Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İpekçi

İpekçi /ipecˈtʃi/ ASCII Ipekci

“silk maker or silk merchant”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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 İpekçi?

İpekçi

IPA /ipecˈtʃi/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname İpekçi mean?

İpekçi is the name for someone who raised silkworms or sold silk and silk cloth. Silk production and trade were long-established crafts in Ottoman cities, Bursa above all; the surname comes from this occupational word.1,2

Grammar ipek + agent suffix -çi.

İpekçi is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is İpekçi made of?

İpekçi breaks into 2 parts: ipek (ipek: silk) + -çi (agent suffix -cI).

İpekçi ++ root ipek ipek: silk TURKIC ipekçi “silk producer or silkmerchant” suffix -çi agent suffix -cI TURKIC ipek “silk” İpekçi ipek root ipek: silk ipekçi TURKIC “silk producer or silk merchant” -çi suffix agent suffix -cI ipek TURKIC “silk”
İpekçi: parts and root words
  • ipekçi Turkic — silk producer or silk merchant1
  • ipek Turkic — silk2

How was the name İpekçi formed?

İpekçi belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (ipek + -çi).

Which surnames are related to İpekçi?

İpekçi İpek İpekkaya Özipek
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 İpek same root – –
02 İpekkaya same root – –
03 Özipek same root – –

Who are some well-known people named İpekçi?

  1. Abdi İpekçi writer 1929–1979
  2. İsmail Cem İpekçi politician 1940–2007
  3. Cemil İpekçi fashion designer 1948–
  4. Handan İpekçi screenwriter 1956–
  5. Leylâ İpekçi screenwriter 1966–
  6. İhsan İpekçi screenwriter 1901–1966
  7. Afşin İpekçi researcher
  8. Emre İpekçi researcher

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

How is İpekçi written and pronounced abroad?

Passports and English-language documents often show it as Ipekci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ipekçi accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ipek 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 İpekçi

Q1

What does the surname İpekçi mean?

İpekçi is the name for someone who raised silkworms or sold silk and silk cloth. Silk production and trade were long-established crafts in Ottoman cities, Bursa above all; the surname comes from this occupational word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İpekçi?

The root word of İpekçi is ipekçi (Turkic): “silk producer or silk merchant”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İpekçi?

İ·pek·çi, 3 syllables; IPA: /ipecˈtʃi/.