Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gedik

Gedik /ɡeˈdik/

“breach; mountain pass”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
G
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Gedik?

Gedik

IPA /ɡeˈdik/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Gedik mean?

A gedik is a breach or gap in a wall or fortification; in geography it is a pass between two mountains. In the Ottoman period gedik also meant the licence to practise a craft or keep a shop, a guild privilege. The surname may come from a pass or from this historical sense.1

Gedik is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Gedik made of?

Gedik is a single root: gedik (breach, gap; mountain pass).

Gedik root gedik breach, gap; mountainpass TURKIC gedik “breach, gap; mountainpass; deficiency;…” Gedik gedik root breach, gap; mountain pass gedik TURKIC “breach, gap; mountain pass;deficiency; Ottoman guild…”
Gedik: parts and root words
  • gedik Turkic — breach, gap; mountain pass; deficiency; Ottoman guild licence1

How was the name Gedik formed?

Gedik belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Gedik?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gedikli same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gedik?

  1. Namık Gedik politician 1911–1960
  2. Ömür Gedik writer 1970–
  3. Kâzım Gedik amateur wrestler 1938–
  4. Mustafa Gedik association football player 1953–1995
  5. Yunus Emre Gedik association football player 1999–
  6. Ahmet Şevket Gedik politician 1922–2005
  7. Arda Gedik journalist 1940–2011
  8. Aykut Gedik volleyball player 2003–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gedik accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Gedik (soyadı) 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 Gedik

Q1

What does the surname Gedik mean?

A gedik is a breach or gap in a wall or fortification; in geography it is a pass between two mountains. In the Ottoman period gedik also meant the licence to practise a craft or keep a shop, a guild privilege. The surname may come from a pass or from this historical sense.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gedik?

The root word of Gedik is gedik (Turkic): “breach, gap; mountain pass; deficiency; Ottoman guild licence”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gedik?

Ge·dik, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡeˈdik/.