Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,153

Gözübüyük

Gözübüyük /ɟøzybyˈjyc/ ASCII Gozubuyuk

“big-eyed”1

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

How do you pronounce Gözübüyük?

Gözübüyük

IPA /ɟøzybyˈjyc/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Gözübüyük mean?

Gözübüyük means “whose eyes are big”, a descriptive pattern based on appearance. It joins gözü, göz “eye” with the possessive suffix, and büyük “big”. Villages named Gözübüyük exist in the Gündoğmuş district of Antalya and the Laçin district of Çorum.1,2

Grammar göz + -ü (possessive) + büyük.

That Gözübüyük goes back to göz and büyük is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Gözübüyük made of?

Gözübüyük is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: göz-ü (eye + possessive) + büyük (big).

Gözübüyük + root göz-ü eye + possessive TURKIC göz “eye” root büyük big TURKIC büyük “big, large” Gözübüyük göz-ü root eye + possessive göz TURKIC “eye” büyük root big büyük TURKIC “big, large”
Gözübüyük: parts and root words
  • göz Turkic — eye1
  • büyük Turkic — big, large2

How was the name Gözübüyük formed?

Gözübüyük was formed by joining göz-ü (“eye + possessive”) and büyük (“big”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Gözübüyük?

Gözübüyük Açıkgöz Karagöz Tokgöz Alagöz Büyük Gökgöz Akgöz Büyükburç Deligöz Göztepe Gözüaçık Şengöz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Açıkgöz same root – –
02 Karagöz same root – –
03 Tokgöz same root – –
04 Alagöz same root – –
05 Büyük same root – –
06 Gökgöz same root – –
07 Akgöz same root – –
08 Büyükburç same root – –
09 Deligöz same root – –
10 Göztepe same root – –
11 Gözüaçık same root – –
12 Şengöz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gözübüyük?

  1. Tarkan Gözübüyük musician 1970–
  2. Abdullah Pulat Gözübüyük politician 1912–1991
  3. Ziyaeddin Gözübüyük politician 1876–1944
  4. Şeref Gözübüyük jurist 1924–2006

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

How is Gözübüyük written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Gozubuyuk in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: göz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: büyük accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Gözübüyük 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

Common questions about Gözübüyük

Q1

What does the surname Gözübüyük mean?

Gözübüyük means “whose eyes are big”, a descriptive pattern based on appearance. It joins gözü, göz “eye” with the possessive suffix, and büyük “big”. Villages named Gözübüyük exist in the Gündoğmuş district of Antalya and the Laçin district of Çorum.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gözübüyük?

Gözübüyük is made up of two elements: göz “eye” (Turkic) and büyük “big, large” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Gözübüyük?

Gö·zü·bü·yük, 4 syllables; IPA: /ɟøzybyˈjyc/.