Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kart

/kaɾt/

“old, seasoned”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 1
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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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 Kart?

Kart

IPA /kaɾt/

What does the surname Kart mean?

Kart is an old Turkish adjective meaning “old” and “past its freshness, gone tough”, as in kart kabak, “an overripe squash”, or kart adam, “an old man”. In Old Turkic kart meant “old person”, and it shares its root with Kazakh qart and Kyrgyz kart “old man”. The surname may come from a nickname about an ancestor’s age or experience; it is unrelated to kart “card”, which comes from French.2

That Kart goes back to kart is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Kart is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kart made of?

Kart is a single root: kart (old; past its freshness).

Kart root kart old; past its freshness TURKIC kart “past its freshness; old;Old Turkic kart ‘old…’” Kart kart root old; past its freshness kart TURKIC “past its freshness; old; OldTurkic kart ‘old person’”
Kart: parts and root words
  • kart Turkic — past its freshness; old; Old Turkic kart “old person”2

How was the name Kart formed?

Kart belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Kart?

  1. Özgür Kart association football player 1982–
  2. Musa Kart journalist 1954–
  3. Atilla Kart politician 1954–
  4. Abdulkadir Kart politician 1964–
  5. Mulla Ömer Kart politician 1900–1970
  6. Ömer Kart basketball player 1970–
  7. Ali Kart basketball player
  8. Celalettin Kart diplomat 1951–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kart accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kart 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 Kart

Q1

What does the surname Kart mean?

Kart is an old Turkish adjective meaning “old” and “past its freshness, gone tough”, as in kart kabak, “an overripe squash”, or kart adam, “an old man”. In Old Turkic kart meant “old person”, and it shares its root with Kazakh qart and Kyrgyz kart “old man”. The surname may come from a nickname about an ancestor’s age or experience; it is unrelated to kart “card”, which comes from French.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kart?

The root word of Kart is kart (Turkic): ‘past its freshness; old; Old Turkic kart “old person”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kart?

Kart, 1 syllable; IPA: /kaɾt/.