Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İhsanoğlu

İhsanoğlu /ihsanoːˈɫu/ ASCII Ihsanoglu

“son of İhsan”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 İhsanoğlu?

İhsanoğlu

IPA /ihsanoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname İhsanoğlu mean?

A patronymic with -oğlu “son of” on the man’s name İhsan, from Arabic iḥsān “doing good, kindness, favour”.1

Grammar İhsan + -oğlu.

What is İhsanoğlu made of?

İhsanoğlu is Arabic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: İhsan (İhsan: Arabic name, “kindness, favour”) + -oğlu (-oğlu: “son of”).

İhsanoğlu + root İhsan İhsan: Arabic name,“kindness, favour” ARABIC İhsan “Arabic iḥsān ‘doinggood, kindness, favour’” suffix -oğlu -oğlu: “son of” İhsanoğlu İhsan root İhsan: Arabic name, “kindness, favour” İhsan ARABIC “Arabic iḥsān ‘doing good,kindness, favour’” -oğlu suffix -oğlu: “son of”
İhsanoğlu: parts and root words
  • İhsan Arabic — Arabic iḥsān “doing good, kindness, favour”1

How was the name İhsanoğlu formed?

İhsanoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to İhsan (“İhsan: Arabic name, “kindness, favour””).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named İhsanoğlu?

  1. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu politician 1943–

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

How is İhsanoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Ihsanoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: İhsan accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: إحسان accessed 9 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

Common questions about İhsanoğlu

Q1

What does the surname İhsanoğlu mean?

A patronymic with -oğlu “son of” on the man’s name İhsan, from Arabic iḥsān “doing good, kindness, favour”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İhsanoğlu?

The root word of İhsanoğlu is İhsan (Arabic): ‘Arabic iḥsān “doing good, kindness, favour”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce İhsanoğlu?

İh·sa·noğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /ihsanoːˈɫu/.