Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Eryüksel

Eryüksel /eɾjykˈsel/ ASCII Eryuksel

“rise, brave one!”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
front
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 Eryüksel?

Eryüksel

IPA /eɾjykˈsel/

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

What does the surname Eryüksel mean?

Eryüksel combines er ‘man, warrior’ with yüksel, the imperative of yükselmek ‘to rise’: ‘rise, brave one!’. Yüksel is also a male given name. Nişanyan traces yükselmek to Old Turkic yükse- ‘to rise’.1

Grammar er + yüksel- (emir kipi).

That Eryüksel goes back to er and yükse- is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Eryüksel made of?

Eryüksel is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: er (er: man, warrior) + yüksel- (yükselmek: to rise).

Eryüksel + root er er: man, warrior TURKIC er “man, warrior” root yüksel- yükselmek: to rise TURKIC yükse- “to rise; from yük ‘load’” Eryüksel er root er: man, warrior er TURKIC “man, warrior” yüksel- root yükselmek: to rise yükse- TURKIC “to rise; from yük ‘load’”
Eryüksel: parts and root words
  • er Turkic — man, warrior1
  • yükse- Turkic — to rise; from yük ‘load’1

How was the name Eryüksel formed?

Eryüksel was formed by joining er (“er: man, warrior”) and yüksel- (“yükselmek: to rise”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Eryüksel?

Eryüksel Yüksel Özyüksel Yükselen Yükselir Yükseloğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yüksel same root – –
02 Özyüksel same root – –
03 Yükselen same root – –
04 Yükselir same root – –
05 Yükseloğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Eryüksel?

  1. Hüseyin Eryüksel businessperson 1960–
  2. Kâzım Eryüksel actor 1945–2013

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

How is Eryüksel written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Eryuksel.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yüksel 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

Common questions about Eryüksel

Q1

What does the surname Eryüksel mean?

Eryüksel combines er ‘man, warrior’ with yüksel, the imperative of yükselmek ‘to rise’: ‘rise, brave one!’. Yüksel is also a male given name. Nişanyan traces yükselmek to Old Turkic yükse- ‘to rise’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Eryüksel?

Eryüksel is made up of two elements: er “man, warrior” (Turkic) and yükse- “to rise; from yük ‘load’” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Eryüksel?

Er·yük·sel, 3 syllables; IPA: /eɾjykˈsel/.