Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özkök

Özkök /øzˈcøc/ ASCII Ozkok

“true-rooted, deep-rooted”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
front
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 Özkök?

Özkök

IPA /øzˈcøc/

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

What does the surname Özkök mean?

Kök is a plant’s root and also “origin, stock”; öz adds “pure, genuine”. Özkök is understood as “of true roots, deep-rooted”, an image that ties the family to a firm line of descent.1,2

Grammar öz + kök; modifier öz first.

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

What is Özkök made of?

Özkök breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: pure, genuine) + kök (kök: root; origin).

Özkök + first element öz öz: pure, genuine TURKIC öz “pure; own” root kök kök: root; origin TURKIC kök “root; origin, descent” Özkök öz first element öz: pure, genuine öz TURKIC “pure; own” kök root kök: root; origin kök TURKIC “root; origin, descent”
Özkök: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — pure; own1
  • kök Turkic — root; origin, descent2

How was the name Özkök formed?

Özkök belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (öz + kök).

Which surnames are related to Özkök?

Özkök Köksal Kök Köker Köklü Kökçü Köksoy Köktürk Dinçkök Kökdemir Kökten Yücekök Köksalan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Köksal same root – –
02 Kök same root – –
03 Köker same root – –
04 Köklü same root – –
05 Kökçü same root – –
06 Köksoy same root – –
07 Köktürk same root – –
08 Dinçkök same root – –
09 Kökdemir same root – –
10 Kökten same root – –
11 Yücekök same root – –
12 Köksalan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özkök?

  1. Hilmi Özkök military officer 1940–
  2. Ertuğrul Özkök journalist 1947–
  3. Lütfi Özkök translator 1923–2017
  4. İpek Özkök actor 1982–
  5. Gökhan Özkök musical instrument maker 1969–
  6. Mümtaz Özkök politician 1950–
  7. Ahmet Özkök researcher
  8. Enes Özkök researcher

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

How is Özkök written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is printed Ozkok in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kök accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özkök

Q1

What does the surname Özkök mean?

Kök is a plant’s root and also “origin, stock”; öz adds “pure, genuine”. Özkök is understood as “of true roots, deep-rooted”, an image that ties the family to a firm line of descent.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özkök?

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

How do you pronounce Özkök?

Öz·kök, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈcøc/.