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Gökçek

Gökçek /ɡøkˈtʃek/ ASCII Gokcek

“beautiful, lovely”3

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
G
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Gökçek?

Gökçek

IPA /ɡøkˈtʃek/

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

What does the surname Gökçek mean?

Gökçek means beautiful, lovely. A word of Old Turkic and the Anatolian dialects, it belongs with gökçe ‘pretty’ and is linked to gök ‘sky, blue’. It is also used as a girls’ name.2,3

Gökçek is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Gökçek made of?

Gökçek is a single root: gökçek (beautiful, lovely).

Gökçek + root gökçek beautiful, lovely TURKIC gökçek “beautiful, lovely” TURKIC gök “sky; blue” Gökçek gökçek root beautiful, lovely gökçek TURKIC “beautiful, lovely” gök TURKIC “sky; blue”
Gökçek: parts and root words
  • gökçek Turkic — beautiful, lovely3
  • gök Turkic — sky; blue2

How was the name Gökçek formed?

Gökçek belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Gökçek?

Gökçek Gökçe Gök Göksu Gökçen Gökmen Gökalp Göktaş Göksel Göktürk Göker Göktepe Gökdemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
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 Göksel same root – –
09 Göktürk same root – –
10 Göker same root – –
11 Göktepe same root – –
12 Gökdemir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gökçek?

  1. İbrahim Melih Gökçek politician 1948–
  2. İbrahim Gökçek musician 1980–2020
  3. Hakan Gökçek association football player 1993–
  4. Dilan Deniz Gökçek association football referee 1976–
  5. Kadriye Gökçek association football referee 1975–
  6. Ali Gökçek statesperson 1990–
  7. Cengiz Gökçek politician 1934–2013
  8. Osman Gökçek statesperson 1983–

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

Is Gökçek also a first name?

Yes. Gökçek is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “beautiful, lovely”.

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

How is Gökçek written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Gokcek in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gökçek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gök accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Gökçek 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
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gökçek

Q1

What does the surname Gökçek mean?

Gökçek means beautiful, lovely. A word of Old Turkic and the Anatolian dialects, it belongs with gökçe ‘pretty’ and is linked to gök ‘sky, blue’. It is also used as a girls’ name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gökçek?

The root word of Gökçek is gökçek (Turkic): “beautiful, lovely”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gökçek?

Gök·çek, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡøkˈtʃek/.