Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,424

Esentürk

Esentürk /esenˈtyɾk/ ASCII Esenturk

“sound and well Turk”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
E
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Esentürk?

Esentürk

IPA /esenˈtyɾk/

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

What does the surname Esentürk mean?

Esentürk combines esen ‘healthy, well’ and Türk ‘Turk’: ‘sound and well Turk’. Nişanyan traces esen to Old Turkic esen ‘at ease’ and mentions a link with Persian āsān as an uncertain possibility.1,2

Grammar esen + Türk.

That Esentürk goes back to esen and Türk is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Esentürk made of?

Esentürk breaks into 2 parts: esen (esen: healthy, well) + Türk (Turk).

Esentürk + root esen esen: healthy, well TURKIC esen “at ease; healthy, sound” root Türk Turk TURKIC Türk “Turk” Esentürk esen root esen: healthy, well esen TURKIC “at ease; healthy, sound” Türk root Turk Türk TURKIC “Turk”
Esentürk: parts and root words
  • esen Turkic — at ease; healthy, sound2
  • Türk Turkic — Turk1

How was the name Esentürk formed?

Esentürk belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (esen + Türk).

Which surnames are related to Esentürk?

Esentürk Öztürk Türkmen Şentürk Türkoğlu Esen Ertürk Türk Türker Aktürk Kocatürk Türkyılmaz Baştürk
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Öztürk same root 8 586,831
02 Türkmen same root – –
03 Şentürk same root – –
04 Türkoğlu same root – –
05 Esen same root – –
06 Ertürk same root – –
07 Türk same root – –
08 Türker same root – –
09 Aktürk same root – –
10 Kocatürk same root – –
11 Türkyılmaz same root – –
12 Baştürk same root – –

Is Esentürk also a first name?

Yes. Esentürk is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sound and well Turk”.

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

How is Esentürk written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Esenturk.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: esen accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: esen 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
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Esentürk

Q1

What does the surname Esentürk mean?

Esentürk combines esen ‘healthy, well’ and Türk ‘Turk’: ‘sound and well Turk’. Nişanyan traces esen to Old Turkic esen ‘at ease’ and mentions a link with Persian āsān as an uncertain possibility.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Esentürk?

The root word of Esentürk is esen (Turkic): “at ease; healthy, sound”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Esentürk?

E·sen·türk, 3 syllables; IPA: /esenˈtyɾk/.