Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gedikli

Gedikli /ɡedikˈli/

“privilege holder; NCO”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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 Gedikli?

Gedikli

IPA /ɡedikˈli/

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

What does the surname Gedikli mean?

Gedikli means “holder of a gedik”. In Ottoman times a gedik was a privilege granting the right to practise a craft or hold a post, and the person holding it was called gedikli. The word later came to mean a non-commissioned officer in the army, and in everyday speech it also means a regular at a place.1,3

Grammar gedik + -li “having”

Gedikli is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Gedikli made of?

Gedikli breaks into 2 parts: gedik (gap; privilege, licence) + -li (“having”).

Gedikli ++ root gedik gap; privilege, licence TURKIC gedikli “non-commissionedofficer; holder of a…” suffix -li “having” TURKIC gedik “gap, notch; historicallya licence or privilege…” Gedikli gedik root gap; privilege, licence gedikli TURKIC “non-commissioned officer; holderof a gedik; regular patron” -li suffix “having” gedik TURKIC “gap, notch; historically alicence or privilege to…”
Gedikli: parts and root words
  • gedikli Turkic — non-commissioned officer; holder of a gedik; regular patron1
  • gedik Turkic — gap, notch; historically a licence or privilege to practise a trade3

How was the name Gedikli formed?

Gedikli belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (gedik + -li).

Which surnames are related to Gedikli?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gedik same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gedikli?

  1. Emre Gedikli association football player 2003–
  2. Tuğberk Gedikli basketball player 1991–
  3. Bülent Gedikli politician 1964–
  4. Fethi Gedikli jurist 1959–
  5. Yusuf Gedikli teacher 1954–
  6. Ali Osman Gedikli mechanical engineer
  7. Ayfer Gedikli researcher
  8. Fatih Gedikli computer scientist

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

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Gedikli

Q1

What does the surname Gedikli mean?

Gedikli means “holder of a gedik”. In Ottoman times a gedik was a privilege granting the right to practise a craft or hold a post, and the person holding it was called gedikli. The word later came to mean a non-commissioned officer in the army, and in everyday speech it also means a regular at a place.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gedikli?

The root word of Gedikli is gedikli (Turkic): “non-commissioned officer; holder of a gedik; regular patron”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gedikli?

Ge·dik·li, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɡedikˈli/.