Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kayıkçı

Kayıkçı /kajɯkˈtʃɯ/ ASCII Kayikci

“boatman”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 Kayıkçı?

Kayıkçı

IPA /kajɯkˈtʃɯ/

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

What does the surname Kayıkçı mean?

A kayıkçı is a boatman who carries people and goods in small rowing or sailing boats; before Istanbul had bridges, boatmen ferrying passengers across the Bosphorus were a well-known trade. It is kayık ‘boat’ with the occupational suffix -çı.2

Grammar kayık + -çı.

Kayıkçı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kayıkçı made of?

Kayıkçı breaks into 2 parts: kayık (boat) + -cı (agent suffix for a trade).

Kayıkçı ++ root kayık boat TURKIC kayıkçı “boatman” suffix -cı agent suffix for a trade TURKIC kayıkçı “boatman” Kayıkçı kayık root boat kayıkçı TURKIC “boatman” -cı suffix agent suffix for a trade kayıkçı TURKIC “boatman”
Kayıkçı: parts and root words
  • kayıkçı Turkic — boatman2
  • kayıkçı Turkic — boatman2

How was the name Kayıkçı formed?

Kayıkçı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kayık + -cı).

Who are some well-known people named Kayıkçı?

  1. Merve Kayıkçı journalist 2000–
  2. Mustafa Kayıkçı association football player 1969–
  3. Serkan Kayıkçı association football player
  4. İbrahim Baran Kayikci association football player 2005–
  5. Hasret Kayikci association football player 1991–

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

How is Kayıkçı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Kayikci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kayıkçı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kayıkçı 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 Kayıkçı

Q1

What does the surname Kayıkçı mean?

A kayıkçı is a boatman who carries people and goods in small rowing or sailing boats; before Istanbul had bridges, boatmen ferrying passengers across the Bosphorus were a well-known trade. It is kayık ‘boat’ with the occupational suffix -çı.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kayıkçı?

The root word of Kayıkçı is kayıkçı (Turkic): “boatman”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kayıkçı?

Ka·yık·çı, 3 syllables; IPA: /kajɯkˈtʃɯ/.