Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tüfekçi

Tüfekçi /tyfekˈtʃi/ ASCII Tufekci

“gunsmith; musketeer guard”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Tüfekçi?

Tüfekçi

IPA /tyfekˈtʃi/

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

What does the surname Tüfekçi mean?

A tüfekçi is a gunsmith, one who makes, repairs or sells rifles. In the Ottoman period the same word also named the musket-bearing guards of the palace and the sultan. Tüfek comes from Ottoman tüfenk, ultimately Persian tufang.1,3

Grammar tüfek + occupational suffix -çi, with ç after the voiceless k.

Tüfekçi is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tüfekçi made of?

Tüfekçi breaks into 2 parts: tüfek (rifle, musket) + -çi (occupational suffix).

Tüfekçi ++ root tüfek rifle, musket PERSIAN tüfek “firearm; Ottoman tüfenk,Persian tufang” suffix -çi occupational suffix TURKIC tüfekçi “gunsmith; palacemusketeer guard” Tüfekçi tüfek root rifle, musket tüfek PERSIAN “firearm; Ottoman tüfenk, Persiantufang” -çi suffix occupational suffix tüfekçi TURKIC “gunsmith; palace musketeer guard”
Tüfekçi: parts and root words
  • tüfek Persian — firearm; Ottoman tüfenk, Persian tufang1
  • tüfekçi Turkic — gunsmith; palace musketeer guard3

How was the name Tüfekçi formed?

Tüfekçi belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (tüfek + -çi).

Which surnames are related to Tüfekçi?

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01 Tüfekçioğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tüfekçi?

  1. Zeynep Tüfekçi writer 1970–
  2. İlyas Tüfekçi association football player 1960–
  3. İlkin Tüfekçi film actor 1987–
  4. Nida Tüfekçi singer 1929–1993
  5. Ali Kemal Tüfekçi sailor 1973–
  6. Neriman Altındağ Tüfekçi singer 1926–2009
  7. Harun Tüfekçi politician 1971–
  8. Celalettin Tüfekçi lawyer 1925–2013

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

How is Tüfekçi written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Tufekci in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tüfek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tüfekçi accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Tüfekçi accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Tüfekçi (anlam ayrımı) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tüfekçi

Q1

What does the surname Tüfekçi mean?

A tüfekçi is a gunsmith, one who makes, repairs or sells rifles. In the Ottoman period the same word also named the musket-bearing guards of the palace and the sultan. Tüfek comes from Ottoman tüfenk, ultimately Persian tufang.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tüfekçi?

The root word of Tüfekçi is tüfek (Persian): “firearm; Ottoman tüfenk, Persian tufang”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tüfekçi?

Tü·fek·çi, 3 syllables; IPA: /tyfekˈtʃi/.