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Pazarkaya

Pazarkaya /pazaɾkaˈja/

“market rock”2

Probable origin Pazarkaya: root entries for pazar + kaya · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Pazarkaya?

Pazarkaya

IPA /pazaɾkaˈja/

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

What does the surname Pazarkaya mean?

Pazar “market”, from Persian, combined with Turkish kaya “rock”: “the market rock”. The compound rests on kaya, a pattern seen in many place names.1,2

Grammar Compound pazar + kaya.

That Pazarkaya goes back to pazar and kaya is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Pazarkaya made of?

Pazarkaya combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: pazar (pazar: market; Sunday) + kaya (kaya: rock).

Pazarkaya + root pazar pazar: market; Sunday PERSIAN pazar “market, bazaar; Sunday” root kaya kaya: rock TURKIC kaya “rock, crag” Pazarkaya pazar root pazar: market; Sunday pazar PERSIAN “market, bazaar; Sunday” kaya root kaya: rock kaya TURKIC “rock, crag”
Pazarkaya: parts and root words

How was the name Pazarkaya formed?

Pazarkaya was formed by joining pazar (“pazar: market; Sunday”) and kaya (“kaya: rock”).

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

Which surnames are related to Pazarkaya?

Pazarkaya Kaya Akkaya Çetinkaya Karakaya Sarıkaya Özkaya
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kaya same root 2 899,722
02 Akkaya same root – –
03 Çetinkaya same root – –
04 Karakaya same root – –
05 Sarıkaya same root – –
06 Özkaya same root – –
07 Yalçınkaya same root – –
08 Kayalı same root – –
09 Kızılkaya same root – –
10 Şahinkaya same root – –
11 Yerlikaya same root – –
12 Kayacan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Pazarkaya?

  1. Yüksel Pazarkaya writer 1940–

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

How is Pazarkaya written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Pazarkaya abroad as well.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Pazarkaya?

Kaya, Balkaya and Çelikkaya share gloss keywords with Pazarkaya within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Pazarkaya?

Read the root, formation and register information for Pazarkaya alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kaya accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: pazar accessed 9 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Pazarkaya

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What does the surname Pazarkaya mean?

Pazar “market”, from Persian, combined with Turkish kaya “rock”: “the market rock”. The compound rests on kaya, a pattern seen in many place names.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Pazarkaya?

Pazarkaya is made up of two elements: pazar “market, bazaar; Sunday” (Persian) and kaya “rock, crag” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Pazarkaya?

Pa·zar·ka·ya, 4 syllables; IPA: /pazaɾkaˈja/.