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Kızıltepe

Kızıltepe /kɯzɯɫteˈpe/ ASCII Kiziltepe

“district in Mardin; ‘red hill’”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kızıltepe?

Kızıltepe

IPA /kɯzɯɫteˈpe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kızıltepe mean?

Kızıltepe is the name of a district of Mardin province. The name is made of kızıl ‘red’ and tepe ‘hill’ and literally means ‘red hill’. The surname is identical with this place name.1,2

Grammar kızıl + tepe.

What is Kızıltepe made of?

Kızıltepe breaks into 2 parts: kızıl (red) + tepe (hill).

Kızıltepe + root kızıl red TURKIC kızıl “red” root tepe hill TURKIC tepe “hilltop” Kızıltepe kızıl root red kızıl TURKIC “red” tepe root hill tepe TURKIC “hilltop”
Kızıltepe: parts and root words
  • kızıl Turkic — red1
  • tepe Turkic — hilltop2

How was the name Kızıltepe formed?

Kızıltepe belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (kızıl + tepe).

Which surnames are related to Kızıltepe?

Kızıltepe Kızıl Kızılkaya Tepe Boztepe Göktepe Karatepe Kızılay Kocatepe Yeşiltepe Kızıldağ Kızıltaş Göztepe
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kızıl same root – –
02 Kızılkaya same root – –
03 Tepe same root – –
04 Boztepe same root – –
05 Göktepe same root – –
06 Karatepe same root – –
07 Kızılay same root – –
08 Kocatepe same root – –
09 Yeşiltepe same root – –
10 Kızıldağ same root – –
11 Kızıltaş same root – –
12 Göztepe same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kızıltepe?

  1. Cansel Kızıltepe politician 1975–
  2. Olgun Kızıltepe journalist 1988–
  3. Tanyel Kızıltepe researcher

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

How is Kızıltepe written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Kiziltepe.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kızıltepe accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tepe accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kızılcık 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 Kızıltepe

Q1

What does the surname Kızıltepe mean?

Kızıltepe is the name of a district of Mardin province. The name is made of kızıl ‘red’ and tepe ‘hill’ and literally means ‘red hill’. The surname is identical with this place name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kızıltepe?

The root word of Kızıltepe is kızıl (Turkic): “red”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kızıltepe?

Kı·zıl·te·pe, 4 syllables; IPA: /kɯzɯɫteˈpe/.