Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Türkay

Türkay /tyɾˈkaj/ ASCII Turkay

“moon of the Turks”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Türkay?

Türkay

IPA /tyɾˈkaj/

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

What does the surname Türkay mean?

A male given name formed from Türk “Turk” and ay “moon”; it reads “moon of the Turks” or “a Turk bright as the moon”. Ay is a frequent element in Turkish names expressing beauty and radiance.1,2

Grammar Türk + ay; two-element name.

That Türkay goes back to Türk and ay is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Türkay made of?

Türkay breaks into 2 parts: Türk (Türk: Turk) + ay (ay: moon; beauty).

Türkay ++ root Türk Türk: Turk TURKIC Türk “Turk” suffix ay ay: moon; beauty TURKIC ay “moon” Türkay Türk root Türk: Turk Türk TURKIC “Turk” ay suffix ay: moon; beauty ay TURKIC “moon”
Türkay: parts and root words
  • Türk Turkic — Turk1
  • ay Turkic — moon2

How was the name Türkay formed?

Türkay belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (Türk + ay).

Which surnames are related to Türkay?

Türkay Öztürk Türkmen Şentürk Türkoğlu Ertürk Türk Türker Aktürk Kocatürk Türkyılmaz Baştürk Türkkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Öztürk same root 8 586,831
02 Türkmen same root – –
03 Şentürk same root – –
04 Türkoğlu same root – –
05 Ertürk same root – –
06 Türk same root – –
07 Türker same root – –
08 Aktürk same root – –
09 Kocatürk same root – –
10 Türkyılmaz same root – –
11 Baştürk same root – –
12 Türkkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Türkay?

  1. Tuvana Türkay film actor 1990–
  2. İnci Türkay actor 1972–
  3. Mahir Türkay politician 1916–1950
  4. Hasan Türkay politician 1917–2004
  5. Tahsin Türkay politician 1922–2015
  6. Abdullah Eren Türkay association football player
  7. Ali Türkay researcher
  8. Katre Türkay model 1987–

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

Is Türkay also a first name?

Yes. Türkay is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “moon of the Turks”.

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

How is Türkay written and pronounced abroad?

Passports and English-language documents often show it as Turkay.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Türk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ay 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Türkay

Q1

What does the surname Türkay mean?

A male given name formed from Türk “Turk” and ay “moon”; it reads “moon of the Turks” or “a Turk bright as the moon”. Ay is a frequent element in Turkish names expressing beauty and radiance.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Türkay?

The root word of Türkay is Türk (Turkic): “Turk”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Türkay?

Tür·kay, 2 syllables; IPA: /tyɾˈkaj/.