Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özdeş

Özdeş /øzˈdeʃ/ ASCII Ozdes

“identical, of the same essence”1

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Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Özdeş?

Özdeş

IPA /øzˈdeʃ/

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

What does the surname Özdeş mean?

Özdeş means “identical, one and the same”. It is built from öz, “self, essence”, and the suffix of sharing -deş seen in kardeş and yoldaş: özdeş is “one who shares the same essence”. As a surname it suggests coming from the same essence and root.1

Grammar öz + suffix of sharing -deş.

That Özdeş goes back to özdeş is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Özdeş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Özdeş made of?

Özdeş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: self; essence) + -deş (suffix of sharing (as in kardeş, yoldaş)).

Özdeş + root öz öz: self; essence TURKIC özdeş “identical; one and thesame” suffix -deş suffix of sharing (as inkardeş, yoldaş) Özdeş öz root öz: self; essence özdeş TURKIC “identical; one and the same” -deş suffix suffix of sharing (as in kardeş,yoldaş)
Özdeş: parts and root words
  • özdeş Turkic — identical; one and the same1

How was the name Özdeş formed?

Özdeş was formed by adding the suffix -deş (“suffix of sharing (as in kardeş, yoldaş)”) to öz (“öz: self; essence”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Who are some well-known people named Özdeş?

  1. Kemal Özdeş association football player 1970–
  2. Lütfi Müfit Özdeş politician 1874–1940
  3. Rıfat Özdeş politician 1904–1966
  4. Müfit Özdeş author 1943–
  5. Orhan Arif Özdeş jurist 1922–1994
  6. Oğuz Özdeş actor 1920–1979
  7. Emel Kurtoğlu Özdeş researcher
  8. Hamit Naci Özdeş sailor 1854–1937

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

Is Özdeş also a first name?

Yes. Özdeş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “identical, of the same essence”.

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

How is Özdeş written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Ozdes.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: özdeş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: özdeş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: özdeş accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Özdeş

Q1

What does the surname Özdeş mean?

Özdeş means “identical, one and the same”. It is built from öz, “self, essence”, and the suffix of sharing -deş seen in kardeş and yoldaş: özdeş is “one who shares the same essence”. As a surname it suggests coming from the same essence and root.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özdeş?

The root word of Özdeş is özdeş (Turkic): “identical; one and the same”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özdeş?

Öz·deş, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈdeʃ/.