Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ulutürk

Ulutürk /uɫuˈtyɾk/ ASCII Uluturk

“great Turk”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
U
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 Ulutürk?

Ulutürk

IPA /uɫuˈtyɾk/

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

What does the surname Ulutürk mean?

Ulutürk is built from ulu, “great, lofty”, and Türk; the Turkish dictionary records it as a male name meaning “distinguished Turk, exalted Turk”, and Nişanyan Adlar gives “great Turk”. Ulu goes back to Proto-Common-Turkic *ulug. A village of this name also exists in the Bismil district of Diyarbakır.1

Grammar ulu + Türk: adjective + noun compound.

What is Ulutürk made of?

Ulutürk is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ulu (great, lofty) + Türk (Turk).

Ulutürk ++ first element ulu great, lofty TURKIC ulu “great, sublime” suffix Türk Turk TURKIC Türk “Turk” Ulutürk ulu first element great, lofty ulu TURKIC “great, sublime” Türk suffix Turk Türk TURKIC “Turk”
Ulutürk: parts and root words
  • ulu Turkic — great, sublime1
  • Türk Turkic — Turk1

How was the name Ulutürk formed?

Ulutürk was formed by adding the suffix Türk (“Turk”) to ulu (“great, lofty”).

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

Which surnames are related to Ulutürk?

Ulutürk Öztürk Türkmen Şentürk Türkoğlu Ertürk Türk Ulusoy Türker Uludağ Aktürk Kocatürk Türkyılmaz
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 Ulusoy same root – –
08 Türker same root – –
09 Uludağ same root – –
10 Aktürk same root – –
11 Kocatürk same root – –
12 Türkyılmaz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ulutürk?

  1. Abdullah Ulutürk politician 1946–
  2. Betül Ulutürk journalist
  3. Sinan Ulutürk kickboxer 1995–

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

Is Ulutürk also a first name?

Yes. Ulutürk is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “great Turk”.

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

How is Ulutürk written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Uluturk.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Ulutürk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Ulutürk 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Ulutürk

Q1

What does the surname Ulutürk mean?

Ulutürk is built from ulu, “great, lofty”, and Türk; the Turkish dictionary records it as a male name meaning “distinguished Turk, exalted Turk”, and Nişanyan Adlar gives “great Turk”. Ulu goes back to Proto-Common-Turkic *ulug. A village of this name also exists in the Bismil district of Diyarbakır.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ulutürk?

Ulutürk is made up of two elements: ulu “great, sublime” (Turkic) and Türk “Turk” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Ulutürk?

U·lu·türk, 3 syllables; IPA: /uɫuˈtyɾk/.