Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kalecik

Kalecik /kaˈledʒik/

“little fortress; town near Ankara”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
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 Kalecik?

Kalecik

IPA /kaˈledʒik/

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

What does the surname Kalecik mean?

Kalecik is the name of a district town in Ankara province and literally means ‘little fortress’. Kale comes via Persian from Arabic qalʿa ‘fortress’; the diminutive -cik is Turkish. The same name occurs for other villages.1

Grammar kale + -cik (diminutive).

What is Kalecik made of?

Kalecik is Arabic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kale (kale: fortress) + -cik (diminutive suffix).

Kalecik + root kale kale: fortress ARABIC kale “fortress, castle” suffix -cik diminutive suffix Kalecik kale root kale: fortress kale ARABIC “fortress, castle” -cik suffix diminutive suffix
Kalecik: parts and root words
  • kale Arabic — fortress, castle1

How was the name Kalecik formed?

Kalecik was formed by adding the suffix -cik (“diminutive suffix”) to kale (“kale: fortress”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kalecik?

Kalecik Kaleli Kalelioğlu Kale Akkale Kala Kaleci Kalecioğlu Türkkalesi
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kaleli same root – –
02 Kalelioğlu same root – –
03 Kale same root – –
04 Akkale same root – –
05 Kala same root – –
06 Kaleci same root – –
07 Kalecioğlu same root – –
08 Türkkalesi same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kalecik?

  1. Erol Garo Kalecik building contractor 1901–1966

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

How is Kalecik written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Kalecik is unchanged in foreign records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kale accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kale 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

Common questions about Kalecik

Q1

What does the surname Kalecik mean?

Kalecik is the name of a district town in Ankara province and literally means ‘little fortress’. Kale comes via Persian from Arabic qalʿa ‘fortress’; the diminutive -cik is Turkish. The same name occurs for other villages.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kalecik?

The root word of Kalecik is kale (Arabic): “fortress, castle”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kalecik?

Ka·le·cik, 3 syllables; IPA: /kaˈledʒik/.