Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Erkartal

Erkartal /eɾkaɾˈtaɫ/

“valiant eagle”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
E
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 Erkartal?

Erkartal

IPA /eɾkaɾˈtaɫ/

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

What does the surname Erkartal mean?

Built from er ‘man, brave fellow’ and kartal ‘eagle’: ‘valiant eagle’. Nişanyan traces kartal to Old Turkic kartal, a colour word for ‘black-and-white, dark-mottled’, from the phrase kara tal. The head of the name is kartal.1,2

Grammar er + kartal.

That Erkartal goes back to er and kartal is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Erkartal made of?

Erkartal is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: er (man, brave fellow) + kartal (eagle).

Erkartal + root er man, brave fellow TURKIC er “man, brave fellow” root kartal eagle TURKIC kartal “eagle” Erkartal er root man, brave fellow er TURKIC “man, brave fellow” kartal root eagle kartal TURKIC “eagle”
Erkartal: parts and root words
  • er Turkic — man, brave fellow2
  • kartal Turkic — eagle1

How was the name Erkartal formed?

Erkartal was formed by joining er (“man, brave fellow”) and kartal (“eagle”).

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

Which surnames are related to Erkartal?

Erkartal Kartal Kartaltepe Akkartal
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kartal same root – –
02 Kartaltepe same root – –
03 Akkartal same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Erkartal?

  1. Mustafa Erkartal university teacher

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

How is Erkartal written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Erkartal abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kartal accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: er 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

Common questions about Erkartal

Q1

What does the surname Erkartal mean?

Built from er ‘man, brave fellow’ and kartal ‘eagle’: ‘valiant eagle’. Nişanyan traces kartal to Old Turkic kartal, a colour word for ‘black-and-white, dark-mottled’, from the phrase kara tal. The head of the name is kartal.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Erkartal?

Erkartal is made up of two elements: er “man, brave fellow” (Turkic) and kartal “eagle” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Erkartal?

Er·kar·tal, 3 syllables; IPA: /eɾkaɾˈtaɫ/.