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Karakaşlı

Karakaşlı /kaɾakaʃˈɫɯ/ ASCII Karakasli

“black-browed”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Karakaşlı?

Karakaşlı

IPA /kaɾakaʃˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Karakaşlı mean?

Karakaşlı means ‘black-browed, with dark eyebrows’. Kara ‘black’ and kaş ‘eyebrow’ are Old Turkic, and -lı adds ‘having’. Dark eyebrows are a stock image of beauty in Turkish folk poetry.1,2

Grammar kara + kaş + -lı.

What is Karakaşlı made of?

Karakaşlı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: kara (black) + kaş (eyebrow) + -lı (from; having).

Karakaşlı ++ root kara black TURKIC kara “black” root kaş eyebrow TURKIC kaş “eyebrow; edge” suffix -lı from; having Karakaşlı kara root black kara TURKIC “black” kaş root eyebrow kaş TURKIC “eyebrow; edge” -lı suffix from; having
Karakaşlı: parts and root words
  • kara Turkic — black2
  • kaş Turkic — eyebrow; edge1

How was the name Karakaşlı formed?

Karakaşlı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“from; having”) to kara + kaş.

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

Which surnames are related to Karakaşlı?

Karakaşlı Kara Karataş Karahan Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Karakaya Karakoç Karaaslan Karagöz Baykara Karabulut
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kara same root 16 290,024
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Karahan same root – –
04 Karaca same root – –
05 Karakaş same root – –
06 Karadağ same root – –
07 Karakaya same root – –
08 Karakoç same root – –
09 Karaaslan same root – –
10 Karagöz same root – –
11 Baykara same root – –
12 Karabulut same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Karakaşlı?

  1. Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı athlete
  2. Karin Karakaşlı writer 1972–

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

How is Karakaşlı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Karakasli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kaş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kara 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Karakaşlı

Q1

What does the surname Karakaşlı mean?

Karakaşlı means ‘black-browed, with dark eyebrows’. Kara ‘black’ and kaş ‘eyebrow’ are Old Turkic, and -lı adds ‘having’. Dark eyebrows are a stock image of beauty in Turkish folk poetry.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karakaşlı?

Karakaşlı is made up of two elements: kara “black” (Turkic) and kaş “eyebrow; edge” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Karakaşlı?

Ka·ra·kaş·lı, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾakaʃˈɫɯ/.