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Özçelik

Özçelik /øztʃeˈlic/ ASCII Ozcelik

“pure steel”2

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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Özçelik?

Özçelik

IPA /øztʃeˈlic/

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

What does the surname Özçelik mean?

Öz, “pure, genuine”, joins çelik, “steel”: “pure steel, true steel”. The name praises a character as hard, tough and resilient as steel. It parallels the image of Özdemir, with steel in place of iron.2,3

Grammar Compound: öz + çelik.

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

What is Özçelik made of?

Özçelik is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (pure, genuine) + çelik (steel).

Özçelik + first element öz pure, genuine TURKIC öz “own; pure” root çelik steel TURKIC çelik “steel” Özçelik öz first element pure, genuine öz TURKIC “own; pure” çelik root steel çelik TURKIC “steel”
Özçelik: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; pure2
  • çelik Turkic — steel3

How was the name Özçelik formed?

Özçelik was formed by joining öz (“pure, genuine”) and çelik (“steel”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.7

Which surnames are related to Özçelik?

Özçelik Çelik Çeliker Çelikel Çelikkol Çelikbilek Sertçelik Akçelik Çelikkan Çelikyurt Hasçelik Alçelik Çelikay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çelik same root 4 717,655
02 Çeliker same root – –
03 Çelikel same root – –
04 Çelikkol same root – –
05 Çelikbilek same root – –
06 Sertçelik same root – –
07 Akçelik same root – –
08 Çelikkan same root – –
09 Çelikyurt same root – –
10 Hasçelik same root – –
11 Alçelik same root – –
12 Çelikay same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Özçelik most common?

Özçelik is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 24th in Bolu.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu · rank 24 · 1,080 people Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Özçelik: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Bolu241,080

Who are some well-known people named Özçelik?

  1. Serap Özçelik karateka 1988–
  2. Gamze Özçelik actor 1982–
  3. Ercan Özçelik actor 1966–
  4. Özlem Özçelik volleyball player 1972–
  5. Okan Özçelik association football player 1992–
  6. Ceylan Özgün Özçelik film director 1980–
  7. Jülide Özçelik singer 1975–
  8. Murat Özçelik politician 1954–

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

How is Özçelik written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records outside Turkey Özçelik is usually written Ozcelik or Oezcelik. In Turkish ç is pronounced like ch in "church"; ö and ü sound as in German; z is a voiced s.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çelik accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çelik accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özçelik

Q1

What does the surname Özçelik mean?

Öz, “pure, genuine”, joins çelik, “steel”: “pure steel, true steel”. The name praises a character as hard, tough and resilient as steel. It parallels the image of Özdemir, with steel in place of iron.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özçelik?

Özçelik is made up of two elements: öz “own; pure” (Turkic) and çelik “steel” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özçelik?

Öz·çe·lik, 3 syllables; IPA: /øztʃeˈlic/.