Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Türel

Türel /tyˈɾel/ ASCII Turel

“just, legal”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Türel?

Türel

IPA /tyˈɾel/

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

What does the surname Türel mean?

Türel is an adjective meaning “relating to justice, legal”. It is derived from türe/töre, the Old Turkic word for law and custom. As a surname it expresses devotion to justice and fairness.1

Grammar türe + derivational suffix -l.

Türel is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Türel made of?

Türel is a single Turkic root: türel (türel: legal, judicial).

Türel + root türel türel: legal, judicial TURKIC türel “relating to justice,legal, judicial” TURKIC töre “custom, law; Old Turkictörü” Türel türel root türel: legal, judicial türel TURKIC “relating to justice, legal,judicial” töre TURKIC “custom, law; Old Turkic törü”
Türel: parts and root words
  • türel Turkic — relating to justice, legal, judicial1
  • töre Turkic — custom, law; Old Turkic törü1

How was the name Türel formed?

Türel is the adjective türel (“türel: legal, judicial”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Türel?

Türel Töre Türeli Tören Törer Törel Türeci
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Töre same root – –
02 Türeli same root – –
03 Tören same root – –
04 Törer same root – –
05 Törel same root – –
06 Türeci same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Türel?

  1. Metin Türel association football player 1937–2018
  2. Menderes Türel politician 1964–
  3. Ali Rıza Türel politician 1899–1960
  4. Cüneyt Türel actor 1942–2012
  5. Semra Türel actor 1960–
  6. Sudi Türel politician 1929–2009
  7. Hasan Faik Türel bureaucrat 1888–1968
  8. İlker Türel basketball player 1983–

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

Is Türel also a first name?

Yes. Türel is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “just, legal”.

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

How is Türel written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Turel.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: türel 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Türel

Q1

What does the surname Türel mean?

Türel is an adjective meaning “relating to justice, legal”. It is derived from türe/töre, the Old Turkic word for law and custom. As a surname it expresses devotion to justice and fairness.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Türel?

The root word of Türel is türel (Turkic): “relating to justice, legal, judicial”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Türel?

Tü·rel, 2 syllables; IPA: /tyˈɾel/.