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Uzunçarşılı

Uzunçarşılı /uzuntʃaɾʃɯˈɫɯ/ ASCII Uzuncarsili

“of Uzunçarşı (‘long bazaar’)”2

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Place name
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Uzunçarşılı?

Uzunçarşılı

IPA /uzuntʃaɾʃɯˈɫɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Uzunçarşılı mean?

Formed with -lı on the name Uzunçarşı, “the long bazaar”, a place name given to long market streets in Ottoman towns. Çarşı comes from Persian čārsū “crossroads, bazaar”, uzun from Old Turkic.1,2

Grammar Uzunçarşı (uzun + çarşı) + -lı.

That Uzunçarşılı goes back to uzun and çarşı is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Uzunçarşılı made of?

Uzunçarşılı combines Turkic and Persian elements in 3 parts: uzun (uzun: long) + çarşı (çarşı: bazaar, market street) + -lı (-lı: from, belonging to).

Uzunçarşılı ++ root uzun uzun: long TURKIC uzun “long” root çarşı çarşı: bazaar, marketstreet PERSIAN çarşı “bazaar, market quarter” suffix -lı -lı: from, belonging to Uzunçarşılı uzun root uzun: long uzun TURKIC “long” çarşı root çarşı: bazaar, market street çarşı PERSIAN “bazaar, market quarter” -lı suffix -lı: from, belonging to
Uzunçarşılı: parts and root words
  • uzun Turkic — long2
  • çarşı Persian — bazaar, market quarter1

How was the name Uzunçarşılı formed?

Uzunçarşılı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“-lı: from, belonging to”) to uzun + çarşı.

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

Which surnames are related to Uzunçarşılı?

Uzunçarşılı Uzun Uzuner Uzunoğlu Uzunlar Uzunalioğlu Uzunhan Uzunyan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Uzun same root – –
02 Uzuner same root – –
03 Uzunoğlu same root – –
04 Uzunlar same root – –
05 Uzunalioğlu same root – –
06 Uzunhan same root – –
07 Uzunyan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Uzunçarşılı?

  1. İsmail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı politician 1888–1977

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

How is Uzunçarşılı written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Uzuncarsili. In Turkish, ç is pronounced like English ch in “church”; ş like sh in “ship”; ı is a dull, unrounded vowel with no exact English equivalent.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çarşı accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: uzun accessed 9 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

Common questions about Uzunçarşılı

Q1

What does the surname Uzunçarşılı mean?

Formed with -lı on the name Uzunçarşı, “the long bazaar”, a place name given to long market streets in Ottoman towns. Çarşı comes from Persian čārsū “crossroads, bazaar”, uzun from Old Turkic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Uzunçarşılı?

Uzunçarşılı is made up of two elements: uzun “long” (Turkic) and çarşı “bazaar, market quarter” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Uzunçarşılı?

U·zun·çar·şı·lı, 5 syllables; IPA: /uzuntʃaɾʃɯˈɫɯ/.