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Sakarya

Sakarya /ˈsakaɾja/

“the Sakarya river and province”1

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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 Sakarya?

Sakarya

IPA /ˈsakaɾja/

The stress usually falls on syllable 1 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Sakarya mean?

Sakarya is the name of the river that crosses north-western Anatolia to the Black Sea, and of the province named after it. It is the Turkish form of the river name recorded in Ancient Greek as Sangarios.1

What is Sakarya made of?

Sakarya is a single Greek root: Sakarya (river and province name).

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Sakarya: parts and root words
  • Sakarya Greek — river and province in north-western Anatolia; ancient Sangarios1

How was the name Sakarya formed?

Sakarya comes from a place name: Sakarya (“river and province name”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Sakarya?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Alpsakarya same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sakarya?

  1. Rüştü Sakarya military personnel 1877–1951
  2. Umut Sakarya cook 1990–
  3. Ertuğrul Gazi Sakarya politician 1924–1980
  4. Gültekin Celal Sakarya politician 1926–2016
  5. Haldun Sakarya association football player 1945–
  6. Mustafa Durak Sakarya politician 1876–1942
  7. Sevgi Sakarya actor 1966–2011
  8. Ahmet Hamdi Sakarya researcher

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

Is Sakarya also a first name?

Yes. Sakarya is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “the Sakarya river and province”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Sakarya 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Sakarya

Q1

What does the surname Sakarya mean?

Sakarya is the name of the river that crosses north-western Anatolia to the Black Sea, and of the province named after it. It is the Turkish form of the river name recorded in Ancient Greek as Sangarios.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sakarya?

The root word of Sakarya is Sakarya (Greek): “river and province in north-western Anatolia; ancient Sangarios”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sakarya?

Sa·kar·ya, 3 syllables; IPA: /ˈsakaɾja/.