Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Düşenkalkar

Düşenkalkar /dyʃenkaɫˈkaɾ/ ASCII Dusenkalkar

“one who falls rises again”2

Letters / syllables
11 / 4
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
D
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Abroad
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Düşenkalkar?

Düşenkalkar

IPA /dyʃenkaɫˈkaɾ/

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

What does the surname Düşenkalkar mean?

Düşenkalkar is the phrase düşen kalkar, “the one who falls gets up again”. The name is a saying about recovering after defeat or hardship, about refusing to be beaten.2,3

Grammar Sentence name: participle düş-en + aorist kalk-ar

That Düşenkalkar goes back to düşmek and kalkmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Düşenkalkar made of?

Düşenkalkar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: düşen (participle of düşmek “to fall”) + kalkar (aorist of kalkmak “to rise”).

Düşenkalkar + root düşen participle of düşmek “tofall” TURKIC düşmek “to fall” root kalkar aorist of kalkmak “torise” TURKIC kalkmak “to rise, to get up” Düşenkalkar düşen root participle of düşmek “to fall” düşmek TURKIC “to fall” kalkar root aorist of kalkmak “to rise” kalkmak TURKIC “to rise, to get up”
Düşenkalkar: parts and root words
  • düşmek Turkic — to fall2
  • kalkmak Turkic — to rise, to get up3

How was the name Düşenkalkar formed?

Düşenkalkar was formed by joining düşen (“participle of düşmek “to fall””) and kalkar (“aorist of kalkmak “to rise””).

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

How is Düşenkalkar written and pronounced abroad?

In Düşenkalkar, ş (English “sh”) often appears as s; ü is sometimes rendered ue, giving forms such as Dusenkalkar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Düşenkalkar accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: düşmek accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kalkmak accessed 9 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 Düşenkalkar

Q1

What does the surname Düşenkalkar mean?

Düşenkalkar is the phrase düşen kalkar, “the one who falls gets up again”. The name is a saying about recovering after defeat or hardship, about refusing to be beaten.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Düşenkalkar?

Düşenkalkar is made up of two elements: düşmek “to fall” (Turkic) and kalkmak “to rise, to get up” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Düşenkalkar?

Dü·şen·kal·kar, 4 syllables; IPA: /dyʃenkaɫˈkaɾ/.