Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Taşdelen

Taşdelen /taʃdeˈlen/ ASCII Tasdelen

“stone-piercer”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
T
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 Taşdelen?

Taşdelen

IPA /taʃdeˈlen/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Taşdelen mean?

Taşdelen means “stone-piercer”: taş “stone” plus delen, the participle of delmek “to pierce”. The image is water that bores its way out of rock, or a person strong and stubborn enough to pierce stone. Villages of this name exist in Malatya, Sivas, Şırnak and Trabzon.1,3

Grammar taş (object) + delen (participle del- + -en); object first, verb last.

That Taşdelen goes back to taş and delmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Taşdelen made of?

Taşdelen is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: taş (taş: stone) + delen (delen: participle of delmek “to pierce”).

Taşdelen + root taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone” root delen delen: participle ofdelmek “to pierce” TURKIC delmek “to pierce, to bore” Taşdelen taş root taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone” delen root delen: participle of delmek “topierce” delmek TURKIC “to pierce, to bore”
Taşdelen: parts and root words
  • taş Turkic — stone1
  • delmek Turkic — to pierce, to bore3

How was the name Taşdelen formed?

Taşdelen was formed by joining taş (“taş: stone”) and delen (“delen: participle of delmek “to pierce””).

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

Which surnames are related to Taşdelen?

Taşdelen Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan Dağdelen
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Dağdelen same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Taşdelen?

  1. Orhan Taşdelen association football player 1987–
  2. Arif Taşdelen politician 1974–
  3. Bahadır Taşdelen association football player 1990–
  4. Reyhan Taşdelen sprinter 2007–
  5. Doğan Taşdelen statesperson 1949–2020
  6. Leyla Taşdelen writer 1964–
  7. Esra Taşdelen historian
  8. Fahir Özer Taşdelen researcher

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

How is Taşdelen written and pronounced abroad?

Passports and English-language documents often show it as Tasdelen.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: delmek 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Taşdelen

Q1

What does the surname Taşdelen mean?

Taşdelen means “stone-piercer”: taş “stone” plus delen, the participle of delmek “to pierce”. The image is water that bores its way out of rock, or a person strong and stubborn enough to pierce stone. Villages of this name exist in Malatya, Sivas, Şırnak and Trabzon.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taşdelen?

Taşdelen is made up of two elements: taş “stone” (Turkic) and delmek “to pierce, to bore” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Taşdelen?

Taş·de·len, 3 syllables; IPA: /taʃdeˈlen/.