Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Jöntürk

Jöntürk /ʒønˈtyɾc/ ASCII Jonturk

“Young Turk”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Jöntürk?

Jöntürk

IPA /ʒønˈtyɾc/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Jöntürk mean?

Jön Türk, from French jeune turc, means “Young Turk”. It was the name given to the Ottoman intellectuals who campaigned for constitutional rule under Abdülhamid II. The compound ends in Türk.1

Grammar jön (French jeune) + Türk.

Jöntürk is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Jöntürk made of?

Jöntürk combines French and Turkic elements in 2 parts: jön (jön: young (French jeune)) + Türk (Türk: Turk).

Jöntürk + root jön jön: young (French jeune) FRENCH jön “French jeune ‘young’” root Türk Türk: Turk TURKIC Türk “the name of the Turkishpeople” Jöntürk jön root jön: young (French jeune) jön FRENCH “French jeune ‘young’” Türk root Türk: Turk Türk TURKIC “the name of the Turkish people”
Jöntürk: parts and root words
  • jön French — French jeune “young”1
  • Türk Turkic — the name of the Turkish people1

How was the name Jöntürk formed?

Jöntürk was formed by joining jön (“jön: young (French jeune)”) and Türk (“Türk: Turk”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Jöntürk?

Jöntürk Öztürk Türkmen Şentürk Türkoğlu Ertürk Türk Türker Aktürk Kocatürk Türkyılmaz Baştürk Türkkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Öztürk same root 8 586,831
02 Türkmen same root – –
03 Şentürk same root – –
04 Türkoğlu same root – –
05 Ertürk same root – –
06 Türk same root – –
07 Türker same root – –
08 Aktürk same root – –
09 Kocatürk same root – –
10 Türkyılmaz same root – –
11 Baştürk same root – –
12 Türkkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Jöntürk?

  1. Remzi Jöntürk screenwriter 1936–1987

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

How is Jöntürk written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Jonturk.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: türk accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Jön Türkler accessed 9 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Jöntürk

Q1

What does the surname Jöntürk mean?

Jön Türk, from French jeune turc, means “Young Turk”. It was the name given to the Ottoman intellectuals who campaigned for constitutional rule under Abdülhamid II. The compound ends in Türk.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Jöntürk?

Jöntürk is made up of two elements: jön ‘French jeune “young”’ (European) and Türk “the name of the Turkish people” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Jöntürk?

Jön·türk, 2 syllables; IPA: /ʒønˈtyɾc/.