Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Türköz

Türköz /tyɾˈcøz/ ASCII Turkoz

“Turkish at heart”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Türköz?

Türköz

IPA /tyɾˈcøz/

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

What does the surname Türköz mean?

Türköz is formed from Türk and öz ‘essence, pure’, meaning ‘Turkish at heart, of Turkish essence’. Here öz stands last, in the sense ‘core, essence’; it has the elements of Öztürk in reverse order.1,2

Grammar Türk + öz.

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

What is Türköz made of?

Türköz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: türk (Türk: Turk, Turkish) + öz (öz: self; essence, pure).

Türköz + root türk Türk: Turk, Turkish TURKIC Türk “Turk; Turkish” root öz öz: self; essence, pure TURKIC öz “self; essence; pure” Türköz türk root Türk: Turk, Turkish Türk TURKIC “Turk; Turkish” öz root öz: self; essence, pure öz TURKIC “self; essence; pure”
Türköz: parts and root words
  • Türk Turkic — Turk; Turkish1
  • öz Turkic — self; essence; pure2

How was the name Türköz formed?

Türköz was formed by joining türk (“Türk: Turk, Turkish”) and öz (“öz: self; essence, pure”).

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

Which surnames are related to Türköz?

Türköz 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 Türköz?

  1. Saadet Türköz singer 1961–
  2. Metin Türköz singer 1937–2022
  3. Ayda Türköz researcher
  4. Kemal Türköz researcher
  5. Recep Türköz association football player 1997–

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

Is Türköz also a first name?

Yes. Türköz is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “Turkish at heart”.

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

How is Türköz written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Turkoz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: Türk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz 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 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 9 November 2026

Common questions about Türköz

Q1

What does the surname Türköz mean?

Türköz is formed from Türk and öz ‘essence, pure’, meaning ‘Turkish at heart, of Turkish essence’. Here öz stands last, in the sense ‘core, essence’; it has the elements of Öztürk in reverse order.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Türköz?

Türköz is made up of two elements: Türk “Turk; Turkish” (Turkic) and öz “self; essence; pure” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Türköz?

Tür·köz, 2 syllables; IPA: /tyɾˈcøz/.