Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kösele

Kösele /køseˈle/ ASCII Kosele

“sole leather”1

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

How do you pronounce Kösele?

Kösele

IPA /køseˈle/

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

What does the surname Kösele mean?

Kösele is thick tanned leather from cattle, used for shoe soles, bags and suitcases. The word comes from Persian gōsāla “calf”.1

Kösele is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kösele made of?

Kösele is a single Persian root: kösele (kösele: sole leather).

Kösele root kösele kösele: sole leather PERSIAN gōsāla “calf” Kösele kösele root kösele: sole leather gōsāla PERSIAN “calf”
Kösele: parts and root words
  • gōsāla Persian — calf1

How was the name Kösele formed?

Kösele is the word kösele (“kösele: sole leather”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Kösele?

  1. Veysel Kösele soldier 1955–

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

How is Kösele written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Kosele.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kösele accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kösele

Q1

What does the surname Kösele mean?

Kösele is thick tanned leather from cattle, used for shoe soles, bags and suitcases. The word comes from Persian gōsāla “calf”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kösele?

The root word of Kösele is gōsāla (Persian): “calf”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kösele?

Kö·se·le, 3 syllables; IPA: /køseˈle/.