Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Taştekin

Taştekin /taʃteˈcin/ ASCII Tastekin

“stone-firm prince”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Taştekin?

Taştekin

IPA /taʃteˈcin/

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

What does the surname Taştekin mean?

A name built from taş ‘stone’ and tekin. Tekin continues the Old Turkic title tégin ‘prince of the ruling house’; in today's language it also means ‘safe, not haunted’. As a name it reads ‘prince as firm as stone’.1,2

Grammar taş + tekin.

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

What is Taştekin made of?

Taştekin is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: taş (taş: stone) + tekin (tekin: Old Turkic tégin, prince).

Taştekin + root taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone” root tekin tekin: Old Turkic tégin,prince TURKIC tégin “prince of the rulinghouse” Taştekin taş root taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone” tekin root tekin: Old Turkic tégin, prince tégin TURKIC “prince of the ruling house”
Taştekin: parts and root words
  • taş Turkic — stone2
  • tégin Turkic — prince of the ruling house1

How was the name Taştekin formed?

Taştekin was formed by joining taş (“taş: stone”) and tekin (“tekin: Old Turkic tégin, prince”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Taştekin?

Taştekin Aktaş Tekin Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Aytekin Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Alptekin Ertekin
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 Tekin same root – –
03 Karataş same root – –
04 Taş same root – –
05 Altıntaş same root – –
06 Demirtaş same root – –
07 Aytekin same root – –
08 Taşdemir same root – –
09 Taşçı same root – –
10 Ertaş same root – –
11 Alptekin same root – –
12 Ertekin same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Taştekin?

  1. Ayşe Taştekin researcher
  2. Bora Taştekin researcher
  3. Burak Taştekin researcher
  4. Ebru Taştekin researcher
  5. Emre Taştekin actor
  6. Nurettin Taştekin researcher
  7. İbrahim Taştekin researcher

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

Is Taştekin also a first name?

Yes. Taştekin is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “stone-firm prince”.

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

How is Taştekin written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Tastekin.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tekin accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Taştekin

Q1

What does the surname Taştekin mean?

A name built from taş ‘stone’ and tekin. Tekin continues the Old Turkic title tégin ‘prince of the ruling house’; in today's language it also means ‘safe, not haunted’. As a name it reads ‘prince as firm as stone’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taştekin?

Taştekin is made up of two elements: taş “stone” (Turkic) and tégin “prince of the ruling house” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Taştekin?

Taş·te·kin, 3 syllables; IPA: /taʃteˈcin/.