Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Öztuna

Öztuna /øztuˈna/ ASCII Oztuna

“pure Danube”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Öztuna?

Öztuna

IPA /øztuˈna/

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

What does the surname Öztuna mean?

Öz, “own, pure”, joins Tuna. Tuna is the Turkish name of the Danube, the great European river that rises in the Black Forest and flows into the Black Sea; name dictionaries also explain it as “abundant, magnificent”. Öztuna is understood as “the true Tuna, pure Danube”.1

Grammar Compound: öz + Tuna.

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

What is Öztuna made of?

Öztuna breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: own; pure) + Tuna (Tuna: the Danube; given name).

Öztuna + root öz öz: own; pure OTHER Tuna “the Danube river; maleand female given name” root Tuna Tuna: the Danube; givenname TURKIC öz “own; pure, genuine” Öztuna öz root öz: own; pure Tuna OTHER “the Danube river; male andfemale given name” Tuna root Tuna: the Danube; given name öz TURKIC “own; pure, genuine”
Öztuna: parts and root words
  • Tuna Other — the Danube river; male and female given name1
  • öz Turkic — own; pure, genuine1

How was the name Öztuna formed?

Öztuna belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (öz + Tuna).

Which surnames are related to Öztuna?

Öztuna Tuna Tunalı Tunakan Aktuna Öztunalı Tunaboylu Tunahan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tuna same root – –
02 Tunalı same root – –
03 Tunakan same root – –
04 Aktuna same root – –
05 Öztunalı same root – –
06 Tunaboylu same root – –
07 Tunahan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Öztuna?

  1. Yılmaz Öztuna politician 1930–2012
  2. Ergün Öztuna association football player 1937–2023
  3. Akil Öztuna actor 1905–1985
  4. Aytaç Öztuna actor 1950–1950
  5. Eylül Saraç Öztuna researcher

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

Is Öztuna also a first name?

Yes. Öztuna is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “pure Danube”.

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

How is Öztuna written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Oztuna.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Tuna accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Öztuna 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Öztuna

Q1

What does the surname Öztuna mean?

Öz, “own, pure”, joins Tuna. Tuna is the Turkish name of the Danube, the great European river that rises in the Black Forest and flows into the Black Sea; name dictionaries also explain it as “abundant, magnificent”. Öztuna is understood as “the true Tuna, pure Danube”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Öztuna?

The root word of Öztuna is Tuna (another language): “the Danube river; male and female given name”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Öztuna?

Öz·tu·na, 3 syllables; IPA: /øztuˈna/.