Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özyürek

Özyürek /øzjyˈɾec/ ASCII Ozyurek

“true-hearted”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
front
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 Özyürek?

Özyürek

IPA /øzjyˈɾec/

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

What does the surname Özyürek mean?

Formed from öz “pure, sincere” and yürek “heart”: “true-hearted, pure of heart”. In Turkish yürek is also the seat of courage, so the name also suggests “stout-hearted”.1,2

Grammar öz + yürek; modifier öz first.

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

What is Özyürek made of?

Özyürek breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: pure, sincere) + yürek (yürek: heart; courage).

Özyürek + first element öz öz: pure, sincere TURKIC öz “pure” root yürek yürek: heart; courage TURKIC yürek “heart; courage” Özyürek öz first element öz: pure, sincere öz TURKIC “pure” yürek root yürek: heart; courage yürek TURKIC “heart; courage”
Özyürek: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — pure1
  • yürek Turkic — heart; courage2

How was the name Özyürek formed?

Özyürek belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (öz + yürek).

Which surnames are related to Özyürek?

Özyürek Akyürek Yürekli Şenyürek Taşyürek Aslanyürek Arcayürek
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akyürek same root – –
02 Yürekli same root – –
03 Şenyürek same root – –
04 Taşyürek same root – –
05 Aslanyürek same root – –
06 Arcayürek same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özyürek?

  1. Hande Özyürek violinist 1976–
  2. Esra Özyürek researcher 1971–
  3. Ahmet Özyürek politician 1964–
  4. Aslı Özyürek linguist 1994–
  5. Bertu Özyürek association football player 2001–
  6. Mustafa Özyürek politician 1939–
  7. Berna Akinci Ozyurek researcher
  8. Mustafa Özyürek researcher

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

How is Özyürek written and pronounced abroad?

In databases without Turkish characters it usually appears as Ozyurek.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yürek 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özyürek

Q1

What does the surname Özyürek mean?

Formed from öz “pure, sincere” and yürek “heart”: “true-hearted, pure of heart”. In Turkish yürek is also the seat of courage, so the name also suggests “stout-hearted”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özyürek?

The root word of Özyürek is öz (Turkic): “pure”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özyürek?

Öz·yü·rek, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzjyˈɾec/.