Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ilıcalı

Ilıcalı /ɯɫɯdʒaˈɫɯ/ ASCII Ilicali

“from Ilıca, from the hot spring”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 4
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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Initial
I
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 Ilıcalı?

Ilıcalı

IPA /ɯɫɯdʒaˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Ilıcalı mean?

Ilıcalı means “from Ilıca”. Ilıca is the word for a hot spring, and it has become the name of a district of Erzurum and of many villages. The surname points to one of these places, or to living near a hot spring.1

Grammar ılıca + -lı, place name plus suffix of origin.

That Ilıcalı goes back to ılıca is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Ilıcalı made of?

Ilıcalı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ılıca (hot spring; the place name Ilıca) + -lı (from).

Ilıcalı + root ılıca hot spring; the placename Ilıca TURKIC ılıca “hot spring, thermal bath” suffix -lı from Ilıcalı ılıca root hot spring; the place name Ilıca ılıca TURKIC “hot spring, thermal bath” -lı suffix from
Ilıcalı: parts and root words
  • ılıca Turkic — hot spring, thermal bath1

How was the name Ilıcalı formed?

Ilıcalı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“from”) to ılıca (“hot spring; the place name Ilıca”).

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

Which surnames are related to Ilıcalı?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ilıcak same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ilıcalı?

  1. Acun Ilıcalı film actor 1969–
  2. Bekir Ilıcalı businessperson 1964–
  3. Mustafa Ilıcalı politician 1954–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ılıca accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ılıca 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

Common questions about Ilıcalı

Q1

What does the surname Ilıcalı mean?

Ilıcalı means “from Ilıca”. Ilıca is the word for a hot spring, and it has become the name of a district of Erzurum and of many villages. The surname points to one of these places, or to living near a hot spring.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ilıcalı?

The root word of Ilıcalı is ılıca (Turkic): “hot spring, thermal bath”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ilıcalı?

I·lı·ca·lı, 4 syllables; IPA: /ɯɫɯdʒaˈɫɯ/.