Devlet

§1How do you pronounce Devlet?

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

§2What does the surname Devlet mean?

Arabic dawla first meant “turn, revolution of fortune”, then “luck, wealth” and “power”; in Turkish it now means “the state”. The older sense of good fortune survives in words like devletli, “fortunate, wealthy”, and Devlet was once also used as a personal name.¹

Devlet is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

§3What is Devlet made of?

Devlet is a single Arabic root: devlet (devlet: state; in older usage fortune, prosperity).

• dawla Arabic — turn; fortune; power¹

§4How was the name Devlet formed?

Devlet is the word devlet (“devlet: state; in older usage fortune, prosperity”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.³

§5Who are some well-known people named Devlet?

1. Nadir Devlet historian 1944–2021

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

§6Is Devlet also a first name?

Yes. Devlet is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “state; formerly fortune”.

Devlet as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

§7How is Devlet written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Devlet abroad as well.

§9Common questions about Devlet

Q1

What does the surname Devlet mean?

Arabic dawla first meant “turn, revolution of fortune”, then “luck, wealth” and “power”; in Turkish it now means “the state”. The older sense of good fortune survives in words like devletli, “fortunate, wealthy”, and Devlet was once also used as a personal name.

Q2

What is the origin of the surname Devlet?

The root word of Devlet is dawla (Arabic): “turn; fortune; power”.

Q3

How do you pronounce Devlet?

Dev·let, 2 syllables; IPA: /devˈlet/.