Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Köroğlu

Köroğlu /køɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Koroglu

“son of the blind man; epic hero”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Patronymic
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 Köroğlu?

Köroğlu

IPA /køɾoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Köroğlu mean?

Köroğlu is the name of the best-known hero of Turkish folk epic. In the story the Bey of Bolu has his groom Yusuf blinded; the groom’s son, Ruşen Ali, becomes known as Köroğlu, ‘son of the blind man’, and takes to the mountains to avenge him. The name joins kör ‘blind’ and -oğlu ‘son of’.1,2

Grammar kör + oğul + possessive -u: ‘the blind man’s son’. Kör goes back to Persian kūr.

What is Köroğlu made of?

Köroğlu breaks into 2 parts: kör (blind) + -oğlu (son of).

Köroğlu ++ root kör blind PERSIAN kör “blind; from Persian kūr” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Köroğlu kör root blind kör PERSIAN “blind; from Persian kūr” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Köroğlu: parts and root words
  • kör Persian — blind; from Persian kūr1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Köroğlu formed?

Köroğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (kör + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Köroğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kör same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Köroğlu?

  1. Abdülkadir Köroğlu boxer 1991–
  2. Hüseyin Köroğlu actor 1964–
  3. Elif Köroğlu teacher 2000–
  4. Derya Köroğlu composer 1955–
  5. Sarp Can Köroğlu actor 1990–
  6. Dursun Köroğlu artisan 1956–
  7. Füsun Köroğlu statesperson 1953–
  8. Gazi Köroğlu screenwriter

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

How is Köroğlu written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kör accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Köroğlu accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Köroğlu (anlam ayrımı) 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
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Köroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Köroğlu mean?

Köroğlu is the name of the best-known hero of Turkish folk epic. In the story the Bey of Bolu has his groom Yusuf blinded; the groom’s son, Ruşen Ali, becomes known as Köroğlu, ‘son of the blind man’, and takes to the mountains to avenge him. The name joins kör ‘blind’ and -oğlu ‘son of’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Köroğlu?

The root word of Köroğlu is kör (Persian): “blind; from Persian kūr”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Köroğlu?

Kö·roğ·lu, 3 syllables; IPA: /køɾoːˈɫu/.