Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Öztunç

Öztunç /øzˈtuntʃ/ ASCII Oztunc

“pure bronze”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
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 Öztunç?

Öztunç

IPA /øzˈtuntʃ/

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

What does the surname Öztunç mean?

Öztunç combines öz ‘pure, genuine’ and tunç ‘bronze’: ‘pure bronze’. Bronze, the alloy of copper and tin, is a common Turkish image of hardness and endurance.1,3

Grammar öz + tunç.

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

What is Öztunç made of?

Öztunç is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (pure, genuine) + tunç (bronze).

Öztunç + first element öz pure, genuine TURKIC öz “own; pure, genuine” root tunç bronze TURKIC tunç “bronze” Öztunç öz first element pure, genuine öz TURKIC “own; pure, genuine” tunç root bronze tunç TURKIC “bronze”
Öztunç: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; pure, genuine1
  • tunç Turkic — bronze3

How was the name Öztunç formed?

Öztunç is a name newly coined from öz (“pure, genuine”) and tunç (“bronze”) in the years of the surname law.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Öztunç?

Öztunç Tuncer Tunç Tuncel Tuncay Ertunç Kızıltunç Tunçalp Aktunç Tunçboyacıyan Tunçluer Tunçok Tunçsoy
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tuncer same root – –
02 Tunç same root – –
03 Tuncel same root – –
04 Tuncay same root – –
05 Ertunç same root – –
06 Kızıltunç same root – –
07 Tunçalp same root – –
08 Aktunç same root – –
09 Tunçboyacıyan same root – –
10 Tunçluer same root – –
11 Tunçok same root – –
12 Tunçsoy same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Öztunç?

  1. Ali Öztunç politician 1976–
  2. Osman Öztunç singer 1968–
  3. Dilara Öztunç film actor 1989–
  4. Fehmi Öztunç statesperson 1960–
  5. Niyazi Öztunç association football player 1916–2014
  6. Şule Öztunç diplomat

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

Is Öztunç also a first name?

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

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

How is Öztunç written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Oztunc or Oeztunc.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tunç accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Öztunç

Q1

What does the surname Öztunç mean?

Öztunç combines öz ‘pure, genuine’ and tunç ‘bronze’: ‘pure bronze’. Bronze, the alloy of copper and tin, is a common Turkish image of hardness and endurance.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Öztunç?

Öztunç is made up of two elements: öz “own; pure, genuine” (Turkic) and tunç “bronze” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Öztunç?

Öz·tunç, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈtuntʃ/.