Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,582

Özyaşar

Özyaşar /øzjaˈʃaɾ/ ASCII Ozyasar

“truly living”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 Özyaşar?

Özyaşar

IPA /øzjaˈʃaɾ/

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

What does the surname Özyaşar mean?

Özyaşar joins öz “own, genuine” with the name Yaşar, the aorist of yaşamak “to live”. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Yaşar expressed the wish that a newborn might survive in times of high child mortality and remains one of the most widespread Turkish names.1

Grammar öz + yaşa- + -r (aorist).

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

What is Özyaşar made of?

Özyaşar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (own, genuine) + yaşar (who lives).

Özyaşar + root öz own, genuine TURKIC öz “own; pure” root yaşar who lives TURKIC Yaşar “immortal; name wishingthat the child survive” Özyaşar öz root own, genuine öz TURKIC “own; pure” yaşar root who lives Yaşar TURKIC “immortal; name wishing that thechild survive”
Özyaşar: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; pure1
  • Yaşar Turkic — immortal; name wishing that the child survive1

How was the name Özyaşar formed?

Özyaşar was formed by joining öz (“own, genuine”) and yaşar (“who lives”).

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

Which surnames are related to Özyaşar?

Özyaşar Yaşar Yaşaroğlu Yaşargil
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yaşar same root – –
02 Yaşaroğlu same root – –
03 Yaşargil same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özyaşar?

  1. Murat Özyaşar author 1979–
  2. Selami Özyaşar statesperson 1978–
  3. Mehmet Özyaşar researcher
  4. Mustafa Özyaşar association football player

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

How is Özyaşar written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Ozyasar in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Özyaşar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yaşa- 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 Özyaşar

Q1

What does the surname Özyaşar mean?

Özyaşar joins öz “own, genuine” with the name Yaşar, the aorist of yaşamak “to live”. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Yaşar expressed the wish that a newborn might survive in times of high child mortality and remains one of the most widespread Turkish names.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özyaşar?

Özyaşar is made up of two elements: öz “own; pure” (Turkic) and Yaşar “immortal; name wishing that the child survive” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özyaşar?

Öz·ya·şar, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzjaˈʃaɾ/.