Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Köprülü

Köprülü /køpɾyˈly/ ASCII Koprulu

“from Köprü; having a bridge”3

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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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 Köprülü?

Köprülü

IPA /køpɾyˈly/

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

What does the surname Köprülü mean?

Köprülü adds the suffix -lü to köprü ‘bridge’ and means both ‘having a bridge’ and ‘from Köprü’. Its best-known historical use is the epithet of Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, grand vizier in the 17th century, who took it from the town of Köprü, today called Vezirköprü.1,3

Grammar köprü + -lü, the harmonised form of -lı.

That Köprülü goes back to köprülü and köprü is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

Köprülü is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Köprülü made of?

Köprülü is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: köprü (bridge; the town of Köprü (now Vezirköprü)) + -lü (from; having).

Köprülü ++ root köprü bridge; the town of Köprü(now Vezirköprü) TURKIC köprülü “having a bridge; joinedby a bridge” suffix -lü from; having TURKIC köprü “bridge” Köprülü köprü root bridge; the town of Köprü (nowVezirköprü) köprülü TURKIC “having a bridge; joined by abridge” -lü suffix from; having köprü TURKIC “bridge”
Köprülü: parts and root words
  • köprülü Turkic — having a bridge; joined by a bridge3
  • köprü Turkic — bridge1

How was the name Köprülü formed?

Köprülü was formed by adding the suffix -lü (“from; having”) to köprü (“bridge; the town of Köprü (now Vezirköprü)”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Köprülü?

Köprülü Altınköprü Taşköprü Köprücü
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altınköprü same root – –
02 Taşköprü same root – –
03 Köprücü same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Köprülü?

  1. Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa politician 1635–1676
  2. Fuat Köprülü politician 1890–1966
  3. Köprülü Abdullah Paşa politician 1684–1735
  4. Aslı Köprülü volleyball player 1986–
  5. Emre Köprülü politician 1981–
  6. Cemal Köprülü politician 1893–1979
  7. Halit Köprülü association football player 1978–
  8. Kemal Köprülü diplomat 1890–

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

How is Köprülü written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Koprulu in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: köprü accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Köprülü Mehmed Paşa accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: köprülü accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: köprü accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Köprülü

Q1

What does the surname Köprülü mean?

Köprülü adds the suffix -lü to köprü ‘bridge’ and means both ‘having a bridge’ and ‘from Köprü’. Its best-known historical use is the epithet of Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, grand vizier in the 17th century, who took it from the town of Köprü, today called Vezirköprü.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Köprülü?

The root word of Köprülü is köprü (Turkic): “bridge”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Köprülü?

Köp·rü·lü, 3 syllables; IPA: /køpɾyˈly/.