Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kutlutürk

Kutlutürk /kutɫuˈtyɾc/ ASCII Kutluturk

“blessed Turk”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Kutlutürk?

Kutlutürk

IPA /kutɫuˈtyɾc/

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

What does the surname Kutlutürk mean?

Kutlu, from Old Turkic kut “good fortune, divine grace” with -lu, means “blessed, fortunate”. Joined with Türk, the name means “blessed Turk”.1,2

Grammar kut + -lu + Türk.

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

What is Kutlutürk made of?

Kutlutürk is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kutlu (kutlu: blessed, fortunate) + Türk (Türk: Turk).

Kutlutürk + root kutlu kutlu: blessed, fortunate TURKIC kut “good fortune, divinegrace” root Türk Türk: Turk TURKIC Türk “Turk; Turkish” Kutlutürk kutlu root kutlu: blessed, fortunate kut TURKIC “good fortune, divine grace” Türk root Türk: Turk Türk TURKIC “Turk; Turkish”
Kutlutürk: parts and root words
  • kut Turkic — good fortune, divine grace1
  • Türk Turkic — Turk; Turkish2

How was the name Kutlutürk formed?

Kutlutürk was formed by joining kutlu (“kutlu: blessed, fortunate”) and Türk (“Türk: Turk”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kutlutürk?

Kutlutürk Öztürk Türkmen Şentürk Türkoğlu Ertürk Türk Türker Kutlu Aktürk Kocatürk Türkyılmaz Baştürk
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 Kutlu same root – –
09 Aktürk same root – –
10 Kocatürk same root – –
11 Türkyılmaz same root – –
12 Baştürk same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kutlutürk?

  1. Faruk Kutlutürk researcher
  2. Koray Kutlutürk researcher

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

Is Kutlutürk also a first name?

Yes. Kutlutürk is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “blessed Turk”.

Kutlutürk as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Kutlutürk written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Kutluturk: ü may appear as u or ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kut accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: türk 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
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Kutlutürk

Q1

What does the surname Kutlutürk mean?

Kutlu, from Old Turkic kut “good fortune, divine grace” with -lu, means “blessed, fortunate”. Joined with Türk, the name means “blessed Turk”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kutlutürk?

Kutlutürk is made up of two elements: kut “good fortune, divine grace” (Turkic) and Türk “Turk; Turkish” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kutlutürk?

Kut·lu·türk, 3 syllables; IPA: /kutɫuˈtyɾc/.