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Özkasap

Özkasap /øzkaˈsap/ ASCII Ozkasap

“true butcher”1

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

How do you pronounce Özkasap?

Özkasap

IPA /øzkaˈsap/

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

What does the surname Özkasap mean?

Built from öz ‘genuine’ and kasap ‘butcher’. According to Nişanyan, kasap comes from Arabic qaṣṣāb ‘one who cuts and sells meat’, an occupational noun from qaṣaba ‘to cut’; öz is Turkish.1

Grammar öz + kasap.

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

What is Özkasap made of?

Özkasap combines Turkic and Arabic elements in 2 parts: öz (öz: genuine, true) + kasap (kasap: butcher).

Özkasap + root öz öz: genuine, true TURKIC öz “self; genuine” root kasap kasap: butcher ARABIC qaṣṣāb “butcher” Özkasap öz root öz: genuine, true öz TURKIC “self; genuine” kasap root kasap: butcher qaṣṣāb ARABIC “butcher”
Özkasap: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — self; genuine1
  • qaṣṣāb Arabic — butcher1

How was the name Özkasap formed?

Özkasap was formed by joining öz (“öz: genuine, true”) and kasap (“kasap: butcher”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Özkasap?

Özkasap Kasapoğlu Kasap Kasapbaşoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kasapoğlu same root – –
02 Kasap same root – –
03 Kasapbaşoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özkasap?

  1. Mümin Özkasap association football player 1944–
  2. Yüksel Özkasap singer 1945–
  3. Seyfettin Özkasap film producer

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

How is Özkasap written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ozkasap.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kasap accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özkasap

Q1

What does the surname Özkasap mean?

Built from öz ‘genuine’ and kasap ‘butcher’. According to Nişanyan, kasap comes from Arabic qaṣṣāb ‘one who cuts and sells meat’, an occupational noun from qaṣaba ‘to cut’; öz is Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özkasap?

Özkasap is made up of two elements: öz “self; genuine” (Turkic) and qaṣṣāb “butcher” (Arabic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özkasap?

Öz·ka·sap, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzkaˈsap/.