Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Düz

/dyz/ ASCII Duz

“flat, level; straight”2

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

How do you pronounce Düz?

Düz

IPA /dyz/

What does the surname Düz mean?

Düz means ‘flat, level; straight; plain, unadorned’, and as a noun ‘flat land, plain’. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Old Turkic tüz ‘harmonious, orderly, even’.2

Düz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Düz made of?

Düz is a single root: düz (flat, level; straight; plain; flat land).

Düz root düz flat, level; straight;plain; flat land TURKIC düz “flat, level; straight;plain; flat land” Düz düz root flat, level; straight; plain; flatland düz TURKIC “flat, level; straight; plain;flat land”
Düz: parts and root words
  • düz Turkic — flat, level; straight; plain; flat land2

How was the name Düz formed?

Düz belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Düz?

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01 Düzgün same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Düz?

  1. Hüseyin Yakup Düz association football player 1988–
  2. Mehmet Düz association football player 1988–
  3. Mustafa Düz statesperson 1956–
  4. Aykut Düz screenwriter 1948–
  5. Coşkun Düz actor
  6. Elanur Düz association football player 2002–

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

How is Düz written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name often loses its diacritics and appears as Duz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: düz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: düz 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

Common questions about Düz

Q1

What does the surname Düz mean?

Düz means ‘flat, level; straight; plain, unadorned’, and as a noun ‘flat land, plain’. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Old Turkic tüz ‘harmonious, orderly, even’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Düz?

The root word of Düz is düz (Turkic): “flat, level; straight; plain; flat land”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Düz?

Düz, 1 syllable; IPA: /dyz/.