Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kahveci

Kahveci /kahveˈdʒi/

“coffee seller, coffee-house keeper”3

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Kahveci?

Kahveci

IPA /kahveˈdʒi/

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

What does the surname Kahveci mean?

A kahveci is one who roasts and sells coffee or keeps a coffee house. Coffee reached Istanbul in the 16th century, and coffee houses soon became the centre of neighbourhood life. The word comes from Arabic qahwa.2,3

Grammar kahve + occupational suffix -ci.

Kahveci is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kahveci made of?

Kahveci breaks into 2 parts: kahve (coffee; coffee house) + -ci (occupational suffix).

Kahveci ++ root kahve coffee; coffee house TURKIC kahveci “coffee seller;coffee-house keeper” suffix -ci occupational suffix ARABIC kahve “coffee; Arabic qahwa” Kahveci kahve root coffee; coffee house kahveci TURKIC “coffee seller; coffee-housekeeper” -ci suffix occupational suffix kahve ARABIC “coffee; Arabic qahwa”
Kahveci: parts and root words
  • kahveci Turkic — coffee seller; coffee-house keeper3
  • kahve Arabic — coffee; Arabic qahwa2

How was the name Kahveci formed?

Kahveci belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kahve + -ci).

Who are some well-known people named Kahveci?

  1. Nihat Kahveci association football player 1979–
  2. İrfan Kahveci association football player 1995–
  3. Adnan Kahveci politician 1949–1993
  4. Ömer Kahveci association football player 1992–
  5. Osman Kahveci politician 1950–
  6. Eyüp Kahveci politician 1968–
  7. Bekir Kahveci researcher
  8. Eda Kahveci association football player 1994–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kahveci accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kahve accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kahveci 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kahveci

Q1

What does the surname Kahveci mean?

A kahveci is one who roasts and sells coffee or keeps a coffee house. Coffee reached Istanbul in the 16th century, and coffee houses soon became the centre of neighbourhood life. The word comes from Arabic qahwa.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kahveci?

The root word of Kahveci is kahveci (Arabic): “coffee seller; coffee-house keeper”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kahveci?

Kah·ve·ci, 3 syllables; IPA: /kahveˈdʒi/.