Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Orak

Orak /oˈɾak/

“sickle”1

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

How do you pronounce Orak?

Orak

IPA /oˈɾak/

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

What does the surname Orak mean?

An orak is a sickle, a curved sharp blade fixed to a handle for reaping grain. The word comes from the Old Turkic verb or-, “to reap, to cut”; the harvest season and the work of reaping are also called orak, and in some dialects it is the name of July. The surname recalls one of the basic tools of village life.1

Orak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Orak made of?

Orak is a single Turkic root: orak (orak: sickle; harvest time).

Orak root orak orak: sickle; harvesttime TURKIC orak “sickle; harvest time andwork; dialectal July” Orak orak root orak: sickle; harvest time orak TURKIC “sickle; harvest time and work;dialectal July”
Orak: parts and root words
  • orak Turkic — sickle; harvest time and work; dialectal July1

How was the name Orak formed?

Orak is the word orak (“orak: sickle; harvest time”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Orak?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altınorak same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Orak?

  1. Aydın Orak actor 1982–
  2. Olcay Orak basketball coach 1974–
  3. Duygu Orak researcher
  4. Ersin Orak researcher
  5. Furkan Orak association football player 2001–
  6. Haktan Orak association football player
  7. Hülya Orak researcher
  8. Mehmet Müfit Orak researcher

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

Is Orak also a first name?

Yes. Orak is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sickle”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: orak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: orak 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Orak

Q1

What does the surname Orak mean?

An orak is a sickle, a curved sharp blade fixed to a handle for reaping grain. The word comes from the Old Turkic verb or-, “to reap, to cut”; the harvest season and the work of reaping are also called orak, and in some dialects it is the name of July. The surname recalls one of the basic tools of village life.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Orak?

The root word of Orak is orak (Turkic): “sickle; harvest time and work; dialectal July”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Orak?

O·rak, 2 syllables; IPA: /oˈɾak/.