Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Erköse

Erköse /eɾkøˈse/ ASCII Erkose

“beardless man”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Erköse?

Erköse

IPA /eɾkøˈse/

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

What does the surname Erköse mean?

Erköse is a nickname form built from er, “man, hero”, and köse, “beardless”. According to Nişanyan’s dictionary köse is borrowed from Persian kūsa, “thin-bearded or beardless”. Köse is also the name of a district of Gümüşhane.1,2

Grammar er + köse: noun + adjective compound.

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

What is Erköse made of?

Erköse breaks into 2 parts: er (man, hero) + köse (beardless).

Erköse + first element er man, hero TURKIC er “man, valiant man” root köse beardless PERSIAN köse “beardless; Persian kūsa” Erköse er first element man, hero er TURKIC “man, valiant man” köse root beardless köse PERSIAN “beardless; Persian kūsa”
Erköse: parts and root words
  • er Turkic — man, valiant man1
  • köse Persian — beardless; Persian kūsa2

How was the name Erköse formed?

Erköse belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (er + köse).

Which surnames are related to Erköse?

Erköse Köse Köseoğlu Karaköse Köseler Küçükköse
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Köse same root – –
02 Köseoğlu same root – –
03 Karaköse same root – –
04 Köseler same root – –
05 Küçükköse same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Erköse?

  1. Barbaros Erköse musician 1936–
  2. Levent Erköse association football player 1959–
  3. Selahattin Erköse composer 1929–2013
  4. Ali Erköse violinist 1926–

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

How is Erköse written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Erkose.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: köse accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: köse 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 Erköse

Q1

What does the surname Erköse mean?

Erköse is a nickname form built from er, “man, hero”, and köse, “beardless”. According to Nişanyan’s dictionary köse is borrowed from Persian kūsa, “thin-bearded or beardless”. Köse is also the name of a district of Gümüşhane.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Erköse?

The root word of Erköse is er (Persian): “man, valiant man”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Erköse?

Er·kö·se, 3 syllables; IPA: /eɾkøˈse/.