Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ulaş

Ulaş /uˈɫaʃ/ ASCII Ulas

“father of Kazan Bey in Dede Korkut”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
U
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Ulaş?

Ulaş

IPA /uˈɫaʃ/

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

What does the surname Ulaş mean?

Ulaş is the name of the father of Salur Kazan, leader of the Oghuz beys, in the Dede Korkut tales, and through them it lived on as a male given name. In modern Turkish the same form is the imperative of ulaşmak “to reach, arrive”. A district of Sivas is also called Ulaş.1

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

What is Ulaş made of?

Ulaş is a single Turkic root: Ulaş (name of Salur Kazan’s father in Dede Korkut).

Ulaş + root Ulaş name of Salur Kazan’sfather in Dede Korkut TURKIC Ulaş “male name; father ofSalur Kazan in the Dede…” TURKIC ulaşmak “to reach, arrive” Ulaş Ulaş root name of Salur Kazan’s father in DedeKorkut Ulaş TURKIC “male name; father of Salur Kazanin the Dede Korkut tales” ulaşmak TURKIC “to reach, arrive”
Ulaş: parts and root words
  • Ulaş Turkic — male name; father of Salur Kazan in the Dede Korkut tales1
  • ulaşmak Turkic — to reach, arrive1

How was the name Ulaş formed?

Ulaş is the word Ulaş (“name of Salur Kazan’s father in Dede Korkut”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Ulaş?

  1. Meliha Ulaş politician 1901–1942
  2. Elif Ulaş ice hockey player 1986–
  3. Hüseyin Avni Ulaş politician 1887–1948
  4. Fahrettin Ulaş politician 1911–1980
  5. Yiğit Ulaş association football player 2004–
  6. Abdullah Ulaş researcher
  7. Ali Bilal Ulaş researcher
  8. Fatih Ulaş researcher

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

Is Ulaş also a first name?

Yes. Ulaş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “father of Kazan Bey in Dede Korkut”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Ulaş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Ulaş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Ulaş

Q1

What does the surname Ulaş mean?

Ulaş is the name of the father of Salur Kazan, leader of the Oghuz beys, in the Dede Korkut tales, and through them it lived on as a male given name. In modern Turkish the same form is the imperative of ulaşmak “to reach, arrive”. A district of Sivas is also called Ulaş.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ulaş?

The root word of Ulaş is ulaşmak (Turkic): “to reach, arrive”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ulaş?

U·laş, 2 syllables; IPA: /uˈɫaʃ/.