Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İçel

İçel /ˈit͡ʃel/ ASCII Icel

“İçel, former name of Mersin”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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Initial
İ
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 İçel?

İçel

IPA /ˈit͡ʃel/

The stress usually falls on syllable 1 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname İçel mean?

İçel is the former name of Mersin province. In form the name consists of iç ‘inner’ and el/il ‘land, realm’, but no source explains how the place name arose.1,2

Grammar Formally iç + el.

That İçel goes back to iç and el / il is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is İçel made of?

İçel is a single root: İçel (İçel: former name of Mersin province).

İçel + root İçel İçel: former name ofMersin province TURKIC iç “inside, inner” TURKIC el / il “land, realm” İçel İçel root İçel: former name of Mersin province iç TURKIC “inside, inner” el / il TURKIC “land, realm”
İçel: parts and root words
  • iç Turkic — inside, inner2
  • el / il Turkic — land, realm1

How was the name İçel formed?

İçel belongs to the “place name” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to İçel?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Elgün same root – –

Who are some well-known people named İçel?

  1. Abdullah İçel association football player 1982–
  2. Aykut İçel researcher
  3. Erel İçel researcher

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

How is İçel written and pronounced abroad?

Abroad the name is usually written Icel; ç sounds like English ch.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Mersin (il) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: iç 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 İçel

Q1

What does the surname İçel mean?

İçel is the former name of Mersin province. In form the name consists of iç ‘inner’ and el/il ‘land, realm’, but no source explains how the place name arose.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İçel?

The root word of İçel is iç (Turkic): “inside, inner”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İçel?

İ·çel, 2 syllables; IPA: /ˈit͡ʃel/.