Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İşeri

İşeri /iʃeˈɾi/ ASCII Iseri

“capable, competent person”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 3
Formation
Compound
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 İşeri?

İşeri

IPA /iʃeˈɾi/

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

What does the surname İşeri mean?

İşeri means ‘man of work’, i.e. a capable, competent person who knows the job. Nişanyan lists the expression under er ‘man, person’. Both iş ‘work’ and er go back to Old Turkic.1

Grammar iş + er + -i (indefinite noun compound).

İşeri is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is İşeri made of?

İşeri breaks into 2 parts: iş (work, task) + eri (er ‘man’ + possessive).

İşeri + root iş work, task TURKIC iş “work” root eri er ‘man’ + possessive TURKIC er “man, person” İşeri iş root work, task iş TURKIC “work” eri root er ‘man’ + possessive er TURKIC “man, person”
İşeri: parts and root words
  • iş Turkic — work1
  • er Turkic — man, person1

How was the name İşeri formed?

İşeri belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (iş + eri).

Which surnames are related to İşeri?

İşeri Sözeri Denizeri
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sözeri same root – –
02 Denizeri same root – –

Who are some well-known people named İşeri?

  1. Doğa İşeri association football player 1992–
  2. Elvan İşeri Karacan physician 1968–

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

How is İşeri written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Iseri: ı/İ become i/I; ş becomes s (German records sometimes sch).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: işeri 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 İşeri

Q1

What does the surname İşeri mean?

İşeri means ‘man of work’, i.e. a capable, competent person who knows the job. Nişanyan lists the expression under er ‘man, person’. Both iş ‘work’ and er go back to Old Turkic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İşeri?

The root word of İşeri is iş (Turkic): “work”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İşeri?

İ·şe·ri, 3 syllables; IPA: /iʃeˈɾi/.