Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 4,361

Turp

/tuɾp/

“radish”1

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

How do you pronounce Turp?

Turp

IPA /tuɾp/

What does the surname Turp mean?

Turp is the radish, a vegetable grown for its fleshy root; the Turkish idiom turp gibi ‘like a radish’ describes someone hale and hearty. The word is old Turkic, going back to Proto-Turkic **turp*.1

Turp is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Turp made of?

Turp is a single Turkic root: turp (turp: radish).

Turp root turp turp: radish TURKIC turp “radish” Turp turp root turp: radish turp TURKIC “radish”
Turp: parts and root words
  • turp Turkic — radish1

How was the name Turp formed?

Turp is the word turp (“turp: radish”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Turp?

  1. Caner Turp association football player
  2. Okan Turp association football player 2000–
  3. Gülen Yıldız Turp researcher
  4. Işıl Turp researcher
  5. Mısra Turp data scientist 1993–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: turp accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Turp

Q1

What does the surname Turp mean?

Turp is the radish, a vegetable grown for its fleshy root; the Turkish idiom turp gibi ‘like a radish’ describes someone hale and hearty. The word is old Turkic, going back to Proto-Turkic **turp*.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Turp?

The root word of Turp is turp (Turkic): “radish”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Turp?

Turp, 1 syllable; IPA: /tuɾp/.