Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Korkmazyürek

Korkmazyürek /koɾkmazjyˈɾec/ ASCII Korkmazyurek

“fearless heart”1

Letters / syllables
12 / 4
Formation
Compound
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 Korkmazyürek?

Korkmazyürek

IPA /koɾkmazjyˈɾec/

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

What does the surname Korkmazyürek mean?

Formed from korkmaz “fearless” and yürek “heart, courage”: “a fearless heart”. Korkmaz is the negative aorist of korkmak “to fear”; in Turkish yürek also stands for courage.1,2

Grammar kork- + negative aorist -maz + yürek

That Korkmazyürek goes back to korkmak and yürek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Korkmazyürek made of?

Korkmazyürek is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: kork- (korkmak: to fear) + -maz (negative aorist) + yürek (yürek: heart; courage).

Korkmazyürek ++ root kork- korkmak: to fear TURKIC korkmak “to fear” suffix -maz negative aorist root yürek yürek: heart; courage TURKIC yürek “heart; courage” Korkmazyürek kork- root korkmak: to fear korkmak TURKIC “to fear” -maz suffix negative aorist yürek root yürek: heart; courage yürek TURKIC “heart; courage”
Korkmazyürek: parts and root words
  • korkmak Turkic — to fear1
  • yürek Turkic — heart; courage2

How was the name Korkmazyürek formed?

Korkmazyürek was formed by adding the suffix -maz (“negative aorist”) to kork- + yürek.

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

Which surnames are related to Korkmazyürek?

Korkmazyürek Korkmaz Akyürek Özyürek Yürekli Şenyürek Taşyürek Aslanyürek Korkmazer Korkusuz Arcayürek Gençyürek Tokyürek
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Korkmaz same root 21 250,142
02 Akyürek same root – –
03 Özyürek same root – –
04 Yürekli same root – –
05 Şenyürek same root – –
06 Taşyürek same root – –
07 Aslanyürek same root – –
08 Korkmazer same root – –
09 Korkusuz same root – –
10 Arcayürek same root – –
11 Gençyürek same root – –
12 Tokyürek same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Korkmazyürek?

  1. Hasip Korkmazyürek association football player 2003–
  2. Murat Korkmazyürek architect 2000–

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

How is Korkmazyürek written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Korkmazyurek.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: korkmak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yürek 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
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Korkmazyürek

Q1

What does the surname Korkmazyürek mean?

Formed from korkmaz “fearless” and yürek “heart, courage”: “a fearless heart”. Korkmaz is the negative aorist of korkmak “to fear”; in Turkish yürek also stands for courage.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Korkmazyürek?

Korkmazyürek is made up of two elements: korkmak “to fear” (Turkic) and yürek “heart; courage” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Korkmazyürek?

Kork·maz·yü·rek, 4 syllables; IPA: /koɾkmazjyˈɾec/.