Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Öziş

Öziş /øˈziʃ/ ASCII Ozis

“one’s own work, true deed”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Öziş?

Öziş

IPA /øˈziʃ/

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

What does the surname Öziş mean?

A compound of öz ‘own; pure, genuine’ and iş ‘work, deed’. It is not a dictionary headword; its parts give the sense ‘one’s own work, genuine deed’. Öz- is among the most frequent first elements of surnames formed after 1934.1,2

Grammar öz + iş.

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

What is Öziş made of?

Öziş breaks into 2 parts: öz (own; pure, genuine) + iş (work, deed).

Öziş + root öz own; pure, genuine TURKIC öz “self, own; pure” root iş work, deed TURKIC iş “work, task, deed” Öziş öz root own; pure, genuine öz TURKIC “self, own; pure” iş root work, deed iş TURKIC “work, task, deed”
Öziş: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — self, own; pure1
  • iş Turkic — work, task, deed2

How was the name Öziş formed?

Öziş belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (öz + iş).

Who are some well-known people named Öziş?

  1. Sadi Öziş sculptor 1923–2012
  2. Tomris Öziş composer 1935–2022
  3. Ünal Öziş professor 1934–

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

How is Öziş written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: iş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Öziş 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Öziş

Q1

What does the surname Öziş mean?

A compound of öz ‘own; pure, genuine’ and iş ‘work, deed’. It is not a dictionary headword; its parts give the sense ‘one’s own work, genuine deed’. Öz- is among the most frequent first elements of surnames formed after 1934.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Öziş?

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

How do you pronounce Öziş?

Ö·ziş, 2 syllables; IPA: /øˈziʃ/.