Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Türkeş

Türkeş /tyɾˈkeʃ/ ASCII Turkes

“Türgiş tribe; archer”1

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

How do you pronounce Türkeş?

Türkeş

IPA /tyɾˈkeʃ/

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

What does the surname Türkeş mean?

Two sources are proposed for Türkeş. One is the historical Turkic tribe known as Türgiş or Türkeş, which played a part in the fall of the Göktürk state. Nişanyan Adlar, however, states that many Türkeş surnames and place names in Türkiye come from tirkeş ‘archer’, a military title.1,2

Grammar Proper name from a tribal name or a title.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Turkish Wiktionary connects the name with the Old Turkic tribal name Türgiş.
  2. According to Nişanyan Adlar many instances in Türkiye come from the title tirkeş ‘archer’.

What is Türkeş made of?

Türkeş combines Turkic and Persian elements in 1 parts: Türkeş (Türgiş tribal name; tirkeş ‘archer’).

Türkeş + root Türkeş Türgiş tribal name;tirkeş ‘archer’ TURKIC Türgiş “Old Turkic name of aTurkic tribe” PERSIAN tirkeş “archer; quiver (Persiantīr-kaş)” Türkeş Türkeş root Türgiş tribal name; tirkeş ‘archer’ Türgiş TURKIC “Old Turkic name of a Turkictribe” tirkeş PERSIAN “archer; quiver (Persian tīr-kaş)”
Türkeş: parts and root words
  • Türgiş Turkic — Old Turkic name of a Turkic tribe1
  • tirkeş Persian — archer; quiver (Persian tīr-kaş)2

How was the name Türkeş formed?

Türkeş is the word Türkeş (“Türgiş tribal name; tirkeş ‘archer’”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Who are some well-known people named Türkeş?

  1. Alparslan Türkeş politician 1917–1997
  2. Tuğrul Türkeş politician 1954–
  3. Kutalmış Türkeş politician 1978–
  4. Ayyüce Türkeş politician 1977–
  5. Fethi Türkeş association football player 1942–2014
  6. Mustafa Türkeş academic 1962–
  7. Pekcan Türkeş actor 1949–
  8. Tuncay Türkeş entomologist

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

Is Türkeş also a first name?

Yes. Türkeş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “Türgiş tribe; archer”.

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

How is Türkeş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Turkes in foreign passports and registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Türkeş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tirkeş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Türkeş 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Türkeş

Q1

What does the surname Türkeş mean?

Two sources are proposed for Türkeş. One is the historical Turkic tribe known as Türgiş or Türkeş, which played a part in the fall of the Göktürk state. Nişanyan Adlar, however, states that many Türkeş surnames and place names in Türkiye come from tirkeş ‘archer’, a military title.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Türkeş?

The root word of Türkeş is Türgiş (Turkic): “Old Turkic name of a Turkic tribe”. There are 3 competing views on where Türkeş comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Türkeş?

Tür·keş, 2 syllables; IPA: /tyɾˈkeʃ/.