Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Korutürk

Korutürk /koɾuˈtyɾk/ ASCII Koruturk

“protector of the Turk”2

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

How do you pronounce Korutürk?

Korutürk

IPA /koɾuˈtyɾk/

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

What does the surname Korutürk mean?

Korutürk is formed from koru, the imperative of korumak “to protect”, and Türk, and is understood as “protect the Turk” or “protector of the Turk”. Korumak goes back to Old Turkic korı- “to protect”. The name belongs to the surnames expressing love of country and nation.1,2

Grammar koru- (imperative of korumak) + Türk

That Korutürk goes back to korumak and Türk is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Korutürk made of?

Korutürk is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: koru- (korumak: to protect) + Türk (Turk).

Korutürk + root koru- korumak: to protect TURKIC korumak “to protect, to defend” root Türk Turk TURKIC Türk “Turk” Korutürk koru- root korumak: to protect korumak TURKIC “to protect, to defend” Türk root Turk Türk TURKIC “Turk”
Korutürk: parts and root words
  • korumak Turkic — to protect, to defend2
  • Türk Turkic — Turk1

How was the name Korutürk formed?

Korutürk was formed by joining koru- (“korumak: to protect”) and Türk (“Turk”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Korutürk?

Korutürk Öztürk Türkmen Şentürk Türkoğlu Ertürk Türk Türker Aktürk Kocatürk Türkyılmaz Baştürk Türkkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Öztürk same root 8 586,831
02 Türkmen same root – –
03 Şentürk same root – –
04 Türkoğlu same root – –
05 Ertürk same root – –
06 Türk same root – –
07 Türker same root – –
08 Aktürk same root – –
09 Kocatürk same root – –
10 Türkyılmaz same root – –
11 Baştürk same root – –
12 Türkkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Korutürk?

  1. Fahri Korutürk politician 1903–1987
  2. Emel Korutürk painter 1915–2013
  3. Osman Korutürk politician 1944–
  4. Zergün Korutürk diplomat 1948–
  5. Selâh Korutürk diplomat 1949–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: Türk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: korumak accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: korumak 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Korutürk

Q1

What does the surname Korutürk mean?

Korutürk is formed from koru, the imperative of korumak “to protect”, and Türk, and is understood as “protect the Turk” or “protector of the Turk”. Korumak goes back to Old Turkic korı- “to protect”. The name belongs to the surnames expressing love of country and nation.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Korutürk?

Korutürk is made up of two elements: korumak “to protect, to defend” (Turkic) and Türk “Turk” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Korutürk?

Ko·ru·türk, 3 syllables; IPA: /koɾuˈtyɾk/.