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Özkul

Özkul /øzˈkuɫ/ ASCII Ozkul

“true, devoted servant”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Özkul?

Özkul

IPA /øzˈkuɫ/

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

What does the surname Özkul mean?

Kul has meant “servant” since Old Turkic, and in religious language a human being as God’s servant; öz means “sincere, pure”. Özkul is understood as “true, devoted servant”. It is also recorded as a male given name.1,2

Grammar öz + kul; the modifier öz comes first.

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

What is Özkul made of?

Özkul breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: pure, sincere) + kul (kul: servant (of God); slave).

Özkul + first element öz öz: pure, sincere TURKIC öz “self; pure, genuine” root kul kul: servant (of God);slave TURKIC kul “a human as servant ofGod; slave, servant” Özkul öz first element öz: pure, sincere öz TURKIC “self; pure, genuine” kul root kul: servant (of God); slave kul TURKIC “a human as servant of God;slave, servant”
Özkul: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — self; pure, genuine1
  • kul Turkic — a human as servant of God; slave, servant2

How was the name Özkul formed?

Özkul belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (öz + kul).

Which surnames are related to Özkul?

Özkul Yurdakul Tanrıkulu Kul Erkul Aykul Karakullukçu Atakul
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yurdakul same root – –
02 Tanrıkulu same root – –
03 Kul same root – –
04 Erkul same root – –
05 Aykul same root – –
06 Karakullukçu same root – –
07 Atakul same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özkul?

  1. Münir Özkul film actor 1925–2018
  2. Çağıl Özge Özkul model 1988–
  3. Ali Ekrem Özkul statesperson 1954–
  4. Güner Özkul actor 1966–
  5. Kerim Özkul statesperson 1959–
  6. Mehmet Özkul association football player 1980–
  7. Mehmet Özkul association football player 1957–2016
  8. Yetkin Özkul taekwondo athlete 1986–

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

Is Özkul also a first name?

Yes. Özkul is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “true, devoted servant”.

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

How is Özkul written and pronounced abroad?

In databases without Turkish characters it usually appears as Ozkul.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kul 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
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özkul

Q1

What does the surname Özkul mean?

Kul has meant “servant” since Old Turkic, and in religious language a human being as God’s servant; öz means “sincere, pure”. Özkul is understood as “true, devoted servant”. It is also recorded as a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özkul?

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

How do you pronounce Özkul?

Öz·kul, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈkuɫ/.