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Kaşıkçı

Kaşıkçı /kaʃɯkˈtʃɯ/ ASCII Kasikci

“spoon maker”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Kaşıkçı?

Kaşıkçı

IPA /kaʃɯkˈtʃɯ/

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

What does the surname Kaşıkçı mean?

A kaşıkçı is a maker or seller of spoons; the dictionary also uses the word for the craftsman who carves and decorates spoons from boxwood, bone or tortoiseshell. Kaşık goes back to Old Turkic kaşuk ‘wooden spoon, ladle’; Nişanyan mentions a link with Middle Persian kafçak as uncertain. The word is also the name of the spoonbill.2

Grammar kaşık + -çı (occupational suffix).

Kaşıkçı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kaşıkçı made of?

Kaşıkçı breaks into 2 parts: kaşık (kaşık: spoon) + -çı (-çı: occupational suffix).

Kaşıkçı + root kaşık kaşık: spoon TURKIC kaşık “spoon” suffix -çı -çı: occupational suffix Kaşıkçı kaşık root kaşık: spoon kaşık TURKIC “spoon” -çı suffix -çı: occupational suffix
Kaşıkçı: parts and root words
  • kaşık Turkic — spoon2

How was the name Kaşıkçı formed?

Kaşıkçı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kaşık + -çı).

Who are some well-known people named Kaşıkçı?

  1. Cemal Kaşıkçı journalist 1958–2018
  2. Adnan Kaşıkçı businessperson 1935–2017

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

How is Kaşıkçı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Kasikci. In Turkish it has the dotless ı (a close back unrounded vowel, like the a in “sofa”), ş (pronounced sh), ç (pronounced ch as in “church”).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kaşıkçı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kaşık 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 Kaşıkçı

Q1

What does the surname Kaşıkçı mean?

A kaşıkçı is a maker or seller of spoons; the dictionary also uses the word for the craftsman who carves and decorates spoons from boxwood, bone or tortoiseshell. Kaşık goes back to Old Turkic kaşuk ‘wooden spoon, ladle’; Nişanyan mentions a link with Middle Persian kafçak as uncertain. The word is also the name of the spoonbill.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kaşıkçı?

The root word of Kaşıkçı is kaşık (Turkic): “spoon”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kaşıkçı?

Ka·şık·çı, 3 syllables; IPA: /kaʃɯkˈtʃɯ/.