Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 4,356

Turantepe

Turantepe /tuɾanteˈpe/

“hill of Turan”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
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 Turantepe?

Turantepe

IPA /tuɾanteˈpe/

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

What does the surname Turantepe mean?

A compound of Turan and tepe: ‘hill of Turan’. Turan is the land of Tūr in Iranian myth, later used for the homeland of the Turks; tepe ‘hill, summit’ comes from Old Turkic tepe ‘top of a mountain or head’. The head of the compound is tepe.1,2

Grammar Turan + tepe.

That Turantepe goes back to Turan and tepe is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Turantepe made of?

Turantepe combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: Turan (land of the Turks (in Iranian myth)) + tepe (hill, summit).

Turantepe + root Turan land of the Turks (inIranian myth) PERSIAN Turan “land of Tūr, the easternland of Iranian myth” root tepe hill, summit TURKIC tepe “top of a mountain orhead; hill” Turantepe Turan root land of the Turks (in Iranian myth) Turan PERSIAN “land of Tūr, the eastern land ofIranian myth” tepe root hill, summit tepe TURKIC “top of a mountain or head; hill”
Turantepe: parts and root words
  • Turan Persian — land of Tūr, the eastern land of Iranian myth2
  • tepe Turkic — top of a mountain or head; hill1

How was the name Turantepe formed?

Turantepe was formed by joining Turan (“land of the Turks (in Iranian myth)”) and tepe (“hill, summit”).

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

Which surnames are related to Turantepe?

Turantepe Turan Tepe Boztepe Göktepe Karatepe Özturan Kocatepe Yeşiltepe Göztepe Akçatepe Aktepe Kartaltepe
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Turan same root – –
02 Tepe same root – –
03 Boztepe same root – –
04 Göktepe same root – –
05 Karatepe same root – –
06 Özturan same root – –
07 Kocatepe same root – –
08 Yeşiltepe same root – –
09 Göztepe same root – –
10 Akçatepe same root – –
11 Aktepe same root – –
12 Kartaltepe same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Turantepe?

  1. Ergin Turantepe entomologist

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

How is Turantepe written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Turantepe abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tepe accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Turan 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

Common questions about Turantepe

Q1

What does the surname Turantepe mean?

A compound of Turan and tepe: ‘hill of Turan’. Turan is the land of Tūr in Iranian myth, later used for the homeland of the Turks; tepe ‘hill, summit’ comes from Old Turkic tepe ‘top of a mountain or head’. The head of the compound is tepe.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Turantepe?

Turantepe is made up of two elements: Turan “land of Tūr, the eastern land of Iranian myth” (Persian) and tepe “top of a mountain or head; hill” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Turantepe?

Tu·ran·te·pe, 4 syllables; IPA: /tuɾanteˈpe/.