Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Türe

Türe /tyˈɾe/ ASCII Ture

“justice; customary law”3

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Türe?

Türe

IPA /tyˈɾe/

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

What does the surname Türe mean?

Türe is listed in the dictionary with the sense ‘justice’ and is a form of töre ‘the customs and laws a community holds to’. Nişanyan ties it to the Old Turkic verb törü- ‘to be created, to come into being’: töre is the order that comes with existence itself. It is also used as a girl’s name.1,3

Grammar Bare noun, cognate with töre.

That Türe goes back to türe and törü- is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

Türe is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Türe made of?

Türe is a single root: türe (justice; custom, law).

Türe + root türe justice; custom, law TURKIC türe “justice” TURKIC törü- “Old Turkic ‘to becreated, to come into…’” Türe türe root justice; custom, law türe TURKIC “justice” törü- TURKIC “Old Turkic ‘to be created, tocome into being’”
Türe: parts and root words
  • türe Turkic — justice3
  • törü- Turkic — Old Turkic ‘to be created, to come into being’1

How was the name Türe formed?

Türe belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Türe?

Türe Türeli Türeci Türesan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Türeli same root – –
02 Türeci same root – –
03 Türesan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Türe?

  1. Ahmet Hamdi Türe politician 1894–1958
  2. İhsan Türe association football referee 1946–2020
  3. Semih Türe association football player 1985–
  4. Suat Türe association football player 1966–
  5. Aslı Türe researcher
  6. Aysun Türe researcher
  7. Deniz Türe television presenter 1981–
  8. Hatice Türe researcher

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

Is Türe also a first name?

Yes. Türe is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “justice; customary law”.

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

How is Türe written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language documents it often appears as Ture.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: türe accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: türe accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Türe accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Türe

Q1

What does the surname Türe mean?

Türe is listed in the dictionary with the sense ‘justice’ and is a form of töre ‘the customs and laws a community holds to’. Nişanyan ties it to the Old Turkic verb törü- ‘to be created, to come into being’: töre is the order that comes with existence itself. It is also used as a girl’s name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Türe?

The root word of Türe is türe (Turkic): “justice”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Türe?

Tü·re, 2 syllables; IPA: /tyˈɾe/.