Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İçli

İçli /itʃˈli/ ASCII Icli

“sensitive, tender-hearted”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
İ
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce İçli?

İçli

IPA /itʃˈli/

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

What does the surname İçli mean?

İçli means ‘sensitive, easily moved’; içli bir şarkı is a song that moves the listener. The word joins iç ‘inner self’ with the suffix -li. In cooking it also means ‘stuffed’, as in içli köfte.1

Grammar iç + -li: adjective of possession.

İçli is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is İçli made of?

İçli breaks into 2 parts: iç (inside; one’s inner self) + -li (suffix -lI: having, with; from (a place)).

İçli + root iç inside; one’s inner self TURKIC içli “sensitive, emotional;moving; filled” suffix -li suffix -lI: having, with;from (a place) İçli iç root inside; one’s inner self içli TURKIC “sensitive, emotional; moving;filled” -li suffix suffix -lI: having, with; from (aplace)
İçli: parts and root words
  • içli Turkic — sensitive, emotional; moving; filled1

How was the name İçli formed?

İçli belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (iç + -li).

Who are some well-known people named İçli?

  1. Atilla İçli musician 1945–2004
  2. Melahat İçli actor 1916–1983
  3. Onur İçli association football player 1982–
  4. Selahattin İçli physician 1923–2006
  5. Tayfun İçli politician 1957–
  6. Şerif İçli oud player 1899–1956
  7. H. Tayfun Içli politician 1957–

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

How is İçli written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Icli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: içli 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 İçli

Q1

What does the surname İçli mean?

İçli means ‘sensitive, easily moved’; içli bir şarkı is a song that moves the listener. The word joins iç ‘inner self’ with the suffix -li. In cooking it also means ‘stuffed’, as in içli köfte.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İçli?

The root word of İçli is içli (Turkic): “sensitive, emotional; moving; filled”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İçli?

İç·li, 2 syllables; IPA: /itʃˈli/.