Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 4,146

Tarlan

Tarlan /taɾˈɫan/

“a bird of prey”1

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

How do you pronounce Tarlan?

Tarlan

IPA /taɾˈɫan/

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

What does the surname Tarlan mean?

Nişanyan Adlar explains Tarlan (also Terlan) as the name of a bird of prey and classes it as Turkish.1

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

What is Tarlan made of?

Tarlan is a single Turkic root: tarlan (tarlan: a bird of prey).

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Tarlan: parts and root words
  • tarlan Turkic — a kind of bird of prey1

How was the name Tarlan formed?

Tarlan is the word tarlan (“tarlan: a bird of prey”), 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 Tarlan?

  1. Ali Nihat Tarlan writer 1898–1978
  2. Cemal Tarlan politician 1913–2005
  3. Yavuzer Tarlan journalist 1940–2023

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Tarlan 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

Common questions about Tarlan

Q1

What does the surname Tarlan mean?

Nişanyan Adlar explains Tarlan (also Terlan) as the name of a bird of prey and classes it as Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tarlan?

The root word of Tarlan is tarlan (Turkic): “a kind of bird of prey”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tarlan?

Tar·lan, 2 syllables; IPA: /taɾˈɫan/.