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Işıklar

Işıklar /ɯʃɯkˈɫaɾ/ ASCII Isiklar

“lights”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Işıklar?

Işıklar

IPA /ɯʃɯkˈɫaɾ/

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

What does the surname Işıklar mean?

Işıklar is the plural of ışık ‘light’: ‘lights’. In surnames the -lar suffix often also means ‘members of that family’. Towns and villages called Işıklar exist in Afyonkarahisar, Konya, Trabzon and Aydın, so the name may also come from a place.1,3

Grammar ışık + -lar: plural suffix.

That Işıklar goes back to ışık and Işıklar is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Işıklar made of?

Işıklar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ışık (light) + -lar (plural suffix -lAr).

Işıklar ++ root ışık light TURKIC ışık “light” suffix -lar plural suffix -lAr TURKIC Işıklar “name of several townsand villages in Turkey” Işıklar ışık root light ışık TURKIC “light” -lar suffix plural suffix -lAr Işıklar TURKIC “name of several towns andvillages in Turkey”
Işıklar: parts and root words
  • ışık Turkic — light1
  • Işıklar Turkic — name of several towns and villages in Turkey3

How was the name Işıklar formed?

Işıklar was formed by adding the suffix -lar (“plural suffix -lAr”) to ışık (“light”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Işıklar?

Işıklar Işık Özışık Altınışık Akışık Altunışık Bolışık Güvenışık
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Işık same root – –
02 Özışık same root – –
03 Altınışık same root – –
04 Akışık same root – –
05 Altunışık same root – –
06 Bolışık same root – –
07 Güvenışık same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Işıklar?

  1. Ahmet Fehmi Işıklar politician 1941–
  2. Abdullah Işıklar journalist 1933–2020
  3. Ali Işıklar statesperson 1950–
  4. Aykut Işıklar journalist 1949–2019
  5. Mehmet Işıklar teacher 1969–2007
  6. Aysun Işıklar researcher
  7. Nihat Işıklar singer
  8. Özden Özben Işıklar researcher

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

How is Işıklar written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Isiklar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ışık accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ışık accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Işıklar accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Işıklar

Q1

What does the surname Işıklar mean?

Işıklar is the plural of ışık ‘light’: ‘lights’. In surnames the -lar suffix often also means ‘members of that family’. Towns and villages called Işıklar exist in Afyonkarahisar, Konya, Trabzon and Aydın, so the name may also come from a place.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Işıklar?

The root word of Işıklar is ışık (Turkic): “light”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Işıklar?

I·şık·lar, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɯʃɯkˈɫaɾ/.