Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özgül

Özgül /øzˈɡyl/ ASCII Ozgul

“true rose; specific”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Özgül?

Özgül

IPA /øzˈɡyl/

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

What does the surname Özgül mean?

Özgül can be read two ways. As a personal name it was used before the Republic in the sense ‘true rose, pure rose’. During the language reform the same form was given the meaning ‘specific, peculiar to a kind’, and in that sense it entered the dictionary (özgül ağırlık ‘specific gravity’).1,3

Grammar Today a dictionary adjective; as a name, öz + gül.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Nişanyan Adlar says the name has been used since before the Republic as ‘true rose, pure rose’.
  2. Dictionaries list özgül as an adjective meaning ‘specific to a kind’.

Özgül is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Özgül made of?

Özgül combines Turkic and Persian elements in 1 parts: özgül (specific; as a name, true rose).

Özgül + root özgül specific; as a name, truerose TURKIC özgül “specific, characteristic” PERSIAN gül “rose” Özgül özgül root specific; as a name, true rose özgül TURKIC “specific, characteristic” gül PERSIAN “rose”
Özgül: parts and root words
  • özgül Turkic — specific, characteristic1
  • gül Persian — rose3

How was the name Özgül formed?

Özgül is the adjective özgül (“specific; as a name, true rose”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Özgül?

Özgül Gül Akgül Şengül Ergül Gülşen Güllü Morgül Sarıgül Algül Gülay Gülbahar Gülcan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gül same root – –
02 Akgül same root – –
03 Şengül same root – –
04 Ergül same root – –
05 Gülşen same root – –
06 Güllü same root – –
07 Morgül same root – –
08 Sarıgül same root – –
09 Algül same root – –
10 Gülay same root – –
11 Gülbahar same root – –
12 Gülcan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özgül?

  1. Mehmet Özgül association football player 1949–
  2. Gönül Özgül writer 1947–
  3. Vecdi Özgül politician 1925–2025
  4. Ahmet Özgül researcher
  5. Betül Memiş Özgül researcher
  6. Esat Özgül film director
  7. Fatih Özgül researcher
  8. Hakan Abdullah Özgül researcher

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

Is Özgül also a first name?

Yes. Özgül is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “true rose; specific”.

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

How is Özgül written and pronounced abroad?

Records outside Türkiye that lack Turkish characters normally show it as Ozgul.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Özgül accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: özgül accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gül 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 Özgül

Q1

What does the surname Özgül mean?

Özgül can be read two ways. As a personal name it was used before the Republic in the sense ‘true rose, pure rose’. During the language reform the same form was given the meaning ‘specific, peculiar to a kind’, and in that sense it entered the dictionary (özgül ağırlık ‘specific gravity’).
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özgül?

The root word of Özgül is gül (Persian): “rose”. There are 3 competing views on where Özgül comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özgül?

Öz·gül, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈɡyl/.