Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özülkü

Özülkü /øzylˈcy/ ASCII Ozulku

“pure ideal”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Özülkü?

Özülkü

IPA /øzylˈcy/

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

What does the surname Özülkü mean?

Formed from öz “pure, genuine” and ülkü “ideal, aspiration”: “a pure ideal”. Ülkü is also a female given name.1,2

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

What is Özülkü made of?

Özülkü is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: pure, true) + ülkü (ülkü: ideal).

Özülkü + root öz öz: pure, true TURKIC öz “pure, true; own” root ülkü ülkü: ideal TURKIC ülkü “ideal” Özülkü öz root öz: pure, true öz TURKIC “pure, true; own” ülkü root ülkü: ideal ülkü TURKIC “ideal”
Özülkü: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — pure, true; own1
  • ülkü Turkic — ideal2

How was the name Özülkü formed?

Özülkü is a name newly coined from öz (“öz: pure, true”) and ülkü (“ülkü: ideal”) in the years of the surname law.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Özülkü?

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

How is Özülkü written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ozulku: ö and ü often lose their dots.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ülkü accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özülkü

Q1

What does the surname Özülkü mean?

Formed from öz “pure, genuine” and ülkü “ideal, aspiration”: “a pure ideal”. Ülkü is also a female given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özülkü?

Özülkü is made up of two elements: öz “pure, true; own” (Turkic) and ülkü “ideal” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özülkü?

Ö·zül·kü, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzylˈcy/.