Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tutak

Tutak /tuˈtak/

“handle, grip”3

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

How do you pronounce Tutak?

Tutak

IPA /tuˈtak/

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

What does the surname Tutak mean?

Tutak is the part by which something is held, a handle or grip; it is also used for the arms of tongs and pincers. The word is derived from tutmak ‘to hold’ with the suffix -ak. Tutak is also the name of a district of Ağrı Province.1,3

Grammar tut- + -ak.

That Tutak goes back to tutak and tutmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

Tutak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tutak made of?

Tutak breaks into 2 parts: tut- (tutmak: to hold) + -ak (-ak: noun-forming suffix).

Tutak ++ root tut- tutmak: to hold TURKIC tutak “handle, grip” suffix -ak -ak: noun-forming suffix TURKIC tutmak “to hold, to seize” Tutak tut- root tutmak: to hold tutak TURKIC “handle, grip” -ak suffix -ak: noun-forming suffix tutmak TURKIC “to hold, to seize”
Tutak: parts and root words
  • tutak Turkic — handle, grip3
  • tutmak Turkic — to hold, to seize1

How was the name Tutak formed?

Tutak belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (tut- + -ak).

Which surnames are related to Tutak?

Tutak Tutar Bayraktutan Tut Sancaktutan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tutar same root – –
02 Bayraktutan same root – –
03 Tut same root – –
04 Sancaktutan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tutak?

  1. Fatih Tutak cook 1985–
  2. Doğan Tutak researcher
  3. Çetin Tutak film editor

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tutak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Tutak accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tutak 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tutak

Q1

What does the surname Tutak mean?

Tutak is the part by which something is held, a handle or grip; it is also used for the arms of tongs and pincers. The word is derived from tutmak ‘to hold’ with the suffix -ak. Tutak is also the name of a district of Ağrı Province.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tutak?

The root word of Tutak is tutak (Turkic): “handle, grip”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tutak?

Tu·tak, 2 syllables; IPA: /tuˈtak/.