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Sağlık

Sağlık /saːˈɫɯk/ ASCII Saglik

“health, well-being”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Sağlık?

Sağlık

IPA /saːˈɫɯk/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Sağlık mean?

Sağlık means health, a state of full physical and mental well-being; it is formed from sağ “alive, well” with the suffix -lık. It is also the core of one of the most common Turkish wishes, sağlık olsun, “may there be health”. The surname carries a wish for well-being and vigour.2

Grammar sağ + noun suffix -lık

Sağlık is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Sağlık made of?

Sağlık breaks into 2 parts: sağ (alive, healthy) + -lık (noun-forming suffix).

Sağlık + root sağ alive, healthy TURKIC sağlık “health; being alive andwell” suffix -lık noun-forming suffix Sağlık sağ root alive, healthy sağlık TURKIC “health; being alive and well” -lık suffix noun-forming suffix
Sağlık: parts and root words
  • sağlık Turkic — health; being alive and well2

How was the name Sağlık formed?

Sağlık belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (sağ + -lık).

Which surnames are related to Sağlık?

Sağlık Sağlam Sağ Sağman
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sağlam same root – –
02 Sağ same root – –
03 Sağman same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sağlık?

  1. Mahir Sağlık association football player 1983–
  2. Enes Sağlık association football player 1991–
  3. Erkan Sağlık association football player 1985–
  4. Emre Sağlık association football player 1997–
  5. Esra Sağlık university teacher 1980–
  6. Ayhan Sağlık researcher
  7. Begüm Nurpelin Sağlık researcher
  8. Vedat Sağlık basketball player 1975–

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

Is Sağlık also a first name?

Yes. Sağlık is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “health, well-being”.

Sağlık as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sağlık accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: sağlık 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
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Sağlık

Q1

What does the surname Sağlık mean?

Sağlık means health, a state of full physical and mental well-being; it is formed from sağ “alive, well” with the suffix -lık. It is also the core of one of the most common Turkish wishes, sağlık olsun, “may there be health”. The surname carries a wish for well-being and vigour.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sağlık?

The root word of Sağlık is sağlık (Turkic): “health; being alive and well”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sağlık?

Sağ·lık, 2 syllables; IPA: /saːˈɫɯk/.