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Gökbakar

Gökbakar /ɡøkbaˈkaɾ/ ASCII Gokbakar

“one who looks at the sky”1

Probable origin Gökbakar: root entries for gök + bakmak · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
G
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How do you pronounce Gökbakar?

Gökbakar

IPA /ɡøkbaˈkaɾ/

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

What does the surname Gökbakar mean?

Gökbakar is gök ‘sky’ plus bakar, the aorist of bakmak ‘to look’: ‘one who looks at the sky’. Gök comes from Old Turkic kȫk ‘sky, blue’ and bak- from Old Turkic bak- ‘to look, to watch’.1

Grammar gök + bak- + -ar (aorist).

That Gökbakar goes back to gök and bakmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Gökbakar made of?

Gökbakar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: gök (sky) + bak- (to look) + -ar (aorist).

Gökbakar ++ root gök sky TURKIC gök “sky, blue” root bak- to look TURKIC bakmak “to look, to watch” suffix -ar aorist Gökbakar gök root sky gök TURKIC “sky, blue” bak- root to look bakmak TURKIC “to look, to watch” -ar suffix aorist
Gökbakar: parts and root words

How was the name Gökbakar formed?

Gökbakar was formed by adding the suffix -ar (“aorist”) to the verb stem gök + bak-.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Gökbakar?

Gökbakar Gökçe Gök Göksu Gökçen Gökmen Gökalp
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Gökçe same root – –
02 Gök same root – –
03 Göksu same root – –
04 Gökçen same root – –
05 Gökmen same root – –
06 Gökalp same root – –
07 Göktaş same root – –
08 Gökçek same root – –
09 Göksel same root – –
10 Göktürk same root – –
11 Göker same root – –
12 Bakan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gökbakar?

  1. Şahan Gökbakar film actor 1980–
  2. Togan Gökbakar screenwriter 1984–

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

How is Gökbakar written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Gokbakar (in German records also Goekbakar).

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Gökbakar?

Algök, Arcagök and Ergök share gloss keywords with Gökbakar within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Gökbakar?

Read the root, formation and register information for Gökbakar alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gök accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bak- 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

Common questions about Gökbakar

Q1

What does the surname Gökbakar mean?

Gökbakar is gök ‘sky’ plus bakar, the aorist of bakmak ‘to look’: ‘one who looks at the sky’. Gök comes from Old Turkic kȫk ‘sky, blue’ and bak- from Old Turkic bak- ‘to look, to watch’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gökbakar?

Gökbakar is made up of two elements: gök “sky, blue” (Turkic) and bakmak “to look, to watch” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Gökbakar?

Gök·ba·kar, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɡøkbaˈkaɾ/.