Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kundakçı

Kundakçı /kundakˈtʃɯ/ ASCII Kundakci

“gunstock maker”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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 Kundakçı?

Kundakçı

IPA /kundakˈtʃɯ/

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

What does the surname Kundakçı mean?

Dictionaries give kundakçı two senses: a craftsman who makes gunstocks, and one who sets an incendiary kundak to start a fire; figuratively also a troublemaker. This kundak is, according to Nişanyan, borrowed from Greek kontáki ‘stick, handle, gunstock’; kundak ‘swaddling band’ is a separate word of Persian origin.1

Grammar kundak + -çı (occupational suffix).

Kundakçı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kundakçı made of?

Kundakçı breaks into 2 parts: kundak (kundak: gunstock; incendiary device) + -çı (-çı: occupational suffix).

Kundakçı + root kundak kundak: gunstock;incendiary device GREEK kontáki “stick, handle, gunstock” suffix -çı -çı: occupational suffix Kundakçı kundak root kundak: gunstock; incendiary device kontáki GREEK “stick, handle, gunstock” -çı suffix -çı: occupational suffix
Kundakçı: parts and root words
  • kontáki Greek — stick, handle, gunstock1

How was the name Kundakçı formed?

Kundakçı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kundak + -çı).

Who are some well-known people named Kundakçı?

  1. Hasan Kundakçı soldier 1937–2023
  2. Göksel Kundakçı badminton player 1988–
  3. Burak Kundakçı researcher
  4. Suat Şükrü Kundakçı writer 1932–2015

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

How is Kundakçı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Kundakci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kundakçı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kundak2 accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kundak 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kundakçı

Q1

What does the surname Kundakçı mean?

Dictionaries give kundakçı two senses: a craftsman who makes gunstocks, and one who sets an incendiary kundak to start a fire; figuratively also a troublemaker. This kundak is, according to Nişanyan, borrowed from Greek kontáki ‘stick, handle, gunstock’; kundak ‘swaddling band’ is a separate word of Persian origin.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kundakçı?

The root word of Kundakçı is kontáki (Greek): “stick, handle, gunstock”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kundakçı?

Kun·dak·çı, 3 syllables; IPA: /kundakˈtʃɯ/.