Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özateş

Özateş /øzaˈteʃ/ ASCII Ozates

“true fire”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Özateş?

Özateş

IPA /øzaˈteʃ/

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

What does the surname Özateş mean?

Özateş combines Turkish öz ‘genuine, pure’ with ateş ‘fire’: ‘true fire’. Nişanyan derives ateş from Persian ātaš ‘fire’ and traces it through Middle Persian back to Avestan ātarš.1

Grammar öz + ateş.

That Özateş goes back to öz and ātaš is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Özateş made of?

Özateş combines Turkic and Persian elements in 2 parts: öz (öz: genuine, pure) + ateş (ateş: fire).

Özateş + root öz öz: genuine, pure TURKIC öz “self, essence” root ateş ateş: fire PERSIAN ātaš “fire” Özateş öz root öz: genuine, pure öz TURKIC “self, essence” ateş root ateş: fire ātaš PERSIAN “fire”
Özateş: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — self, essence1
  • ātaš Persian — fire1

How was the name Özateş formed?

Özateş was formed by joining öz (“öz: genuine, pure”) and ateş (“ateş: fire”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Özateş?

Özateş Ateş Ateşçi Ateşli Ateşoğlu Ateşyan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ateş same root – –
02 Ateşçi same root – –
03 Ateşli same root – –
04 Ateşoğlu same root – –
05 Ateşyan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özateş?

  1. Fettah Özateş association football player
  2. Serdar Özateş researcher
  3. Tuna Özateş chess player 2000–

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

How is Özateş written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ozates. In Turkish it has ş (sh as in “ship”), ö (as in German “schön”).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ateş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özateş

Q1

What does the surname Özateş mean?

Özateş combines Turkish öz ‘genuine, pure’ with ateş ‘fire’: ‘true fire’. Nişanyan derives ateş from Persian ātaš ‘fire’ and traces it through Middle Persian back to Avestan ātarš.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özateş?

Özateş is made up of two elements: öz “self, essence” (Turkic) and ātaš “fire” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özateş?

Ö·za·teş, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzaˈteʃ/.