Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Türkmen

Türkmen /tyɾcˈmen/ ASCII Turkmen

“Turkmen, Turkoman”3

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
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Formation
Suffixed
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Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Türkmen?

Türkmen

IPA /tyɾcˈmen/

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

What does the surname Türkmen mean?

Türkmen is a historical name applied since the 11th century to Turkic tribes across a wide area from Central Asia to Anatolia; in Anatolia it was also used for nomadic and semi-nomadic communities. The generally accepted view is that it is Türk plus the intensifying suffix -men. A popular explanation from “Türk iman” (“Turk faith”) is a folk etymology without linguistic support.3

Grammar Türk + -men; the -men here is not the name element found in Akman or Gökmen.

That Türkmen goes back to Türkmen is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Türkmen made of?

Türkmen is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Türk (Turk) + -men (intensifying/similative suffix).

Türkmen + root Türk Turk TURKIC Türkmen “Turkmen, Turkoman: nameof historical Turkic…” suffix -men intensifying/similativesuffix Türkmen Türk root Turk Türkmen TURKIC “Turkmen, Turkoman: name ofhistorical Turkic tribes;…” -men suffix intensifying/similative suffix
Türkmen: parts and root words
  • Türkmen Turkic — Turkmen, Turkoman: name of historical Turkic tribes; Turkmen people3

How was the name Türkmen formed?

Türkmen was formed by adding the suffix -men (“intensifying/similative suffix”) to Türk (“Turk”).

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

Which surnames are related to Türkmen?

Türkmen Öztürk Şentürk Türkoğlu Ertürk Türk Türker Aktürk Kocatürk Türkyılmaz Baştürk Türkkan Türkay
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 Şentürk same root – –
03 Türkoğlu same root – –
04 Ertürk same root – –
05 Türk same root – –
06 Türker same root – –
07 Aktürk same root – –
08 Kocatürk same root – –
09 Türkyılmaz same root – –
10 Baştürk same root – –
11 Türkkan same root – –
12 Türkay same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Türkmen most common?

Türkmen is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 26th in Uşak.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak · rank 26 · 1,420 people Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Türkmen: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Uşak261,420

Who are some well-known people named Türkmen?

  1. İlter Türkmen politician 1927–2022
  2. Hüseyin Türkmen association football player 1998–
  3. Ekin Türkmen film actor 1984–
  4. Cem Türkmen association football player 2002–
  5. Esra Türkmen athletics competitor 2002–
  6. Gökhan Türkmen singer 1983–
  7. Muhammed Türkmen association football player 1986–
  8. Elif Doğan Türkmen politician 1962–

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

Is Türkmen also a first name?

Yes. Türkmen is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “Turkmen, Turkoman”.

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

How is Türkmen written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records outside Turkey Türkmen is usually written Turkmen or Tuerkmen.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Turkmens accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Türkmen 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 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Türkmen

Q1

What does the surname Türkmen mean?

Türkmen is a historical name applied since the 11th century to Turkic tribes across a wide area from Central Asia to Anatolia; in Anatolia it was also used for nomadic and semi-nomadic communities. The generally accepted view is that it is Türk plus the intensifying suffix -men. A popular explanation from “Türk iman” (“Turk faith”) is a folk etymology without linguistic support.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Türkmen?

The root word of Türkmen is Türkmen (Turkic): “Turkmen, Turkoman: name of historical Turkic tribes; Turkmen people”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Türkmen?

Türk·men, 2 syllables; IPA: /tyɾcˈmen/.