Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tekmanlı

Tekmanlı /tecmanˈɫɯ/ ASCII Tekmanli

“from Tekman (Erzurum)”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
T
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 Tekmanlı?

Tekmanlı

IPA /tecmanˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Tekmanlı mean?

A place-name surname: Tekman, a district of Erzurum Province, with the suffix -lı “from”, giving “from Tekman”.1

Grammar Tekman + -lı.

What is Tekmanlı made of?

Tekmanlı breaks into 2 parts: Tekman (Tekman: district of Erzurum Province) + -lı (suffix of origin, “from”).

Tekmanlı + root Tekman Tekman: district ofErzurum Province UNKNOWN Tekman “a district of Erzurum” suffix -lı suffix of origin, “from” Tekmanlı Tekman root Tekman: district of Erzurum Province Tekman UNKNOWN “a district of Erzurum” -lı suffix suffix of origin, “from”
Tekmanlı: parts and root words
  • Tekman unknown — a district of Erzurum1

How was the name Tekmanlı formed?

Tekmanlı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“suffix of origin, “from””) to Tekman (“Tekman: district of Erzurum Province”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Tekmanlı?

  1. Gökalp Tekmanlı singer

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

How is Tekmanlı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Tekmanli: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Tekman accessed 9 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

Common questions about Tekmanlı

Q1

What does the surname Tekmanlı mean?

A place-name surname: Tekman, a district of Erzurum Province, with the suffix -lı “from”, giving “from Tekman”.
Q2

How do you pronounce Tekmanlı?

Tek·man·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /tecmanˈɫɯ/.