Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kıratlı

Kıratlı /kɯɾatˈɫɯ/ ASCII Kiratli

“owner of the grey horse”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. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Kıratlı?

Kıratlı

IPA /kɯɾatˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Kıratlı mean?

Kıratlı means “with the grey horse”, the owner of a grey or dappled horse. In folk tales the grey horse is the hero’s mount; in the Köroğlu epic the hero’s famous horse is called Kırat. The surname may preserve a nickname given to someone known for such a horse.2,3

Grammar kır + at + -lı, an adjective of possession.

That Kıratlı goes back to kır and kırat is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kıratlı made of?

Kıratlı breaks into 3 parts: kır (grey, dappled) + at (horse) + -lı (suffix “having”).

Kıratlı ++ root kır grey, dappled TURKIC kır “grey (white mixed with alittle black)” root at horse TURKIC kırat “name meaning ‘greyhorse’” suffix -lı suffix “having” Kıratlı kır root grey, dappled kır TURKIC “grey (white mixed with a littleblack)” at root horse kırat TURKIC “name meaning ‘grey horse’” -lı suffix suffix “having”
Kıratlı: parts and root words
  • kır Turkic — grey (white mixed with a little black)2
  • kırat Turkic — name meaning “grey horse”3

How was the name Kıratlı formed?

Kıratlı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kır + at + -lı).

Which surnames are related to Kıratlı?

Kıratlı Kır Kırca Kırdar Kırbaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kır same root – –
02 Kırca same root – –
03 Kırdar same root – –
04 Kırbaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kıratlı?

  1. Burcu Kıratlı actor 1989–
  2. Aykut Kıratlı association football player 1992–
  3. Ali Kıratlı statesperson 1980–
  4. Metin Kıratlı statesperson 1969–
  5. Turan Kıratlı statesperson 1952–
  6. Hayyam Kıratlı researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kırat accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kır accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kırat accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kıratlı

Q1

What does the surname Kıratlı mean?

Kıratlı means “with the grey horse”, the owner of a grey or dappled horse. In folk tales the grey horse is the hero’s mount; in the Köroğlu epic the hero’s famous horse is called Kırat. The surname may preserve a nickname given to someone known for such a horse.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kıratlı?

The root word of Kıratlı is kır (Turkic): “grey (white mixed with a little black)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kıratlı?

Kı·rat·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /kɯɾatˈɫɯ/.