Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özoğul

Özoğul /øzoˈul/ ASCII Ozogul

“own son, true son”1

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

How do you pronounce Özoğul?

Özoğul

IPA /øzoˈul/

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

What does the surname Özoğul mean?

Formed from öz and oğul, the name means “one’s own son, true son”. Öz means “own, genuine” and oğul “son”. Nişanyan Adlar lists it under Oğul, which it describes as a newer urban element in male names.1

Grammar öz + oğul.

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

What is Özoğul made of?

Özoğul breaks into 2 parts: öz (own; true, genuine) + oğul (son).

Özoğul + root öz own; true, genuine TURKIC öz “own; pure, true” root oğul son TURKIC oğul “son” Özoğul öz root own; true, genuine öz TURKIC “own; pure, true” oğul root son oğul TURKIC “son”
Özoğul: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; pure, true1
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Özoğul formed?

Özoğul belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (öz + oğul).

Who are some well-known people named Özoğul?

  1. Nazmi Özoğul politician 1918–1987
  2. Alper Özoğul researcher
  3. Candan Özoğul researcher
  4. Ece Özoğul researcher
  5. Erhan Özoğul film producer
  6. Fatih Özoğul researcher
  7. Mesut Özoğul researcher
  8. Yeşim Özoğul researcher

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

Is Özoğul also a first name?

Yes. Özoğul is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “own son, true son”.

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

How is Özoğul written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Ozogul in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Özoğul 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 Özoğul

Q1

What does the surname Özoğul mean?

Formed from öz and oğul, the name means “one’s own son, true son”. Öz means “own, genuine” and oğul “son”. Nişanyan Adlar lists it under Oğul, which it describes as a newer urban element in male names.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özoğul?

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

How do you pronounce Özoğul?

Ö·zo·ğul, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzoˈul/.