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Özbakır

Özbakır /øzbaˈkɯɾ/ ASCII Ozbakir

“pure copper”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
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 Özbakır?

Özbakır

IPA /øzbaˈkɯɾ/

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

What does the surname Özbakır mean?

From öz ‘pure, unmixed’ and bakır ‘copper’: ‘pure copper’. Bakır has the same form in Old Turkic. Metal words such as demir and çelik often combine with Öz- in surnames.1,2

Grammar öz + bakır.

That Özbakır goes back to öz and bakır is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Özbakır made of?

Özbakır is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (own; pure) + bakır (copper).

Özbakır + root öz own; pure TURKIC öz “own; pure” root bakır copper TURKIC bakır “copper” Özbakır öz root own; pure öz TURKIC “own; pure” bakır root copper bakır TURKIC “copper”
Özbakır: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; pure2
  • bakır Turkic — copper1

How was the name Özbakır formed?

Özbakır is a name newly coined from öz (“own; pure”) and bakır (“copper”) in the years of the surname law.

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

Which surnames are related to Özbakır?

Özbakır Bakır Bakırcı Bakırcıoğlu Bakırlıoğlu Bakırbaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bakır same root – –
02 Bakırcı same root – –
03 Bakırcıoğlu same root – –
04 Bakırlıoğlu same root – –
05 Bakırbaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özbakır?

  1. Hüseyin Özbakır politician 1950–
  2. Bora Özbakır researcher
  3. Burak Özbakır association football player 1993–
  4. Habil Özbakır association football player 2005–
  5. Mustafa Özbakır visual artist 1982–
  6. Nezih Özbakır basketball player 1980–

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

How is Özbakır written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Ozbakir in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bakır accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz 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

Common questions about Özbakır

Q1

What does the surname Özbakır mean?

From öz ‘pure, unmixed’ and bakır ‘copper’: ‘pure copper’. Bakır has the same form in Old Turkic. Metal words such as demir and çelik often combine with Öz- in surnames.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özbakır?

Özbakır is made up of two elements: öz “own; pure” (Turkic) and bakır “copper” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özbakır?

Öz·ba·kır, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzbaˈkɯɾ/.