Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özyüksel

Özyüksel /øzjycˈsel/ ASCII Ozyuksel

“rising by one’s own strength”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Özyüksel?

Özyüksel

IPA /øzjycˈsel/

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

What does the surname Özyüksel mean?

Özyüksel combines öz ‘own, true’ with the name Yüksel, the imperative of yükselmek ‘to rise’, a name expressing the wish ‘rise, prosper’. As a whole it can be read as ‘rising by one’s own strength’.1

Grammar öz + Yüksel (yüksel-).

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

What is Özyüksel made of?

Özyüksel breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: own; true) + yüksel (yüksel: imperative of yükselmek ‘to rise’; given name).

Özyüksel + root öz öz: own; true TURKIC yükselmek “to rise” root yüksel yüksel: imperative ofyükselmek ‘to rise’;… TURKIC öz “own; true” Özyüksel öz root öz: own; true yükselmek TURKIC “to rise” yüksel root yüksel: imperative of yükselmek ‘torise’; given name öz TURKIC “own; true”
Özyüksel: parts and root words
  • yükselmek Turkic — to rise1
  • öz Turkic — own; true1

How was the name Özyüksel formed?

Özyüksel belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (öz + yüksel).

Which surnames are related to Özyüksel?

Özyüksel Yüksel Eryüksel Yükselen Yükselir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yüksel same root – –
02 Eryüksel same root – –
03 Yükselen same root – –
04 Yükselir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özyüksel?

  1. İlke Özyüksel athletics competitor 1997–
  2. Şahin Özyüksel sculptor 1943–2011
  3. Arda Özyüksel researcher

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

How is Özyüksel written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Ozyuksel.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Yüksel 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 Özyüksel

Q1

What does the surname Özyüksel mean?

Özyüksel combines öz ‘own, true’ with the name Yüksel, the imperative of yükselmek ‘to rise’, a name expressing the wish ‘rise, prosper’. As a whole it can be read as ‘rising by one’s own strength’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özyüksel?

The root word of Özyüksel is yükselmek (Turkic): “to rise”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özyüksel?

Öz·yük·sel, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzjycˈsel/.