Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 4,196

Teker

Teker /teˈceɾ/

“wheel”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Teker?

Teker

IPA /teˈceɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Teker mean?

Teker means “wheel” and “a round, wheel-shaped piece”; in astronomy the disc of the sun or moon is also called teker. The most basic part of carts and mills, the wheel suggests something always turning and moving forward. Teker is also used as a man’s name.1

Teker is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Teker made of?

Teker is a single Turkic root: teker (teker: wheel; round).

Teker root teker teker: wheel; round TURKIC teker “wheel; disc-shapedpiece; disc of a…” Teker teker root teker: wheel; round teker TURKIC “wheel; disc-shaped piece; discof a heavenly body”
Teker: parts and root words
  • teker Turkic — wheel; disc-shaped piece; disc of a heavenly body1

How was the name Teker formed?

Teker is the word teker (“teker: wheel; round”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Teker?

  1. Hüseyin Teker association football player 1993–
  2. Selami Teker statesperson 1937–2013
  3. Ahmet Teker association football player 1992–
  4. Aydın Teker theatre director
  5. Ender Teker association football player 2007–
  6. Erhan Teker researcher
  7. Gülşen Taşdelen Teker researcher
  8. Nebile Teker actor 1929–

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

Is Teker also a first name?

Yes. Teker is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “wheel”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: teker accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Teker 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Teker

Q1

What does the surname Teker mean?

Teker means “wheel” and “a round, wheel-shaped piece”; in astronomy the disc of the sun or moon is also called teker. The most basic part of carts and mills, the wheel suggests something always turning and moving forward. Teker is also used as a man’s name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Teker?

The root word of Teker is teker (Turkic): “wheel; disc-shaped piece; disc of a heavenly body”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Teker?

Te·ker, 2 syllables; IPA: /teˈceɾ/.