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Sağtürk

Sağtürk /saːˈtyɾc/ ASCII Sagturk

“sound, hale Turk”1

Probable origin Sağtürk: root entries for saġ + Türük · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Sağtürk?

Sağtürk

IPA /saːˈtyɾc/

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

What does the surname Sağtürk mean?

“Sound Turk”: a hale and hearty Turk. Sağ here means “alive, healthy, sound”. It is one of the Türk names that spread after 1934.1

Grammar compound sağ + Türk

That Sağtürk goes back to saġ and Türük is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Sağtürk made of?

Sağtürk is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: sağ (sağ: alive, sound) + Türk (Türk: Turk).

Sağtürk + root sağ sağ: alive, sound TURKIC saġ “sound, alive” root Türk Türk: Turk TURKIC Türük “an ethnonym” Sağtürk sağ root sağ: alive, sound saġ TURKIC “sound, alive” Türk root Türk: Turk Türük TURKIC “an ethnonym”
Sağtürk: parts and root words

How was the name Sağtürk formed?

Sağtürk was formed by joining sağ (“sağ: alive, sound”) and Türk (“Türk: Turk”).

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

Which surnames are related to Sağtürk?

Sağtürk Öztürk Türkmen Sağlam Şentürk Türkoğlu Ertürk
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Öztürk same root 8 586,831
02 Türkmen same root – –
03 Sağlam same root – –
04 Şentürk same root – –
05 Türkoğlu same root – –
06 Ertürk same root – –
07 Türk same root – –
08 Türker same root – –
09 Aktürk same root – –
10 Kocatürk same root – –
11 Türkyılmaz same root – –
12 Baştürk same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sağtürk?

  1. Tan Sağtürk actor 1969–

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

How is Sağtürk written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Sagturk.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Sağtürk?

Aytürk, Kayatürk and Pektürk share gloss keywords with Sağtürk within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Sağtürk?

Read the root, formation and register information for Sağtürk alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: türk accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sağ 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 Sağtürk

Q1

What does the surname Sağtürk mean?

“Sound Turk”: a hale and hearty Turk. Sağ here means “alive, healthy, sound”. It is one of the Türk names that spread after 1934.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sağtürk?

Sağtürk is made up of two elements: saġ “sound, alive” (Turkic) and Türük “an ethnonym” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Sağtürk?

Sağ·türk, 2 syllables; IPA: /saːˈtyɾc/.