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Tavukçuoğlu

Tavukçuoğlu /tavukt͡ʃuoːˈɫu/ ASCII Tavukcuoglu

“son of the poulterer”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Tavukçuoğlu?

Tavukçuoğlu

IPA /tavukt͡ʃuoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Tavukçuoğlu mean?

Tavukçuoğlu is made of tavukçu and -oğlu: ‘son of the poulterer’. A tavukçu raises or sells chickens. Nişanyan traces tavuk to Old Turkic (Oghuz) taḳuḳ ‘poultry’.1

Grammar tavuk + -çu + -oğlu.

What is Tavukçuoğlu made of?

Tavukçuoğlu breaks into 3 parts: tavuk (tavuk: hen) + -çu (-çu: occupational suffix) + -oğlu (-oğlu: son of).

Tavukçuoğlu ++ root tavuk tavuk: hen TURKIC taḳuḳ “bird, especially poultry” suffix -çu -çu: occupational suffix suffix -oğlu -oğlu: son of Tavukçuoğlu tavuk root tavuk: hen taḳuḳ TURKIC “bird, especially poultry” -çu suffix -çu: occupational suffix -oğlu suffix -oğlu: son of
Tavukçuoğlu: parts and root words
  • taḳuḳ Turkic — bird, especially poultry1

How was the name Tavukçuoğlu formed?

Tavukçuoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (tavuk + -çu + -oğlu).

Who are some well-known people named Tavukçuoğlu?

  1. Gürkan Tavukçuoğlu actor 1981–
  2. Zehra Tavukçuoğlu gynecologist

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

How is Tavukçuoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Tavukcuoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tavuk 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
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tavukçuoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Tavukçuoğlu mean?

Tavukçuoğlu is made of tavukçu and -oğlu: ‘son of the poulterer’. A tavukçu raises or sells chickens. Nişanyan traces tavuk to Old Turkic (Oghuz) taḳuḳ ‘poultry’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tavukçuoğlu?

The root word of Tavukçuoğlu is taḳuḳ (Turkic): “bird, especially poultry”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tavukçuoğlu?

Ta·vuk·çu·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /tavukt͡ʃuoːˈɫu/.