Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Selen

Selen /seˈlen/

“news, good tidings”2

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

How do you pronounce Selen?

Selen

IPA /seˈlen/

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

What does the surname Selen mean?

In regional Turkish selen means “a call, news” and “good tidings”; selen vermek is to send word to someone. Selen is also a girl’s given name.2

Selen is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Selen made of?

Selen is a single root: selen (selen: sound, news; good tidings).

Selen root selen selen: sound, news; goodtidings TURKIC selen “regional: sound, news,word; good tidings” Selen selen root selen: sound, news; good tidings selen TURKIC “regional: sound, news, word;good tidings”
Selen: parts and root words
  • selen Turkic — regional: sound, news, word; good tidings2

How was the name Selen formed?

Selen belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Selen?

  1. Suna Selen actor 1939–
  2. Sinan Selen lawyer 1972–
  3. Emre Selen association football player 1994–
  4. İsmail Selen military leader 1931–1991
  5. Ayşe Selen actor 1955–2017
  6. Burak Selen basketball player 1988–
  7. Fikriye Selen boxer 1975–
  8. Nevin Selen writer 1925–2005

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

Is Selen also a first name?

Yes. Selen is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “news, good tidings”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: selen accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Selen 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Selen

Q1

What does the surname Selen mean?

In regional Turkish selen means “a call, news” and “good tidings”; selen vermek is to send word to someone. Selen is also a girl’s given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Selen?

The root word of Selen is selen (Turkic): “regional: sound, news, word; good tidings”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Selen?

Se·len, 2 syllables; IPA: /seˈlen/.