Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özlen

Özlen /øzˈlen/ ASCII Ozlen

“be longed for”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
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 Özlen?

Özlen

IPA /øzˈlen/

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

What does the surname Özlen mean?

Özlen is the imperative of the passive of özlemek ‘to miss, to long for’: ‘be missed, be longed for’. Nişanyan Adlar gives the meaning ‘be missed’; the name carries the wish to be loved and longed for.1

Grammar passive imperative of özlemek.

That Özlen goes back to özle- is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Özlen made of?

Özlen breaks into 2 parts: özle- (özlemek: to long for, miss) + -n (-n: passive (imperative)).

Özlen + root özle- özlemek: to long for,miss TURKIC özle- “to long for” suffix -n -n: passive (imperative) Özlen özle- root özlemek: to long for, miss özle- TURKIC “to long for” -n suffix -n: passive (imperative)
Özlen: parts and root words
  • özle- Turkic — to long for1

How was the name Özlen formed?

Özlen belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (özle- + -n).

Which surnames are related to Özlen?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Özlem same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özlen?

  1. Fakih Özlen politician 1913–2001
  2. Melih Özlen researcher
  3. Metin Özlen puppeteer 1940–

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

Is Özlen also a first name?

Yes. Özlen is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “be longed for”.

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

How is Özlen written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ozlen.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Özlen 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
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özlen

Q1

What does the surname Özlen mean?

Özlen is the imperative of the passive of özlemek ‘to miss, to long for’: ‘be missed, be longed for’. Nişanyan Adlar gives the meaning ‘be missed’; the name carries the wish to be loved and longed for.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özlen?

The root word of Özlen is özle- (Turkic): “to long for”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özlen?

Öz·len, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈlen/.