Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tarlabaşı

Tarlabaşı /taɾɫabaˈʃɯ/ ASCII Tarlabasi

“head of the field; Istanbul quarter”3

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Place name
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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 Tarlabaşı?

Tarlabaşı

IPA /taɾɫabaˈʃɯ/

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

What does the surname Tarlabaşı mean?

From tarla “field” and başı “its head, end”: “the head of the field”. It is the name of a quarter of Beyoğlu in Istanbul and of villages in Balıkesir, Bingöl, Gaziantep and Iğdır.1,3

Grammar tarla + baş + possessive -ı.

What is Tarlabaşı made of?

Tarlabaşı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: tarla (tarla: field) + başı (baş: head, end (+ possessive)).

Tarlabaşı + root tarla tarla: field TURKIC tarla “field for cultivation” root başı baş: head, end (+possessive) TURKIC baş “head, beginning, end” Tarlabaşı tarla root tarla: field tarla TURKIC “field for cultivation” başı root baş: head, end (+ possessive) baş TURKIC “head, beginning, end”
Tarlabaşı: parts and root words
  • tarla Turkic — field for cultivation3
  • baş Turkic — head, beginning, end1

How was the name Tarlabaşı formed?

Tarlabaşı was formed by joining tarla (“tarla: field”) and başı (“baş: head, end (+ possessive)”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Tarlabaşı?

Tarlabaşı Akbaş Baş Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Başoğlu Yüzbaşıoğlu Odabaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akbaş same root – –
02 Baş same root – –
03 Subaşı same root – –
04 Başer same root – –
05 Kocabaş same root – –
06 Erbaş same root – –
07 Baştürk same root – –
08 Demirbaş same root – –
09 Başkan same root – –
10 Başoğlu same root – –
11 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –
12 Odabaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tarlabaşı?

  1. Emirhan Tarlabaşı chess player 2003–

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

How is Tarlabaşı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Tarlabasi: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; ş is written s or sh.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Tarlabaşı, Beyoğlu accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Tarlabaşı accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tarla accessed 9 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

Common questions about Tarlabaşı

Q1

What does the surname Tarlabaşı mean?

From tarla “field” and başı “its head, end”: “the head of the field”. It is the name of a quarter of Beyoğlu in Istanbul and of villages in Balıkesir, Bingöl, Gaziantep and Iğdır.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tarlabaşı?

Tarlabaşı is made up of two elements: tarla “field for cultivation” (Turkic) and baş “head, beginning, end” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Tarlabaşı?

Tar·la·ba·şı, 4 syllables; IPA: /taɾɫabaˈʃɯ/.