Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gülses

Gülses /ɟylˈses/ ASCII Gulses

“rose-like voice”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Gülses?

Gülses

IPA /ɟylˈses/

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

What does the surname Gülses mean?

Built from gül ‘rose’ and ses ‘voice’, giving the image of ‘a voice like a rose, a lovely voice’. Gül is of Persian origin; the head of the compound, ses, is a Turkish word from Proto-Turkic ses.1,2

Grammar gül + ses.

That Gülses goes back to gül and ses is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Gülses made of?

Gülses breaks into 2 parts: gül (rose) + ses (voice).

Gülses + root gül rose PERSIAN gül “rose” root ses voice TURKIC ses “voice, sound” Gülses gül root rose gül PERSIAN “rose” ses root voice ses TURKIC “voice, sound”
Gülses: parts and root words
  • gül Persian — rose2
  • ses Turkic — voice, sound1

How was the name Gülses formed?

Gülses belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (gül + ses).

Which surnames are related to Gülses?

Gülses Gül Akgül Şengül Gürses Ergül Özgül Gülşen Güllü Morgül Sarıgül Algül Gülay
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 Gürses same root – –
05 Ergül same root – –
06 Özgül same root – –
07 Gülşen same root – –
08 Güllü same root – –
09 Morgül same root – –
10 Sarıgül same root – –
11 Algül same root – –
12 Gülay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gülses?

  1. Melihat Gülses singer 1958–
  2. Necip Gülses composer 1952–
  3. Aydın Gülses researcher

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

How is Gülses written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Gulses in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ses accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gül 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gülses

Q1

What does the surname Gülses mean?

Built from gül ‘rose’ and ses ‘voice’, giving the image of ‘a voice like a rose, a lovely voice’. Gül is of Persian origin; the head of the compound, ses, is a Turkish word from Proto-Turkic ses.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gülses?

The root word of Gülses is gül (Turkic): “rose”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gülses?

Gül·ses, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟylˈses/.