Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ortakaya

Ortakaya /oɾtakaˈja/

“middle rock”1

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

How do you pronounce Ortakaya?

Ortakaya

IPA /oɾtakaˈja/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Ortakaya mean?

Ortakaya is built from orta, “middle”, and kaya, “rock”: “the middle rock”. Orta goes back to Proto-Turkic *ortu. Compounds of this kind that give a position are also common in Turkish place names.1

Grammar orta + kaya: adjective + noun compound.

That Ortakaya goes back to orta and kaya is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Ortakaya made of?

Ortakaya breaks into 2 parts: orta (middle) + kaya (rock).

Ortakaya ++ root orta middle TURKIC orta “middle, centre” suffix kaya rock TURKIC kaya “rock” Ortakaya orta root middle orta TURKIC “middle, centre” kaya suffix rock kaya TURKIC “rock”
Ortakaya: parts and root words
  • orta Turkic — middle, centre1
  • kaya Turkic — rock1

How was the name Ortakaya formed?

Ortakaya belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (orta + kaya).

Which surnames are related to Ortakaya?

Ortakaya Kaya Akkaya Çetinkaya Karakaya Sarıkaya Özkaya Yalçınkaya Kayalı Kızılkaya Şahinkaya Yerlikaya Kayacan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kaya same root 2 899,722
02 Akkaya same root – –
03 Çetinkaya same root – –
04 Karakaya same root – –
05 Sarıkaya same root – –
06 Özkaya same root – –
07 Yalçınkaya same root – –
08 Kayalı same root – –
09 Kızılkaya same root – –
10 Şahinkaya same root – –
11 Yerlikaya same root – –
12 Kayacan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ortakaya?

  1. Emir Ortakaya association football player 2004–
  2. Çağrı Ortakaya association football player 1989–
  3. Mustafa Ulaş Ortakaya association football player 1976–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: orta accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Ortakaya 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ortakaya

Q1

What does the surname Ortakaya mean?

Ortakaya is built from orta, “middle”, and kaya, “rock”: “the middle rock”. Orta goes back to Proto-Turkic *ortu. Compounds of this kind that give a position are also common in Turkish place names.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ortakaya?

The root word of Ortakaya is orta (Turkic): “middle, centre”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ortakaya?

Or·ta·ka·ya, 4 syllables; IPA: /oɾtakaˈja/.