Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özteke

Özteke /œzteˈce/ ASCII Ozteke

“true billy goat”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Özteke?

Özteke

IPA /œzteˈce/

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

What does the surname Özteke mean?

A teke is a billy goat, the animal that leads the flock and in folk culture an image of strength and leadership. Joined with öz, the name reads “true billy goat”.1,2

Grammar Compound öz + teke.

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

What is Özteke made of?

Özteke is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz- (öz: own; pure, genuine) + teke (teke: billy goat).

Özteke + root öz- öz: own; pure, genuine TURKIC öz “own; pure, genuine” root teke teke: billy goat TURKIC teke “billy goat” Özteke öz- root öz: own; pure, genuine öz TURKIC “own; pure, genuine” teke root teke: billy goat teke TURKIC “billy goat”
Özteke: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; pure, genuine1
  • teke Turkic — billy goat2

How was the name Özteke formed?

Özteke was formed by joining öz- (“öz: own; pure, genuine”) and teke (“teke: billy goat”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Özteke?

Özteke Tekeli Tekelioğlu Teke
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tekeli same root – –
02 Tekelioğlu same root – –
03 Teke same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özteke?

  1. Eren Özteke basketball player 1991–
  2. Hatice İrem Özteke Kozan researcher

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

How is Özteke written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ozteke: ö may appear as o or oe.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: teke accessed 9 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

Common questions about Özteke

Q1

What does the surname Özteke mean?

A teke is a billy goat, the animal that leads the flock and in folk culture an image of strength and leadership. Joined with öz, the name reads “true billy goat”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özteke?

Özteke is made up of two elements: öz “own; pure, genuine” (Turkic) and teke “billy goat” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özteke?

Öz·te·ke, 3 syllables; IPA: /œzteˈce/.