Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Öztepe

Öztepe /øzteˈpe/ ASCII Oztepe

“true summit”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 Öztepe?

Öztepe

IPA /øzteˈpe/

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

What does the surname Öztepe mean?

The adjective öz “genuine” joined to tepe “hill, summit”: “true summit”. Tepe goes back to Old Turkic tepe/töpü “top of a mountain or head”.1,2

Grammar Compound öz + tepe.

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

What is Öztepe made of?

Öztepe is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: pure, genuine; self) + tepe (tepe: hill; top).

Öztepe + root öz öz: pure, genuine; self TURKIC öz “pure, genuine; self” root tepe tepe: hill; top TURKIC tepe “hill, summit” Öztepe öz root öz: pure, genuine; self öz TURKIC “pure, genuine; self” tepe root tepe: hill; top tepe TURKIC “hill, summit”
Öztepe: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — pure, genuine; self1
  • tepe Turkic — hill, summit2

How was the name Öztepe formed?

Öztepe was formed by joining öz (“öz: pure, genuine; self”) and tepe (“tepe: hill; top”).

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

Which surnames are related to Öztepe?

Öztepe Tepe Boztepe Göktepe Karatepe Kocatepe Yeşiltepe Göztepe Akçatepe Aktepe Kartaltepe Kızıltepe Yüksektepe
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tepe same root – –
02 Boztepe same root – –
03 Göktepe same root – –
04 Karatepe same root – –
05 Kocatepe same root – –
06 Yeşiltepe same root – –
07 Göztepe same root – –
08 Akçatepe same root – –
09 Aktepe same root – –
10 Kartaltepe same root – –
11 Kızıltepe same root – –
12 Yüksektepe same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Öztepe?

  1. Erhan Öztepe archaeologist 1967–

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

How is Öztepe written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Oztepe.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tepe 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

Common questions about Öztepe

Q1

What does the surname Öztepe mean?

The adjective öz “genuine” joined to tepe “hill, summit”: “true summit”. Tepe goes back to Old Turkic tepe/töpü “top of a mountain or head”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Öztepe?

Öztepe is made up of two elements: öz “pure, genuine; self” (Turkic) and tepe “hill, summit” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Öztepe?

Öz·te·pe, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzteˈpe/.