Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,481

İşiten

İşiten /iʃiˈten/ ASCII Isiten

“one who listens”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
front
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 İşiten?

İşiten

IPA /iʃiˈten/

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

What does the surname İşiten mean?

İşiten is the participle of işitmek “to hear”: “one who hears, who listens”. The name describes an attentive person who heeds what is said.1

Grammar işit- + participle -en.

That İşiten goes back to işitmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is İşiten made of?

İşiten is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: işit- (işitmek: to hear) + -en (present participle suffix).

İşiten + root işit- işitmek: to hear TURKIC işitmek “to hear; to learn of” suffix -en present participle suffix İşiten işit- root işitmek: to hear işitmek TURKIC “to hear; to learn of” -en suffix present participle suffix
İşiten: parts and root words
  • işitmek Turkic — to hear; to learn of1

How was the name İşiten formed?

İşiten was formed by adding the suffix -en (“present participle suffix”) to the verb stem işit- (“işitmek: to hear”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named İşiten?

  1. Melis İşiten actor 1989–
  2. Nüket İşiten academic

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

How is İşiten written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Isiten: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; ş becomes s or sh.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: işitmek accessed 9 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

Common questions about İşiten

Q1

What does the surname İşiten mean?

İşiten is the participle of işitmek “to hear”: “one who hears, who listens”. The name describes an attentive person who heeds what is said.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İşiten?

The root word of İşiten is işitmek (Turkic): “to hear; to learn of”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İşiten?

İ·şi·ten, 3 syllables; IPA: /iʃiˈten/.