Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Taşköprü

Taşköprü /ˈtaʃkøpɾy/ ASCII Taskopru

“stone bridge; a town in Kastamonu”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Place name
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 Taşköprü?

Taşköprü

IPA /ˈtaʃkøpɾy/

The stress usually falls on syllable 1 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Taşköprü mean?

Taşköprü is the name of a district town in Kastamonu province; literally it means ‘stone bridge’. Both taş ‘stone’ and köprü ‘bridge’ are inherited Turkic words. The same name occurs for other villages and quarters in Anatolia.1,2

Grammar taş + köprü; compound place name.

What is Taşköprü made of?

Taşköprü is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: taş (taş: stone) + köprü (köprü: bridge).

Taşköprü + root taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone” root köprü köprü: bridge TURKIC köprü “bridge” Taşköprü taş root taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone” köprü root köprü: bridge köprü TURKIC “bridge”
Taşköprü: parts and root words
  • taş Turkic — stone2
  • köprü Turkic — bridge1

How was the name Taşköprü formed?

Taşköprü was formed by joining taş (“taş: stone”) and köprü (“köprü: bridge”).

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

Which surnames are related to Taşköprü?

Taşköprü Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Köprülü Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan
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 Köprülü same root – –
09 Ertaş same root – –
10 Göktaş same root – –
11 Taşkıran same root – –
12 Taştan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Taşköprü?

  1. Süleyman Taşköprü trader 1970–2001

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

How is Taşköprü written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Taskopru in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: köprü accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: köprü 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
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Taşköprü

Q1

What does the surname Taşköprü mean?

Taşköprü is the name of a district town in Kastamonu province; literally it means ‘stone bridge’. Both taş ‘stone’ and köprü ‘bridge’ are inherited Turkic words. The same name occurs for other villages and quarters in Anatolia.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taşköprü?

Taşköprü is made up of two elements: taş “stone” (Turkic) and köprü “bridge” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Taşköprü?

Taş·köp·rü, 3 syllables; IPA: /ˈtaʃkøpɾy/.