Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Hakyemez

Hakyemez /hakjeˈmez/

“who never cheats anyone of their due”1

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

How do you pronounce Hakyemez?

Hakyemez

IPA /hakjeˈmez/

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

What does the surname Hakyemez mean?

In Turkish, hak yemek, literally “to eat a right”, means to cheat someone of their share or of the reward for their work. Hakyemez is the negative of this idiom: one who never takes what is due to others, a just and honest person. Hak is from Arabic, yemek is Turkish.1,2

Grammar hak + ye- (yemek) + negative aorist -mez, from the idiom hak yemek.

That Hakyemez goes back to hak and yemek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Hakyemez made of?

Hakyemez combines Arabic and Turkic elements in 3 parts: hak (hak: what is due to someone, right (Arabic)) + ye- (yemek “to eat”; in hak yemek “to cheat someone of their due”) + -mez (negative aorist).

Hakyemez ++ root hak hak: what is due tosomeone, right (Arabic) ARABIC hak “one’s due under justice;truth, right” root ye- yemek “to eat”; in hakyemek “to cheat someone…” TURKIC yemek “to eat; figuratively totake what is not one’s…” suffix -mez negative aorist Hakyemez hak root hak: what is due to someone, right(Arabic) hak ARABIC “one’s due under justice; truth,right” ye- root yemek “to eat”; in hak yemek “to cheatsomeone of their due” yemek TURKIC “to eat; figuratively to takewhat is not one’s due” -mez suffix negative aorist
Hakyemez: parts and root words
  • hak Arabic — one’s due under justice; truth, right1
  • yemek Turkic — to eat; figuratively to take what is not one’s due2

How was the name Hakyemez formed?

Hakyemez was formed by adding the suffix -mez (“negative aorist”) to the verb stem hak + ye-.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.7

Which surnames are related to Hakyemez?

Hakyemez Hakkı Etyemez Hakverdi
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Hakkı same root – –
02 Etyemez same root – –
03 Hakverdi same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Hakyemez?

  1. Deniz Hakyemez volleyball player 1983–
  2. Doğan Hakyemez basketball player 1950–2018
  3. Yusuf Şevki Hakyemez judge 1970–
  4. Ömer Serdar Hakyemez researcher
  5. İsmail Necati Hakyemez researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: hak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yemek accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: hak accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yemek accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Hakyemez accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Hakyemez

Q1

What does the surname Hakyemez mean?

In Turkish, hak yemek, literally “to eat a right”, means to cheat someone of their share or of the reward for their work. Hakyemez is the negative of this idiom: one who never takes what is due to others, a just and honest person. Hak is from Arabic, yemek is Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Hakyemez?

Hakyemez is made up of two elements: hak “one’s due under justice; truth, right” (Arabic) and yemek “to eat; figuratively to take what is not one’s due” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Hakyemez?

Hak·ye·mez, 3 syllables; IPA: /hakjeˈmez/.