Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Şanlıtürk

Şanlıtürk /ʃanɫɯˈtyɾc/ ASCII Sanliturk

“glorious Turk”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ş
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 Şanlıtürk?

Şanlıtürk

IPA /ʃanɫɯˈtyɾc/

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

What does the surname Şanlıtürk mean?

Formed from şanlı and Türk, the name means “glorious Turk”. Şanlı adds the Turkish suffix -lı to şan “fame, glory”, a loan from Arabic sha’n. Surnames ending in -türk were a frequent pattern in 1934.1,2

Grammar şan (Arabic) + -lı + Türk.

That Şanlıtürk goes back to şan and şanlı is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Şanlıtürk made of?

Şanlıtürk breaks into 2 parts: şanlı (glorious, famous) + -türk (Turk).

Şanlıtürk +++ root şanlı glorious, famous ARABIC şan “fame, glory” suffix -türk Turk TURKIC şanlı “glorious, famous” TURKIC Türk “Turk” Şanlıtürk şanlı root glorious, famous şan ARABIC “fame, glory” -türk suffix Turk şanlı TURKIC “glorious, famous” Türk TURKIC “Turk”
Şanlıtürk: parts and root words
  • şan Arabic — fame, glory1
  • şanlı Turkic — glorious, famous2
  • Türk Turkic — Turk1

How was the name Şanlıtürk formed?

Şanlıtürk belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (şanlı + -türk).

Which surnames are related to Şanlıtürk?

Şanlıtürk Öztürk Türkmen Şentürk Türkoğlu Ertürk Türk Türker Şan Şanlı Aktürk Kocatürk Türkyılmaz
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 Şentürk same root – –
04 Türkoğlu same root – –
05 Ertürk same root – –
06 Türk same root – –
07 Türker same root – –
08 Şan same root – –
09 Şanlı same root – –
10 Aktürk same root – –
11 Kocatürk same root – –
12 Türkyılmaz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Şanlıtürk?

  1. Fatih Yiğit Şanlıtürk association football player 2003–
  2. Naci Şanlıtürk statesperson 1969–
  3. Döndü Şanlıtürk researcher
  4. Havva Nur Şanlıtürk association football player 1991–

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

How is Şanlıtürk written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Sanliturk in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: şan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: şanlı 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Şanlıtürk

Q1

What does the surname Şanlıtürk mean?

Formed from şanlı and Türk, the name means “glorious Turk”. Şanlı adds the Turkish suffix -lı to şan “fame, glory”, a loan from Arabic sha’n. Surnames ending in -türk were a frequent pattern in 1934.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Şanlıtürk?

The root word of Şanlıtürk is şan (Turkic): “fame, glory”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Şanlıtürk?

Şan·lı·türk, 3 syllables; IPA: /ʃanɫɯˈtyɾc/.