Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ertekin

Ertekin /eɾteˈkin/

“heroic prince”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Ertekin?

Ertekin

IPA /eɾteˈkin/

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

What does the surname Ertekin mean?

Ertekin is a male given name made of er ‘hero’ and tekin, Old Turkic for ‘prince’, understood as ‘heroic prince’. It follows the same pattern as Aytekin, Alptekin and Öztekin.1,2

Grammar er + tekin: a personal name of two name elements.

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

What is Ertekin made of?

Ertekin breaks into 2 parts: er (man, hero) + tekin (Old Turkic: prince).

Ertekin ++ first element er man, hero TURKIC er “man; hero” suffix tekin Old Turkic: prince TURKIC tekin “Old Turkic tigin‘prince’” Ertekin er first element man, hero er TURKIC “man; hero” tekin suffix Old Turkic: prince tekin TURKIC “Old Turkic tigin ‘prince’”
Ertekin: parts and root words
  • er Turkic — man; hero1
  • tekin Turkic — Old Turkic tigin ‘prince’2

How was the name Ertekin formed?

Ertekin belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (er + tekin).

Which surnames are related to Ertekin?

Ertekin Tekin Aytekin Alptekin Öztekin Karatekin Taştekin Aktekin Dağtekin Tekinalp Baytekin Cantekin Güntekin
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tekin same root – –
02 Aytekin same root – –
03 Alptekin same root – –
04 Öztekin same root – –
05 Karatekin same root – –
06 Taştekin same root – –
07 Aktekin same root – –
08 Dağtekin same root – –
09 Tekinalp same root – –
10 Baytekin same root – –
11 Cantekin same root – –
12 Güntekin same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ertekin?

  1. İsmail Ertekin association football player 1959–
  2. Cengiz Ertekin scientist 1954–
  3. Alaattin Selçuk Ertekin botanist 1962–
  4. Mehmet Rauf Ertekin politician 1949–
  5. Arda Ertekin association football player
  6. Burak Ertekin researcher
  7. Bülend Aydın Ertekin political scientist
  8. Elif Ertekin researcher

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

Is Ertekin also a first name?

Yes. Ertekin is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “heroic prince”.

Ertekin as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: er accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tekin accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Ertekin accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Ertekin accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ertekin

Q1

What does the surname Ertekin mean?

Ertekin is a male given name made of er ‘hero’ and tekin, Old Turkic for ‘prince’, understood as ‘heroic prince’. It follows the same pattern as Aytekin, Alptekin and Öztekin.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ertekin?

The root word of Ertekin is er (Turkic): “man; hero”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ertekin?

Er·te·kin, 3 syllables; IPA: /eɾteˈkin/.