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Öztaş

Öztaş /øzˈtaʃ/ ASCII Oztas

“true, solid stone”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Öztaş?

Öztaş

IPA /øzˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Öztaş mean?

Formed from öz “pure, genuine” and taş “stone”: “true stone, solid stone”. In Turkish names stone stands for firmness and permanence, as in Karataş, Aktaş and Demirtaş.1,2

Grammar öz + taş; modifier öz first.

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

What is Öztaş made of?

Öztaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: pure, genuine) + taş (taş: stone).

Öztaş ++ first element öz öz: pure, genuine TURKIC öz “pure” suffix taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone” Öztaş öz first element öz: pure, genuine öz TURKIC “pure” taş suffix taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Öztaş: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — pure1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Öztaş formed?

Öztaş was formed by adding the suffix taş (“taş: stone”) to öz (“öz: pure, genuine”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Öztaş?

Öztaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan Altuntaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Altuntaş same root – –

How else is Öztaş spelled?

Özdaşspelling

Who are some well-known people named Öztaş?

  1. Raşit Öztaş athletics competitor 1920–
  2. Alpay Öztaş basketball player 1976–
  3. Mahir Öztaş poet 1951–
  4. Ömer Öztaş politician 2000–
  5. Bediye Öztaş researcher
  6. Didem Melis Öztaş researcher
  7. Dilek Kahraman Öztaş researcher
  8. Emre Öztaş association football player

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

Is Öztaş also a first name?

Yes. Öztaş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “true, solid stone”.

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

How is Öztaş written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Öztaş

Q1

What does the surname Öztaş mean?

Formed from öz “pure, genuine” and taş “stone”: “true stone, solid stone”. In Turkish names stone stands for firmness and permanence, as in Karataş, Aktaş and Demirtaş.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Öztaş?

Öztaş is made up of two elements: öz “pure” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Öztaş?

Öz·taş, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈtaʃ/.