Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özyazıcı

Özyazıcı /øzjazɯˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Ozyazici

“true scribe”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
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 Özyazıcı?

Özyazıcı

IPA /øzjazɯˈdʒɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Özyazıcı mean?

Formed from öz and yazıcı, the name means “true scribe”. A yazıcı is one who writes, a clerk or scribe; öz adds “own, genuine”.1

Grammar öz + yazı + -cı.

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

What is Özyazıcı made of?

Özyazıcı breaks into 2 parts: öz (own, genuine) + yazıcı (scribe).

Özyazıcı + root öz own, genuine TURKIC öz “own; pure” root yazıcı scribe TURKIC yazıcı “scribe, clerk” Özyazıcı öz root own, genuine öz TURKIC “own; pure” yazıcı root scribe yazıcı TURKIC “scribe, clerk”
Özyazıcı: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; pure1
  • yazıcı Turkic — scribe, clerk1

How was the name Özyazıcı formed?

Özyazıcı belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (öz + yazıcı).

Which surnames are related to Özyazıcı?

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

Who are some well-known people named Özyazıcı?

  1. Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı association football player 1936–2023
  2. Mustafa Halim Özyazıcı calligrapher 1898–1964
  3. Halil Özyazıcı association football player 1923–
  4. Berkay Özyazıcı association football player

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

How is Özyazıcı written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yazıcı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özyazıcı

Q1

What does the surname Özyazıcı mean?

Formed from öz and yazıcı, the name means “true scribe”. A yazıcı is one who writes, a clerk or scribe; öz adds “own, genuine”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özyazıcı?

The root word of Özyazıcı is öz (Turkic): “own; pure”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özyazıcı?

Öz·ya·zı·cı, 4 syllables; IPA: /øzjazɯˈdʒɯ/.