Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Türkcan

Türkcan /tyɾkˈdʒan/ ASCII Turkcan

“Turkish-souled”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
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 Türkcan?

Türkcan

IPA /tyɾkˈdʒan/

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

What does the surname Türkcan mean?

Türkcan joins Türk with can ‘soul, life, dear one’, a word of Persian origin. It follows a common pattern of the surnames adopted after 1934, like Öztürk or Ertürk, and reads as ‘Turkish-souled’.1,2

Grammar Türk + can: noun plus noun.

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

What is Türkcan made of?

Türkcan breaks into 2 parts: Türk (Turk) + can (soul, life; dear one).

Türkcan + root Türk Turk TURKIC Türk “Turk; Turkish” root can soul, life; dear one PERSIAN can “soul, life; dear one” Türkcan Türk root Turk Türk TURKIC “Turk; Turkish” can root soul, life; dear one can PERSIAN “soul, life; dear one”
Türkcan: parts and root words
  • Türk Turkic — Turk; Turkish1
  • can Persian — soul, life; dear one2

How was the name Türkcan formed?

Türkcan belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (Türk + can).

Which surnames are related to Türkcan?

Türkcan Öztürk Özcan Can Türkmen Şentürk Ercan Türkoğlu Ertürk Türk Türker Demircan Candan
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 Özcan same root 25 233,820
03 Can same root 27 230,085
04 Türkmen same root – –
05 Şentürk same root – –
06 Ercan same root – –
07 Türkoğlu same root – –
08 Ertürk same root – –
09 Türk same root – –
10 Türker same root – –
11 Demircan same root – –
12 Candan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Türkcan?

  1. Mirsad Türkcan basketball player 1976–
  2. Metin Türkcan guitarist 1971–
  3. Neccar Türkcan politician 1934–
  4. Başak Soran Türkcan researcher
  5. Mehmet Kerem Türkcan researcher
  6. İrem Türkcan researcher

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

Is Türkcan also a first name?

Yes. Türkcan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “Turkish-souled”.

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

How is Türkcan written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Turkcan or Tuerkcan.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Türk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: can 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 Türkcan

Q1

What does the surname Türkcan mean?

Türkcan joins Türk with can ‘soul, life, dear one’, a word of Persian origin. It follows a common pattern of the surnames adopted after 1934, like Öztürk or Ertürk, and reads as ‘Turkish-souled’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Türkcan?

The root word of Türkcan is Türk (Persian): “Turk; Turkish”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Türkcan?

Türk·can, 2 syllables; IPA: /tyɾkˈdʒan/.