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Gültekin

Gültekin /ɟylteˈcin/ ASCII Gultekin

“from Kül Tegin, Göktürk prince”2

Province lists
21
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Provinces
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Gültekin?

Gültekin

IPA /ɟylteˈcin/

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

What does the surname Gültekin mean?

Gültekin comes from the name of Kül Tegin (684–731), the Göktürk prince and commander named in the Orkhon inscriptions; Ottoman wrote it كول تكین. Tegin is the title “prince”. In modern spelling the first element has been assimilated to gül, “rose”, and it is a common male given name.2

Grammar Historical name: Kül + tegin; the first element is now spelled gül.

What is Gültekin made of?

Gültekin breaks into 2 parts: Kül (first element of the Göktürk prince’s name) + tekin (prince (Old Turkic tegin)).

Gültekin + root Kül first element of theGöktürk prince’s name TURKIC Kül Tegin “Göktürk prince andcommander (684–731)” suffix tekin prince (Old Turkic tegin) Gültekin Kül root first element of the Göktürk prince’sname Kül Tegin TURKIC “Göktürk prince and commander(684–731)” tekin suffix prince (Old Turkic tegin)
Gültekin: parts and root words
  • Kül Tegin Turkic — Göktürk prince and commander (684–731)2

How was the name Gültekin formed?

Gültekin belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (Kül + tekin).

Where in Türkiye is Gültekin most common?

Gültekin is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 2 provinces; its best rank is 19th in Iğdır.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı · rank 26 · 2,162 people Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır · rank 19 · 808 people Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 2
  • Not listed
Gültekin: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Ağrı262,162
02Iğdır19808

Who are some well-known people named Gültekin?

  1. Hasret Gültekin musician 1971–1993
  2. Yusuf Emre Gültekin association football player 1993–
  3. Emir Kaan Gültekin association football player 2000–
  4. Gülberk Gültekin tennis player 1974–
  5. Mehtap Gültekin amateur wrestler 2000–
  6. Asım Gültekin writer 1975–2020
  7. Aysun Gültekin musician 1963–
  8. Eser Gültekin architect 1955–

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

Is Gültekin also a first name?

Yes. Gültekin is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “from Kül Tegin, Göktürk prince”.

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

How is Gültekin written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records outside Turkey Gültekin is usually written Gultekin or Gueltekin.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Kül Tegin accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Gültekin accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Kul Tigin 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
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  9. 9 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gültekin

Q1

What does the surname Gültekin mean?

Gültekin comes from the name of Kül Tegin (684–731), the Göktürk prince and commander named in the Orkhon inscriptions; Ottoman wrote it كول تكین. Tegin is the title “prince”. In modern spelling the first element has been assimilated to gül, “rose”, and it is a common male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gültekin?

The root word of Gültekin is Kül Tegin (Turkic): “Göktürk prince and commander (684–731)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gültekin?

Gül·te·kin, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɟylteˈcin/.