Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Köseler

Köseler /cøseˈleɾ/ ASCII Koseler

“the Köses (köse: beardless)”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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 Köseler?

Köseler

IPA /cøseˈleɾ/

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

What does the surname Köseler mean?

Formed from köse with the plural and family suffix -ler: ‘the Köses’. A köse is a man with a sparse beard or none; Nişanyan traces the word to Persian kūsa ‘sparse-bearded or beardless’.1

Grammar köse + -ler.

That Köseler goes back to köse is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Köseler made of?

Köseler breaks into 2 parts: köse (köse: beardless, sparse-bearded) + -ler (-ler: plural, family).

Köseler + root köse köse: beardless,sparse-bearded PERSIAN köse “sparse-bearded orbeardless” suffix -ler -ler: plural, family Köseler köse root köse: beardless, sparse-bearded köse PERSIAN “sparse-bearded or beardless” -ler suffix -ler: plural, family
Köseler: parts and root words
  • köse Persian — sparse-bearded or beardless1

How was the name Köseler formed?

Köseler belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (köse + -ler).

Which surnames are related to Köseler?

Köseler Köse Köseoğlu Karaköse Erköse Küçükköse
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Köse same root – –
02 Köseoğlu same root – –
03 Karaköse same root – –
04 Erköse same root – –
05 Küçükköse same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Köseler?

  1. İrem Köseler handball player 1996–
  2. Mehmet Köseler actor

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

How is Köseler written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Koseler.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: köse accessed 8 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
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Köseler

Q1

What does the surname Köseler mean?

Formed from köse with the plural and family suffix -ler: ‘the Köses’. A köse is a man with a sparse beard or none; Nişanyan traces the word to Persian kūsa ‘sparse-bearded or beardless’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Köseler?

The root word of Köseler is köse (Persian): “sparse-bearded or beardless”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Köseler?

Kö·se·ler, 3 syllables; IPA: /cøseˈleɾ/.