Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Sarıtekin

Sarıtekin /saɾɯteˈcin/ ASCII Saritekin

“fair-haired prince”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
S
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 Sarıtekin?

Sarıtekin

IPA /saɾɯteˈcin/

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

What does the surname Sarıtekin mean?

The colour word sarı ‘yellow, fair’ is joined to the old Turkic title tekin ‘prince, son of a ruler’, so the name can be read as ‘fair prince’. Tekin also appears in names such as Alptekin and Aytekin; in modern Turkish it has the separate sense ‘safe, not haunted’. Nişanyan derives tekin from tek ‘single, alone’.1,2

Grammar sarı + tekin.

That Sarıtekin goes back to sarı and tekin is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Sarıtekin made of?

Sarıtekin is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: sarı (yellow; fair-haired) + tekin (prince).

Sarıtekin + first element sarı yellow; fair-haired TURKIC sarı “yellow; fair-haired” root tekin prince TURKIC tekin “prince, title of akhagan’s sons” Sarıtekin sarı first element yellow; fair-haired sarı TURKIC “yellow; fair-haired” tekin root prince tekin TURKIC “prince, title of a khagan’s sons”
Sarıtekin: parts and root words
  • sarı Turkic — yellow; fair-haired2
  • tekin Turkic — prince, title of a khagan’s sons1

How was the name Sarıtekin formed?

Sarıtekin was formed by joining sarı (“yellow; fair-haired”) and tekin (“prince”).

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

Which surnames are related to Sarıtekin?

Sarıtekin Tekin Sarı Sarıkaya Aytekin Alptekin Ertekin Sarıoğlu Öztekin Sarıtaş Karatekin Sarıca Sarıbaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tekin same root – –
02 Sarı same root – –
03 Sarıkaya same root – –
04 Aytekin same root – –
05 Alptekin same root – –
06 Ertekin same root – –
07 Sarıoğlu same root – –
08 Öztekin same root – –
09 Sarıtaş same root – –
10 Karatekin same root – –
11 Sarıca same root – –
12 Sarıbaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sarıtekin?

  1. Gamze Sarıtekin association football player

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

How is Sarıtekin written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Saritekin in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tekin accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sarı 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

Common questions about Sarıtekin

Q1

What does the surname Sarıtekin mean?

The colour word sarı ‘yellow, fair’ is joined to the old Turkic title tekin ‘prince, son of a ruler’, so the name can be read as ‘fair prince’. Tekin also appears in names such as Alptekin and Aytekin; in modern Turkish it has the separate sense ‘safe, not haunted’. Nişanyan derives tekin from tek ‘single, alone’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sarıtekin?

Sarıtekin is made up of two elements: sarı “yellow; fair-haired” (Turkic) and tekin “prince, title of a khagan’s sons” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Sarıtekin?

Sa·rı·te·kin, 4 syllables; IPA: /saɾɯteˈcin/.