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Durak

Durak /duˈɾak/

“‘he will live’; a stop”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
D
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Durak?

Durak

IPA /duˈɾak/

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

What does the surname Durak mean?

As a male given name, Durak is explained in name dictionaries as “he will not die, he will live”: from durmak “to remain, to go on existing”, it was given with the wish that a child would survive. As a common noun, durak is a stop or station, a place to halt.1,2

Grammar Verb stem dur- + noun suffix -ak.

That Durak goes back to durak and durmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

Durak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Durak made of?

Durak breaks into 2 parts: dur- (durmak: to stay, to endure) + -ak (noun-forming suffix).

Durak ++ root dur- durmak: to stay, toendure TURKIC durak “stopping place, station;halt; pause in speech…” suffix -ak noun-forming suffix TURKIC durmak “to go on existing, toremain” Durak dur- root durmak: to stay, to endure durak TURKIC “stopping place, station; halt;pause in speech or verse” -ak suffix noun-forming suffix durmak TURKIC “to go on existing, to remain”
Durak: parts and root words
  • durak Turkic — stopping place, station; halt; pause in speech or verse2
  • durmak Turkic — to go on existing, to remain1

How was the name Durak formed?

Durak belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (dur- + -ak).

Which surnames are related to Durak?

Durak Durmuş Durmaz Dursun Duran Duru Durdu Akdur Erduran Durakoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Durmuş same root – –
02 Durmaz same root – –
03 Dursun same root – –
04 Duran same root – –
05 Duru same root – –
06 Durdu same root – –
07 Akdur same root – –
08 Erduran same root – –
09 Durakoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Durak?

  1. Abdullah Durak association football player 1987–
  2. Mustafa Durak association football player 1988–
  3. Fahrettin Durak association football player 1966–
  4. Aytaç Durak politician 1938–
  5. Turgay Durak businessperson 1952–
  6. Attila Durak photographer 1967–
  7. Cevat Durak politician 1955–
  8. Enis Durak association football player 1998–

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

Is Durak also a first name?

Yes. Durak is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “he will live”; a stop.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Durak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: durak 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Durak

Q1

What does the surname Durak mean?

As a male given name, Durak is explained in name dictionaries as “he will not die, he will live”: from durmak “to remain, to go on existing”, it was given with the wish that a child would survive. As a common noun, durak is a stop or station, a place to halt.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Durak?

The root word of Durak is durak (Turkic): “stopping place, station; halt; pause in speech or verse”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Durak?

Du·rak, 2 syllables; IPA: /duˈɾak/.