Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gülsoy

Gülsoy /ɟylˈsoj/ ASCII Gulsoy

“of rose-like lineage”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
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 Gülsoy?

Gülsoy

IPA /ɟylˈsoj/

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

What does the surname Gülsoy mean?

Gül, “rose”, joins soy, “lineage”: “of rose-like lineage”, a family line as fair and fine as a rose. Soy means the line of those descended from one ancestor; it is also the last element in names such as Aksoy and Ersoy. Gül comes from Persian.1,2

Grammar Compound: gül + soy.

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

What is Gülsoy made of?

Gülsoy combines Turkic and Persian elements in 2 parts: gül (gül: rose) + soy (soy: lineage, descent).

Gülsoy + root gül gül: rose TURKIC soy “family line, descent” root soy soy: lineage, descent PERSIAN gül “rose” Gülsoy gül root gül: rose soy TURKIC “family line, descent” soy root soy: lineage, descent gül PERSIAN “rose”
Gülsoy: parts and root words
  • soy Turkic — family line, descent1
  • gül Persian — rose2

How was the name Gülsoy formed?

Gülsoy is a name newly coined from gül (“gül: rose”) and soy (“soy: lineage, descent”) in the years of the surname law.

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

Which surnames are related to Gülsoy?

Gülsoy Aksoy Gül Gürsoy Akgül Ulusoy Özsoy Şengül Ersoy Soysal Soylu Atasoy Şensoy
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksoy same root – –
02 Gül same root – –
03 Gürsoy same root – –
04 Akgül same root – –
05 Ulusoy same root – –
06 Özsoy same root – –
07 Şengül same root – –
08 Ersoy same root – –
09 Soysal same root – –
10 Soylu same root – –
11 Atasoy same root – –
12 Şensoy same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gülsoy?

  1. Buğra Gülsoy actor 1982–
  2. Murat Gülsoy writer 1967–
  3. Joseph Gulsoy linguist 1925–2025
  4. Seydi Gülsoy statesperson 1967–
  5. Emine Gülsoy researcher
  6. Sinan Gülsoy association football player 1990–

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

How is Gülsoy written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Gulsoy.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: soy accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gül accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: soy accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Gülsoy accessed 8 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 Gülsoy

Q1

What does the surname Gülsoy mean?

Gül, “rose”, joins soy, “lineage”: “of rose-like lineage”, a family line as fair and fine as a rose. Soy means the line of those descended from one ancestor; it is also the last element in names such as Aksoy and Ersoy. Gül comes from Persian.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gülsoy?

Gülsoy is made up of two elements: gül “rose” (Persian) and soy “family line, descent” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Gülsoy?

Gül·soy, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟylˈsoj/.