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Diyarbakırlı

Diyarbakırlı /dijaɾbaˈkɯɾɫɯ/ ASCII Diyarbakirli

“from Diyarbakır”1

Letters / syllables
12 / 5
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
D
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Diyarbakırlı?

Diyarbakırlı

IPA /dijaɾbaˈkɯɾɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Diyarbakırlı mean?

Formed from the city name Diyarbakır with the suffix -lı, the name means “from Diyarbakır”. The city name goes back to Arabic Diyār Bakr “abode of the Bakr”; the older Turkish spelling is Diyarbekir. The suffix simply links the word to the place.1

Grammar Diyarbakır + -lı

What is Diyarbakırlı made of?

Diyarbakırlı is Arabic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Diyarbakır (Diyarbakır: city and province in south-eastern Anatolia) + -lı (“from”).

Diyarbakırlı + root Diyarbakır Diyarbakır: city andprovince in… ARABIC Diyarbakır “Arabic Diyār Bakr ‘abodeof the Bakr (tribe)’” suffix -lı “from” Diyarbakırlı Diyarbakır root Diyarbakır: city and province insouth-eastern Anatolia Diyarbakır ARABIC “Arabic Diyār Bakr ‘abode of theBakr (tribe)’” -lı suffix “from”
Diyarbakırlı: parts and root words
  • Diyarbakır Arabic — Arabic Diyār Bakr “abode of the Bakr (tribe)”1

How was the name Diyarbakırlı formed?

Diyarbakırlı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (““from””) to Diyarbakır (“Diyarbakır: city and province in south-eastern Anatolia”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Diyarbakırlı?

  1. Nejat Diyarbakırlı basketball player 1928–2017

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

How is Diyarbakırlı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Diyarbakirli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Diyarbakır accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Diyarbakır accessed 9 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

Common questions about Diyarbakırlı

Q1

What does the surname Diyarbakırlı mean?

Formed from the city name Diyarbakır with the suffix -lı, the name means “from Diyarbakır”. The city name goes back to Arabic Diyār Bakr “abode of the Bakr”; the older Turkish spelling is Diyarbekir. The suffix simply links the word to the place.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Diyarbakırlı?

The root word of Diyarbakırlı is Diyarbakır (Arabic): ‘Arabic Diyār Bakr “abode of the Bakr (tribe)”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Diyarbakırlı?

Di·yar·ba·kır·lı, 5 syllables; IPA: /dijaɾbaˈkɯɾɫɯ/.