Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özberk

Özberk /øzˈbeɾk/ ASCII Ozberk

“truly strong, firm at heart”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Özberk?

Özberk

IPA /øzˈbeɾk/

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

What does the surname Özberk mean?

Özberk is made of öz “genuine, pure” and berk “firm, hard, robust”: “sound at the core, truly strong”. Berk goes back to Old Turkic and is related to pek; in surnames it expresses endurance. With its two elements the name builds an image of unshakeable character.1

Grammar öz + berk

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

What is Özberk made of?

Özberk breaks into 2 parts: öz (genuine, true) + berk (firm, strong).

Özberk + root öz genuine, true TURKIC öz “own; pure, genuine” root berk firm, strong TURKIC berk “hard, firm, robust” Özberk öz root genuine, true öz TURKIC “own; pure, genuine” berk root firm, strong berk TURKIC “hard, firm, robust”
Özberk: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; pure, genuine1
  • berk Turkic — hard, firm, robust1

How was the name Özberk formed?

Özberk belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (öz + berk).

Which surnames are related to Özberk?

Özberk Berk Berker Berköz Berksoy Berkin Berkman Berktay Erberk Berkay Canberk Gökberk Berkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Berk same root – –
02 Berker same root – –
03 Berköz same root – –
04 Berksoy same root – –
05 Berkin same root – –
06 Berkman same root – –
07 Berktay same root – –
08 Erberk same root – –
09 Berkay same root – –
10 Canberk same root – –
11 Gökberk same root – –
12 Berkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özberk?

  1. Burcu Özberk film actor 1989–
  2. Özge Özberk actor 1976–
  3. Sakıp Özberk association football player 1945–2023
  4. Özgür Özberk actor 1974–
  5. Hülya Özberk researcher

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

Is Özberk also a first name?

Yes. Özberk is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “truly strong, firm at heart”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: berk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Özberk 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özberk

Q1

What does the surname Özberk mean?

Özberk is made of öz “genuine, pure” and berk “firm, hard, robust”: “sound at the core, truly strong”. Berk goes back to Old Turkic and is related to pek; in surnames it expresses endurance. With its two elements the name builds an image of unshakeable character.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özberk?

The root word of Özberk is öz (Turkic): “own; pure, genuine”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özberk?

Öz·berk, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈbeɾk/.