Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,546

Özturan

Özturan /øztuˈɾan/ ASCII Ozturan

“true Turan”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Özturan?

Özturan

IPA /øztuˈɾan/

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

What does the surname Özturan mean?

Özturan joins öz, “genuine, pure”, and the name Turan. Nişanyan’s dictionary traces Turan to Persian Tūrān, “land of the Tūr people”, and further to Avestan tūiryān-; in Iranian mythology it is the land east of Iran. Wiktionary, by contrast, connects the name with an Old Turkic form turan.1,2

Grammar öz + Turan: adjective + proper name.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Turan is from Persian Tūrān, Avestan tūiryān- (Nişanyan).
  2. Turan comes from an Old Turkic form turan (Wiktionary).

What is Özturan made of?

Özturan breaks into 2 parts: öz (own; genuine) + Turan (legendary homeland of the Turks).

Özturan + first element öz own; genuine TURKIC öz “own; genuine” root Turan legendary homeland of theTurks PERSIAN Turan “land of the Tūr, theeastern land of Iranian…” Özturan öz first element own; genuine öz TURKIC “own; genuine” Turan root legendary homeland of the Turks Turan PERSIAN “land of the Tūr, the easternland of Iranian myth”
Özturan: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; genuine1
  • Turan Persian — land of the Tūr, the eastern land of Iranian myth2

How was the name Özturan formed?

Özturan belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (öz + Turan).

Which surnames are related to Özturan?

Özturan Turan Turani
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Turan same root – –
02 Turani same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özturan?

  1. Parkan Özturan actor 1960–2019
  2. Burak Özturan researcher
  3. Can Özturan researcher
  4. Orhan Özturan researcher
  5. İbrahim Ulas Özturan researcher
  6. Şeyma Gülcenur Özturan researcher

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

How is Özturan written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Ozturan.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: turan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Turan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Özturan 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özturan

Q1

What does the surname Özturan mean?

Özturan joins öz, “genuine, pure”, and the name Turan. Nişanyan’s dictionary traces Turan to Persian Tūrān, “land of the Tūr people”, and further to Avestan tūiryān-; in Iranian mythology it is the land east of Iran. Wiktionary, by contrast, connects the name with an Old Turkic form turan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özturan?

The root word of Özturan is öz (Persian): “own; genuine”. There are 3 competing views on where Özturan comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özturan?

Öz·tu·ran, 3 syllables; IPA: /øztuˈɾan/.