Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kilislioğlu

Kilislioğlu /kilislioːˈɫu/ ASCII Kilislioglu

“son of the man from Kilis”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Kilislioğlu?

Kilislioğlu

IPA /kilislioːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kilislioğlu mean?

Kilisli means ‘from Kilis’, so the surname reads ‘son of the man from Kilis’. Kilis is a provincial capital south of Gaziantep, on the Syrian border.1,2

Grammar Kilis + -li + -oğlu.

What is Kilislioğlu made of?

Kilislioğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: Kilis (Kilis: province in south-eastern Türkiye) + -li (suffix of origin) + -oğlu (son of).

Kilislioğlu +++ root Kilis Kilis: province insouth-eastern Türkiye OTHER Kilis “province and city insouth-eastern Anatolia” suffix -li suffix of origin suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Kilislioğlu Kilis root Kilis: province in south-easternTürkiye Kilis OTHER “province and city insouth-eastern Anatolia” -li suffix suffix of origin -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Kilislioğlu: parts and root words
  • Kilis Other — province and city in south-eastern Anatolia1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Kilislioğlu formed?

Kilislioğlu was formed by adding -li, “son of”, to Kilis (“Kilis: province in south-eastern Türkiye”).

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

Who are some well-known people named Kilislioğlu?

  1. Ayben Kilislioğlu university teacher

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

How is Kilislioğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Kilislioglu in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kilis accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: oğul 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 Kilislioğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kilislioğlu mean?

Kilisli means ‘from Kilis’, so the surname reads ‘son of the man from Kilis’. Kilis is a provincial capital south of Gaziantep, on the Syrian border.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kilislioğlu?

Kilislioğlu is made up of two elements: Kilis “province and city in south-eastern Anatolia” (another language) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kilislioğlu?

Ki·lis·li·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /kilislioːˈɫu/.