Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İşsever

İşsever /iʃseˈveɾ/ ASCII Issever

“hard-working”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
From a verb
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 İşsever?

İşsever

IPA /iʃseˈveɾ/

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

What does the surname İşsever mean?

İşsever means ‘one who loves his work, hard-working’: iş ‘work’ plus sever, the aorist of sevmek ‘to love’. Like Yurtsever and Cansever it follows this pattern, here praising diligence.1,2

Grammar iş + sev- + -er: object plus aorist participle.

That İşsever goes back to iş and sever is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is İşsever made of?

İşsever breaks into 3 parts: iş (work) + sev- (to love) + -er (aorist participle).

İşsever ++ root iş work TURKIC iş “work, labour” root sev- to love TURKIC sever “loving” suffix -er aorist participle İşsever iş root work iş TURKIC “work, labour” sev- root to love sever TURKIC “loving” -er suffix aorist participle
İşsever: parts and root words
  • iş Turkic — work, labour1
  • sever Turkic — loving2

How was the name İşsever formed?

İşsever belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (iş + sev- + -er).

Which surnames are related to İşsever?

İşsever Yurtsever Seven Sever Sevim Yurtseven Arseven Ataseven Atasever Cansever Sevgi Görsev Özseven
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yurtsever same root – –
02 Seven same root – –
03 Sever same root – –
04 Sevim same root – –
05 Yurtseven same root – –
06 Arseven same root – –
07 Ataseven same root – –
08 Atasever same root – –
09 Cansever same root – –
10 Sevgi same root – –
11 Görsev same root – –
12 Özseven same root – –

Who are some well-known people named İşsever?

  1. Vahdettin İşsever boxer 1968–2025
  2. Ayşegül İşsever film actor 1962–
  3. Hale İşsever film director 1978–
  4. Halim İşsever researcher
  5. Onur İşsever researcher
  6. Çiğdem İşsever researcher

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

How is İşsever written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Issever.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: iş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sever 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 İşsever

Q1

What does the surname İşsever mean?

İşsever means ‘one who loves his work, hard-working’: iş ‘work’ plus sever, the aorist of sevmek ‘to love’. Like Yurtsever and Cansever it follows this pattern, here praising diligence.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İşsever?

The root word of İşsever is iş (Turkic): “work, labour”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İşsever?

İş·se·ver, 3 syllables; IPA: /iʃseˈveɾ/.