Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Menteşe

Menteşe /menteˈʃe/ ASCII Mentese

“hinge; name of a principality”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
M
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 Menteşe?

Menteşe

IPA /menteˈʃe/

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

What does the surname Menteşe mean?

As a dictionary word menteşe is a hinge, the fitting on which doors and windows swing; Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Persian band-guşā ‘joint’. The same name belongs to the principality founded around Muğla in the 13th century and to the Ottoman district of Muğla; Nişanyan Adlar notes that the origin of this proper name and its link to the male name Menteş are uncertain.2

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. The common word menteşe ‘hinge’, from Persian band-guşā (Nişanyan Sözlük).
  2. The name of the Menteşe principality and district around Muğla; its origin and link to the name Menteş are uncertain (Nişanyan Adlar).

Menteşe is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Menteşe made of?

Menteşe breaks into 2 parts: menteşe (hinge) + Menteşe (name of a 13th-century principality around Muğla and of the Ottoman district).

Menteşe + root menteşe hinge PERSIAN menteşe “hinge” root Menteşe name of a 13th-centuryprincipality around… OTHER Menteşe “name of a 13th-centuryprincipality around…” Menteşe menteşe root hinge menteşe PERSIAN “hinge” Menteşe root name of a 13th-century principalityaround Muğla and of the Ottoman… Menteşe OTHER “name of a 13th-centuryprincipality around Muğla and…”
Menteşe: parts and root words
  • menteşe Persian — hinge2
  • Menteşe Other — name of a 13th-century principality around Muğla and of the Ottoman district2

How was the name Menteşe formed?

Menteşe belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames (menteşe + Menteşe).

Who are some well-known people named Menteşe?

  1. Halil Menteşe politician 1874–1948
  2. Serkan Menteşe basketball player 1991–
  3. Cemal Gürsel Menteşe association football player 1965–
  4. Ertuğrul Menteşe architect
  5. Rüzgar Menteşe volleyball player 2006–
  6. Sibel Menteşe researcher

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

How is Menteşe written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Mentese.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: menteşe accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Menteşe accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: menteşe 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 Menteşe

Q1

What does the surname Menteşe mean?

As a dictionary word menteşe is a hinge, the fitting on which doors and windows swing; Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Persian band-guşā ‘joint’. The same name belongs to the principality founded around Muğla in the 13th century and to the Ottoman district of Muğla; Nişanyan Adlar notes that the origin of this proper name and its link to the male name Menteş are uncertain.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Menteşe?

The root word of Menteşe is menteşe (Persian): “hinge”. There are 3 competing views on where Menteşe comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Menteşe?

Men·te·şe, 3 syllables; IPA: /menteˈʃe/.