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İplikçioğlu

İplikçioğlu /ipliktʃioːˈɫu/ ASCII Iplikcioglu

“son of the thread-maker”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 İplikçioğlu?

İplikçioğlu

IPA /ipliktʃioːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname İplikçioğlu mean?

The name means ‘son of the iplikçi’, the spinner or seller of thread. İplik ‘thread, yarn’ is derived from ip ‘rope, string’ (Old Turkic yip) with -lik, according to Nişanyan.1

Grammar ip + -lik + -çi + -oğlu.

What is İplikçioğlu made of?

İplikçioğlu breaks into 3 parts: iplik (thread, yarn) + -çi (agent suffix) + -oğlu (son of).

İplikçioğlu ++ root iplik thread, yarn TURKIC iplik “thread (ip + -lik)” suffix -çi agent suffix suffix -oğlu son of İplikçioğlu iplik root thread, yarn iplik TURKIC “thread (ip + -lik)” -çi suffix agent suffix -oğlu suffix son of
İplikçioğlu: parts and root words
  • iplik Turkic — thread (ip + -lik)1

How was the name İplikçioğlu formed?

İplikçioğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (iplik + -çi + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to İplikçioğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 İplikçi same root – –

Who are some well-known people named İplikçioğlu?

  1. Bülent İplikçioğlu university teacher 1952–
  2. Ahmet Celal İplikçioğlu researcher

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

How is İplikçioğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Iplikcioglu: ı/İ become i/I; ç becomes c (German tsch, English ch); ğ, which is silent and lengthens the preceding vowel, becomes g.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: iplik accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about İplikçioğlu

Q1

What does the surname İplikçioğlu mean?

The name means ‘son of the iplikçi’, the spinner or seller of thread. İplik ‘thread, yarn’ is derived from ip ‘rope, string’ (Old Turkic yip) with -lik, according to Nişanyan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İplikçioğlu?

The root word of İplikçioğlu is iplik (Turkic): “thread (ip + -lik)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İplikçioğlu?

İp·lik·çi·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /ipliktʃioːˈɫu/.