Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tiritoğlu

Tiritoğlu /tiɾitoːˈɫu/ ASCII Tiritoglu

“son of Tirit (a bread dish)”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
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 Tiritoğlu?

Tiritoğlu

IPA /tiɾitoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Tiritoğlu mean?

Formed from tirit with -oğlu: ‘son of Tirit’. Nişanyan traces the word to Persian tarīd, from Arabic ṯarīd ‘soaked bread’.1

Grammar tirit + -oğlu.

That Tiritoğlu goes back to tirit is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Tiritoğlu made of?

Tiritoğlu breaks into 2 parts: tirit (tirit: dish of bread soaked in broth) + -oğlu (-oğlu: son of).

Tiritoğlu + root tirit tirit: dish of breadsoaked in broth PERSIAN tirit “bread soaked in milk orbroth” suffix -oğlu -oğlu: son of Tiritoğlu tirit root tirit: dish of bread soaked in broth tirit PERSIAN “bread soaked in milk or broth” -oğlu suffix -oğlu: son of
Tiritoğlu: parts and root words
  • tirit Persian — bread soaked in milk or broth1

How was the name Tiritoğlu formed?

Tiritoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (tirit + -oğlu).

Who are some well-known people named Tiritoğlu?

  1. Fahrettin Tiritoğlu politician 1893–1968
  2. Alaattin Tiritoğlu politician 1903–1969

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

How is Tiritoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Tiritoglu, with ğ silent.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tirit 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 Tiritoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Tiritoğlu mean?

Formed from tirit with -oğlu: ‘son of Tirit’. Nişanyan traces the word to Persian tarīd, from Arabic ṯarīd ‘soaked bread’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tiritoğlu?

The root word of Tiritoğlu is tirit (Persian): “bread soaked in milk or broth”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tiritoğlu?

Ti·ri·toğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /tiɾitoːˈɫu/.