Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Dürüst

Dürüst /dyˈɾyst/ ASCII Durust

“honest”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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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 Dürüst?

Dürüst

IPA /dyˈɾyst/

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

What does the surname Dürüst mean?

Dürüst means “honest, upright in word and deed”; dictionaries also give “correct, faultless”. The word came through Ottoman Turkish from Classical Persian durust, “right, sound”.1

Dürüst is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Dürüst made of?

Dürüst is a single Persian root: dürüst (honest).

Dürüst root dürüst honest PERSIAN dürüst “honest, upright (Persiandurust)” Dürüst dürüst root honest dürüst PERSIAN “honest, upright (Persian durust)”
Dürüst: parts and root words
  • dürüst Persian — honest, upright (Persian durust)1

How was the name Dürüst formed?

Dürüst is the adjective dürüst (“honest”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Dürüst?

  1. Ali Dürüst businessperson 1955–
  2. Elif Dürüst television presenter 1970–
  3. Yaşar Dürüst author

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

How is Dürüst written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Dürüst is usually written Durust.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dürüst accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: dürüst accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dürüst 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 Dürüst

Q1

What does the surname Dürüst mean?

Dürüst means “honest, upright in word and deed”; dictionaries also give “correct, faultless”. The word came through Ottoman Turkish from Classical Persian durust, “right, sound”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Dürüst?

The root word of Dürüst is dürüst (Persian): “honest, upright (Persian durust)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Dürüst?

Dü·rüst, 2 syllables; IPA: /dyˈɾyst/.