1. Süleyman Deveci writer 1966–
  2. Durmuş Deveci physician 1964–
  3. Alper Deveci researcher
  4. Burak Deveci researcher
  5. Bülent Deveci researcher
  6. Ebru Deveci researcher
  7. Ebru Deveci researcher
  8. Emre Taha Deveci researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: deveci accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: deveci accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Deveci accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Deveci

Q1

What does the surname Deveci mean?

A deveci is a camel owner, a hirer of camels or the man who leads a caravan. Before the railways much of the freight in Anatolia moved by camel caravan. Deve comes from Old Turkic tebe; -ci is the occupational suffix. The saying ya deve ya deveci keeps the word alive.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Deveci?

The root word of Deveci is deve (Turkic): “Old Turkic tebe ‘camel’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Deveci?

De·ve·ci, 3 syllables; IPA: /deveˈdʒi/.