Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ekmekçi

Ekmekçi /ecmecˈtʃi/ ASCII Ekmekci

“baker”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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 Ekmekçi?

Ekmekçi

IPA /ecmecˈtʃi/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Ekmekçi mean?

An ekmekçi is a baker or bread seller. In Ottoman cities bakers were a closely supervised trade; the weight and price of bread were fixed by official tariff (narh). Villages called Ekmekçi exist in Bursa, Çorum and Edirne.1

Grammar ekmek + agent suffix -çi.

Ekmekçi is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Ekmekçi made of?

Ekmekçi breaks into 2 parts: ekmek (ekmek: bread) + -çi (agent suffix).

Ekmekçi + root ekmek ekmek: bread TURKIC ekmekçi “baker, bread seller;bakery” suffix -çi agent suffix Ekmekçi ekmek root ekmek: bread ekmekçi TURKIC “baker, bread seller; bakery” -çi suffix agent suffix
Ekmekçi: parts and root words
  • ekmekçi Turkic — baker, bread seller; bakery1

How was the name Ekmekçi formed?

Ekmekçi belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (ekmek + -çi).

Which surnames are related to Ekmekçi?

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01 Ekmekçioğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ekmekçi?

  1. Fatma Serap Ekmekci statesperson 1980–
  2. Mustafa Ekmekçi journalist 1924–1997
  3. Remzi Ekmekçi actor 1968–2011
  4. Adem Ekmekçi mathematician
  5. Ahmet Ekmekçi researcher
  6. Bülent Ekmekçi researcher
  7. Dilek Ekmekçi lawyer
  8. Emre Ekmekçi researcher

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

How is Ekmekçi written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is printed Ekmekci in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ekmekçi accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ekmekçi

Q1

What does the surname Ekmekçi mean?

An ekmekçi is a baker or bread seller. In Ottoman cities bakers were a closely supervised trade; the weight and price of bread were fixed by official tariff (narh). Villages called Ekmekçi exist in Bursa, Çorum and Edirne.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ekmekçi?

The root word of Ekmekçi is ekmekçi (Turkic): “baker, bread seller; bakery”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ekmekçi?

Ek·mek·çi, 3 syllables; IPA: /ecmecˈtʃi/.