Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İslamoğlu

İslamoğlu /islaːmoːˈɫu/ ASCII Islamoglu

“son of İslam”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
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 İslamoğlu?

İslamoğlu

IPA /islaːmoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname İslamoğlu mean?

İslamoğlu means “son of İslam”. İslam is the Arabic word, from a root meaning “submission, surrender”, that names the religion; the same word is also used as a man’s given name. The surname carries an ancestor’s name into the family name with -oğlu.1

Grammar İslam + oğul + possessive -u.

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

What is İslamoğlu made of?

İslamoğlu breaks into 2 parts: İslam (İslam: personal name; Arabic word islām) + -oğlu (son of).

İslamoğlu + root İslam İslam: personal name;Arabic word islām ARABIC islām “Arabic ‘submission’;name of the religion” suffix -oğlu son of İslamoğlu İslam root İslam: personal name; Arabic wordislām islām ARABIC “Arabic ‘submission’; name of thereligion” -oğlu suffix son of
İslamoğlu: parts and root words
  • islām Arabic — Arabic “submission”; name of the religion1

How was the name İslamoğlu formed?

İslamoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (İslam + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to İslamoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 İslam same root – –

Who are some well-known people named İslamoğlu?

  1. Mustafa İslamoğlu writer 1960–
  2. Cem İslamoğlu association football player 1980–
  3. Halime İslamoğlu handball player 1993–
  4. Ali Münif İslamoğlu politician 1917–1998
  5. Güven İslamoğlu television presenter 1963–
  6. Ekrem İslamoğlu researcher
  7. Umut İslamoğlu association football player 2007–

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

How is İslamoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Islamoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: İslam accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: İslamoğlu 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 İslamoğlu

Q1

What does the surname İslamoğlu mean?

İslamoğlu means “son of İslam”. İslam is the Arabic word, from a root meaning “submission, surrender”, that names the religion; the same word is also used as a man’s given name. The surname carries an ancestor’s name into the family name with -oğlu.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İslamoğlu?

The root word of İslamoğlu is islām (Arabic): ‘Arabic “submission”; name of the religion’.
Q3

How do you pronounce İslamoğlu?

İs·la·moğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /islaːmoːˈɫu/.