Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kurul

Kurul /kuˈɾuɫ/

“board, council”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
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 Kurul?

Kurul

IPA /kuˈɾuɫ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kurul mean?

A kurul is a board or council, a body of people charged with a task or with running an institution, as in yönetim kurulu ‘board of directors’. The word is derived from kurmak ‘to set up, assemble’ with the suffix -ul.1

Grammar kur- + -ul.

Kurul is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kurul made of?

Kurul is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kur- (kurmak: to set up, to assemble) + -ul (noun-forming suffix).

Kurul + root kur- kurmak: to set up, toassemble TURKIC kurul “board, council,committee” suffix -ul noun-forming suffix Kurul kur- root kurmak: to set up, to assemble kurul TURKIC “board, council, committee” -ul suffix noun-forming suffix
Kurul: parts and root words
  • kurul Turkic — board, council, committee1

How was the name Kurul formed?

Kurul was formed by adding the suffix -ul (“noun-forming suffix”) to kur- (“kurmak: to set up, to assemble”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Kurul?

Kurul Kural Kuran Kurucu Temelkuran
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kural same root – –
02 Kuran same root – –
03 Kurucu same root – –
04 Temelkuran same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kurul?

  1. Muzaffer Kurul basketball player

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

How is Kurul written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Kurul is unchanged in foreign records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kurul accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kurul accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kurul

Q1

What does the surname Kurul mean?

A kurul is a board or council, a body of people charged with a task or with running an institution, as in yönetim kurulu ‘board of directors’. The word is derived from kurmak ‘to set up, assemble’ with the suffix -ul.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kurul?

The root word of Kurul is kurul (Turkic): “board, council, committee”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kurul?

Ku·rul, 2 syllables; IPA: /kuˈɾuɫ/.