Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Türkoğlu

Türkoğlu /tyɾkoːˈɫu/ ASCII Turkoglu

“son of Türk”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
T
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Türkoğlu?

Türkoğlu

IPA /tyɾkoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Türkoğlu mean?

Made of Türk and -oğlu: “son of Türk”, with Türk standing as a forebear’s name or nickname. Türkoğlu is also the name of a district of Kahramanmaraş and of several villages.1,2

Grammar Possessive compound Türk + -oğlu.

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

What is Türkoğlu made of?

Türkoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Türk (Türk: a Turk; a personal name or nickname) + -oğlu (son of).

Türkoğlu ++ root Türk Türk: a Turk; a personalname or nickname TURKIC Türk “a Turk” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Türkoğlu Türk root Türk: a Turk; a personal name ornickname Türk TURKIC “a Turk” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Türkoğlu: parts and root words
  • Türk Turkic — a Turk1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Türkoğlu formed?

Türkoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to Türk (“Türk: a Turk; a personal name or nickname”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Türkoğlu?

Türkoğlu Öztürk Türkmen Şentürk 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 Türkmen same root – –
03 Şentürk 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 – –

Who are some well-known people named Türkoğlu?

  1. Hidayet Türkoğlu basketball player 1979–
  2. Sıla Türkoğlu actor 1999–
  3. Beyza Türkoğlu handball player 1997–
  4. Aysu Türkoğlu swimmer 2001–
  5. Ümit Türkoğlu basketball player 1981–
  6. Ece Türkoğlu association football player 1999–
  7. Halide Türkoğlu statesperson 1985–
  8. Yüksel Selçuk Türkoğlu statesperson 1971–

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

How is Türkoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

English-language records usually print Türkoğlu as Turkoglu, dropping the diacritics.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: Türk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Türkoğlu accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Türkoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Türkoğlu mean?

Made of Türk and -oğlu: “son of Türk”, with Türk standing as a forebear’s name or nickname. Türkoğlu is also the name of a district of Kahramanmaraş and of several villages.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Türkoğlu?

Türkoğlu is made up of two elements: Türk “a Turk” (Turkic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Türkoğlu?

Tür·koğ·lu, 3 syllables; IPA: /tyɾkoːˈɫu/.