Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Göktürk

Göktürk /ɡøkˈtyɾk/ ASCII Gokturk

“name of the Göktürk dynasty”3

Letters / syllables
7 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Göktürk?

Göktürk

IPA /ɡøkˈtyɾk/

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

What does the surname Göktürk mean?

Göktürk is the name of the first Turkic dynasty and state, founded in Central Asia in the sixth century; the Orkhon inscriptions come from it. The name joins gök ‘sky, blue’ and Türk. According to Nişanyan Adlar it was added to the list of new Turkish names in April 1933.1,3

Grammar Historical proper name: gök + Türk.

What is Göktürk made of?

Göktürk breaks into 2 parts: gök (sky; blue) + türk (Turk).

Göktürk ++ first element gök sky; blue TURKIC Göktürk “name of the first Turkicdynasty, founded in the…” suffix türk Turk TURKIC gök “sky; blue” Göktürk gök first element sky; blue Göktürk TURKIC “name of the first Turkicdynasty, founded in the sixth…” türk suffix Turk gök TURKIC “sky; blue”
Göktürk: parts and root words
  • Göktürk Turkic — name of the first Turkic dynasty, founded in the sixth century3
  • gök Turkic — sky; blue1

How was the name Göktürk formed?

Göktürk belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (gök + türk).

Which surnames are related to Göktürk?

Göktürk Gökçe Gök Göksu Gökçen Gökmen Gökalp Göktaş Gökçek Göksel 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 Gökçek same root – –
09 Göksel same root – –
10 Göker same root – –
11 Göktepe same root – –
12 Gökdemir same root – –

How else is Göktürk spelled?

Köktürkspelling

Who are some well-known people named Göktürk?

  1. Aksu Göktürk writer 1934–1988
  2. Naşide Göktürk singer 1965–2016
  3. Barış Göktürk sports executive 1982–
  4. Hüseyin Avni Göktürk politician 1901–1983
  5. Deniz Göktürk writer 1963–
  6. Murat Göktürk politician 1970–
  7. Nadir Göktürk composer 1950–
  8. Ramazan Süleyman Göktürk researcher 1997–

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

Is Göktürk also a first name?

Yes. Göktürk is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “name of the Göktürk dynasty”.

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

How is Göktürk written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language documents it often appears as Gokturk.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Göktürk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: göktürk accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Göktürk 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 Göktürk

Q1

What does the surname Göktürk mean?

Göktürk is the name of the first Turkic dynasty and state, founded in Central Asia in the sixth century; the Orkhon inscriptions come from it. The name joins gök ‘sky, blue’ and Türk. According to Nişanyan Adlar it was added to the list of new Turkish names in April 1933.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Göktürk?

The root word of Göktürk is Göktürk (Turkic): “name of the first Turkic dynasty, founded in the sixth century”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Göktürk?

Gök·türk, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡøkˈtyɾk/.