Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gülaçar

Gülaçar /ɡyɫaˈtʃaɾ/ ASCII Gulacar

“the rose blooms”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
G
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 Gülaçar?

Gülaçar

IPA /ɡyɫaˈtʃaɾ/

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

What does the surname Gülaçar mean?

Read like a short sentence, the name means “the rose blooms”: gül and açar, the aorist of açmak. There is a village called Gülaçar in Torul, Gümüşhane.1,2

Grammar gül + açar (aorist of açmak).

What is Gülaçar made of?

Gülaçar combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: gül (gül: rose) + açar (açar: aorist of açmak, “opens, blooms”).

Gülaçar + root gül gül: rose PERSIAN gül “rose” root açar açar: aorist of açmak,“opens, blooms” TURKIC açmak “to open, to bloom” Gülaçar gül root gül: rose gül PERSIAN “rose” açar root açar: aorist of açmak, “opens, blooms” açmak TURKIC “to open, to bloom”
Gülaçar: parts and root words
  • gül Persian — rose1
  • açmak Turkic — to open, to bloom2

How was the name Gülaçar formed?

Gülaçar was formed by joining gül (“gül: rose”) and açar (“açar: aorist of açmak, “opens, blooms””).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Gülaçar?

Gülaçar Gül Akgül Şengül Ergül Özgül Gülşen Güllü Morgül Sarıgül Algül Gülay Gülbahar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gül same root – –
02 Akgül same root – –
03 Şengül same root – –
04 Ergül same root – –
05 Özgül same root – –
06 Gülşen same root – –
07 Güllü same root – –
08 Morgül same root – –
09 Sarıgül same root – –
10 Algül same root – –
11 Gülay same root – –
12 Gülbahar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gülaçar?

  1. Osman Nuri Gülaçar politician 1965–

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

How is Gülaçar written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Gulacar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gül accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: açmak accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Gülaçar accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: açmak accessed 9 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gülaçar

Q1

What does the surname Gülaçar mean?

Read like a short sentence, the name means “the rose blooms”: gül and açar, the aorist of açmak. There is a village called Gülaçar in Torul, Gümüşhane.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gülaçar?

Gülaçar is made up of two elements: gül “rose” (Persian) and açmak “to open, to bloom” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Gülaçar?

Gü·la·çar, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɡyɫaˈtʃaɾ/.