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Tanrıkulu

Tanrıkulu /tanɾɯkuˈɫu/ ASCII Tanrikulu

“servant of God”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Tanrıkulu?

Tanrıkulu

IPA /tanɾɯkuˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Tanrıkulu mean?

A possessive phrase built from tanrı “God” and kul “servant”: “servant of God”. It is regarded as the Turkish counterpart of the Arabic name Abdullah and has long been used as a male given name. Tanrı goes back to Old Turkic teŋri.1,2

Grammar Tanrı + kul + possessive -u, an indefinite possessive compound.

What is Tanrıkulu made of?

Tanrıkulu breaks into 3 parts: Tanrı (tanrı: God) + kul (kul: servant (of God)) + -u (possessive suffix).

Tanrıkulu ++ root Tanrı tanrı: God TURKIC tanrı “God (Old Turkic teŋri)” root kul kul: servant (of God) TURKIC kul “man as servant of God;slave” suffix -u possessive suffix Tanrıkulu Tanrı root tanrı: God tanrı TURKIC “God (Old Turkic teŋri)” kul root kul: servant (of God) kul TURKIC “man as servant of God; slave” -u suffix possessive suffix
Tanrıkulu: parts and root words
  • tanrı Turkic — God (Old Turkic teŋri)1
  • kul Turkic — man as servant of God; slave2

How was the name Tanrıkulu formed?

Tanrıkulu belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (Tanrı + kul + -u).

Which surnames are related to Tanrıkulu?

Tanrıkulu Tanrıverdi Yurdakul Kul Özkul Erkul Tanrıöver Aykul Karakullukçu Tanrıyar Atakul Tanrısevsin
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tanrıverdi same root – –
02 Yurdakul same root – –
03 Kul same root – –
04 Özkul same root – –
05 Erkul same root – –
06 Tanrıöver same root – –
07 Aykul same root – –
08 Karakullukçu same root – –
09 Tanrıyar same root – –
10 Atakul same root – –
11 Tanrısevsin same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tanrıkulu?

  1. Bahri Tanrıkulu taekwondo athlete 1980–
  2. Azize Tanrıkulu taekwondo athlete 1986–
  3. Ahmet Kenan Tanrıkulu politician 1958–
  4. Sezgin Tanrıkulu politician 1963–
  5. Dilba Tanrıkulu athletics competitor 1998–
  6. Ahmet Tanrıkulu association football player 1990–
  7. Kübra Tanrıkulu volleyball player 1992–
  8. Mehmet Tanrıkulu writer

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

Is Tanrıkulu also a first name?

Yes. Tanrıkulu is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “servant of God”.

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

How is Tanrıkulu written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tanrı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Tanrıkulu accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tanrıkulu

Q1

What does the surname Tanrıkulu mean?

A possessive phrase built from tanrı “God” and kul “servant”: “servant of God”. It is regarded as the Turkish counterpart of the Arabic name Abdullah and has long been used as a male given name. Tanrı goes back to Old Turkic teŋri.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tanrıkulu?

The root word of Tanrıkulu is tanrı (Turkic): “God (Old Turkic teŋri)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tanrıkulu?

Tan·rı·ku·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /tanɾɯkuˈɫu/.