Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kırlangıç

Kırlangıç /kɯɾɫanˈɡɯtʃ/ ASCII Kirlangic

“swallow”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 3
Formation
Plain noun
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 Kırlangıç?

Kırlangıç

IPA /kɯɾɫanˈɡɯtʃ/

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

What does the surname Kırlangıç mean?

The name of the swallow, the fork-tailed bird that returns with the spring. It goes back to Common Turkic *karlïgač, with cognates in Kazakh and Kyrgyz. Kırlangıç is also the name of the gurnard fish.1

Kırlangıç is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kırlangıç made of?

Kırlangıç is a single Turkic root: kırlangıç (kırlangıç: swallow).

Kırlangıç root kırlangıç kırlangıç: swallow TURKIC kırlangıç “swallow (bird)” Kırlangıç kırlangıç root kırlangıç: swallow kırlangıç TURKIC “swallow (bird)”
Kırlangıç: parts and root words
  • kırlangıç Turkic — swallow (bird)1

How was the name Kırlangıç formed?

Kırlangıç is the word kırlangıç (“kırlangıç: swallow”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Kırlangıç?

  1. Hicabi Kırlangıç university teacher 1966–
  2. Mehmet Mete Kırlangıç researcher

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

How is Kırlangıç written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Kirlangic.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kırlangıç accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kırlangıç

Q1

What does the surname Kırlangıç mean?

The name of the swallow, the fork-tailed bird that returns with the spring. It goes back to Common Turkic *karlïgač, with cognates in Kazakh and Kyrgyz. Kırlangıç is also the name of the gurnard fish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kırlangıç?

The root word of Kırlangıç is kırlangıç (Turkic): “swallow (bird)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kırlangıç?

Kır·lan·gıç, 3 syllables; IPA: /kɯɾɫanˈɡɯtʃ/.