Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Öntürk

Öntürk /ønˈtyɾc/ ASCII Onturk

“foremost Turk”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
Ö
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 Öntürk?

Öntürk

IPA /ønˈtyɾc/

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

What does the surname Öntürk mean?

Ön “front, foremost” joined to Türk: “the foremost Turk”, one of the many -türk surnames formed in 1934.1,2

Grammar Compound ön + Türk.

What is Öntürk made of?

Öntürk is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ön (ön: front; foremost) + Türk (Türk: Turk).

Öntürk + root ön ön: front; foremost TURKIC ön “front, foremost” root Türk Türk: Turk TURKIC Türk “the name of the Turkishpeople” Öntürk ön root ön: front; foremost ön TURKIC “front, foremost” Türk root Türk: Turk Türk TURKIC “the name of the Turkish people”
Öntürk: parts and root words
  • ön Turkic — front, foremost2
  • Türk Turkic — the name of the Turkish people1

How was the name Öntürk formed?

Öntürk was formed by joining ön (“ön: front; foremost”) and Türk (“Türk: Turk”).

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

Which surnames are related to Öntürk?

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

Who are some well-known people named Öntürk?

  1. Mehmet Öntürk politician 1970–
  2. Tolga Öntürk university teacher 1987–

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

How is Öntürk written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Onturk.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: türk accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ön accessed 8 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

Common questions about Öntürk

Q1

What does the surname Öntürk mean?

Ön “front, foremost” joined to Türk: “the foremost Turk”, one of the many -türk surnames formed in 1934.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Öntürk?

Öntürk is made up of two elements: ön “front, foremost” (Turkic) and Türk “the name of the Turkish people” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Öntürk?

Ön·türk, 2 syllables; IPA: /ønˈtyɾc/.