Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Selçuk

Selçuk /selˈtʃuk/ ASCII Selcuk

“eponymous ancestor of the Seljuks”1

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

How do you pronounce Selçuk?

Selçuk

IPA /selˈtʃuk/

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

What does the surname Selçuk mean?

Selçuk is the name of Selçuk Bey, ancestor of the dynasty that gave its name to the Great Seljuk and Anatolian Seljuk states. Today it is used as a given name for boys and girls, and the district near Ephesus in Izmir province bears the name too.1

That Selçuk goes back to Selçuk is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Selçuk made of?

Selçuk is a single Turkic root: Selçuk (Selçuk: the Oghuz chief who gave his name to the Seljuk dynasty).

Selçuk root Selçuk Selçuk: the Oghuz chiefwho gave his name to the… TURKIC Selçuk “name of Selçuk Bey,ancestor of the Seljuk…” Selçuk Selçuk root Selçuk: the Oghuz chief who gave hisname to the Seljuk dynasty Selçuk TURKIC “name of Selçuk Bey, ancestor ofthe Seljuk dynasty; a district…”
Selçuk: parts and root words
  • Selçuk Turkic — name of Selçuk Bey, ancestor of the Seljuk dynasty; a district of Izmir1

How was the name Selçuk formed?

Selçuk is the word Selçuk (“Selçuk: the Oghuz chief who gave his name to the Seljuk dynasty”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Selçuk?

  1. İlhan Selçuk writer 1925–2010
  2. Ziya Selçuk politician 1961–
  3. Münir Nurettin Selçuk actor 1900–1981
  4. Timur Selçuk singer 1946–2020
  5. Turhan Selçuk caricaturist 1922–2010
  6. Simge Selçuk actor 1975–
  7. Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk politician 1979–
  8. Sami Selçuk judge 1937–

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

Is Selçuk also a first name?

Yes. Selçuk is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “eponymous ancestor of the Seljuks”.

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

How is Selçuk written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Selcuk in English and German records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Selçuk 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 Selçuk

Q1

What does the surname Selçuk mean?

Selçuk is the name of Selçuk Bey, ancestor of the dynasty that gave its name to the Great Seljuk and Anatolian Seljuk states. Today it is used as a given name for boys and girls, and the district near Ephesus in Izmir province bears the name too.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Selçuk?

The root word of Selçuk is Selçuk (Turkic): “name of Selçuk Bey, ancestor of the Seljuk dynasty; a district of Izmir”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Selçuk?

Sel·çuk, 2 syllables; IPA: /selˈtʃuk/.