Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İmamoğlu

İmamoğlu /imamoːˈɫu/ ASCII Imamoglu

“son of the imam”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 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 İmamoğlu?

İmamoğlu

IPA /imamoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname İmamoğlu mean?

İmamoğlu means ‘son of the imam’. An imam is the official who leads communal prayer in the mosque; Arabic imām means ‘the one who stands in front, leader’. İmamoğlu is also the name of a district of Adana province.1,2

Grammar imam + oğul + possessive -u.

What is İmamoğlu made of?

İmamoğlu combines Arabic and Turkic elements in 2 parts: imam (prayer leader) + -oğlu (son of).

İmamoğlu ++ root imam prayer leader ARABIC imam “one who leads communalprayer; leader (Arabic…” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” İmamoğlu imam root prayer leader imam ARABIC “one who leads communal prayer;leader (Arabic imām)” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
İmamoğlu: parts and root words
  • imam Arabic — one who leads communal prayer; leader (Arabic imām)1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name İmamoğlu formed?

İmamoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to imam (“prayer leader”).

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

Who are some well-known people named İmamoğlu?

  1. Ekrem İmamoğlu politician 1971–
  2. Dilek İmamoğlu academic 1974–
  3. Ataç İmamoğlu researcher 1964–
  4. Sevilay İmamoğlu Öcal association football player 1984–
  5. Mahmud İmamoğlu association football player 1991–
  6. Olcay İmamoğlu psychologist 1945–
  7. Atilla İmamoğlu politician 1939–2014
  8. Gülten İmamoğlu painter 1972–

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

How is İmamoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Imamoglu in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: imam accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: İmamoğlu accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: imam 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 İmamoğlu

Q1

What does the surname İmamoğlu mean?

İmamoğlu means ‘son of the imam’. An imam is the official who leads communal prayer in the mosque; Arabic imām means ‘the one who stands in front, leader’. İmamoğlu is also the name of a district of Adana province.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İmamoğlu?

İmamoğlu is made up of two elements: imam “one who leads communal prayer; leader (Arabic imām)” (Arabic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce İmamoğlu?

İ·ma·moğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /imamoːˈɫu/.