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Tekelioğlu

Tekelioğlu /tekelioːˈɫu/ ASCII Tekelioglu

“son of Tekeli”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
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 Tekelioğlu?

Tekelioğlu

IPA /tekelioːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Tekelioğlu mean?

‘Son of Tekeli’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Tekeli is an old Turkish name known since the tenth and eleventh centuries whose meaning remains obscure; in form it resembles teke ‘billy goat’ plus -li. There is a neighbourhood called Tekelioğlu in Salihli, Manisa.1,2

Grammar Personal name Tekeli plus -oğlu.

That Tekelioğlu goes back to Tekeli and teke is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Tekelioğlu made of?

Tekelioğlu breaks into 2 parts: Tekeli (old Turkish name; teke + -li) + -oğlu (son of).

Tekelioğlu ++ root Tekeli old Turkish name; teke +-li TURKIC Tekeli “Turkish name of the10th–11th centuries,…” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC teke “billy goat” Tekelioğlu Tekeli root old Turkish name; teke + -li Tekeli TURKIC “Turkish name of the 10th–11thcenturies, meaning obscure” -oğlu suffix son of teke TURKIC “billy goat”
Tekelioğlu: parts and root words
  • Tekeli Turkic — Turkish name of the 10th–11th centuries, meaning obscure1
  • teke Turkic — billy goat2

How was the name Tekelioğlu formed?

Tekelioğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (Tekeli + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Tekelioğlu?

Tekelioğlu Tekeli Teke
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tekeli same root – –
02 Teke same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tekelioğlu?

  1. Cenk Tekelioğlu association football player 1973–
  2. Sadi Tekelioğlu association football player 1955–
  3. Tuluhan Tekelioğlu journalist 1970–
  4. Mehmet Sayım Tekelioğlu politician 1950–
  5. Sadi Tekelioğlu actor 1960–2020
  6. Ahmet Rıza Tekelioğlu politician 1907–1986
  7. Ahmet Tekelioğlu statesperson 1912–1969
  8. Nejat Tekelioğlu architect 1930–1998

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

How is Tekelioğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language documents it often appears as Tekelioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Tekeli accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: teke accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Tekelioğlu 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tekelioğlu

Q1

What does the surname Tekelioğlu mean?

‘Son of Tekeli’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Tekeli is an old Turkish name known since the tenth and eleventh centuries whose meaning remains obscure; in form it resembles teke ‘billy goat’ plus -li. There is a neighbourhood called Tekelioğlu in Salihli, Manisa.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tekelioğlu?

The root word of Tekelioğlu is Tekeli (Turkic): “Turkish name of the 10th–11th centuries, meaning obscure”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tekelioğlu?

Te·ke·li·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /tekelioːˈɫu/.