Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yalçınkaya

Yalçınkaya /jaɫtʃɯnkaˈja/ ASCII Yalcinkaya

“sheer, steep rock”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Yalçınkaya?

Yalçınkaya

IPA /jaɫtʃɯnkaˈja/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yalçınkaya mean?

From yalçın “steep, sheer; bare and slippery” and kaya “rock”: “a sheer rock”. The image of a bare cliff that is hard to climb suggests steadfastness and solidity.1

Grammar Adjective yalçın + noun kaya.

That Yalçınkaya goes back to yalçın and kaya is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Yalçınkaya made of?

Yalçınkaya breaks into 2 parts: yalçın (yalçın: steep, sheer; bare, smooth) + kaya (kaya: rock).

Yalçınkaya ++ root yalçın yalçın: steep, sheer;bare, smooth TURKIC yalçın “steep, sheer; bare andslippery” suffix kaya kaya: rock TURKIC kaya “rock” Yalçınkaya yalçın root yalçın: steep, sheer; bare, smooth yalçın TURKIC “steep, sheer; bare and slippery” kaya suffix kaya: rock kaya TURKIC “rock”
Yalçınkaya: parts and root words
  • yalçın Turkic — steep, sheer; bare and slippery1
  • kaya Turkic — rock1

How was the name Yalçınkaya formed?

Yalçınkaya belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (yalçın + kaya).

Which surnames are related to Yalçınkaya?

Yalçınkaya Kaya Yalçın Akkaya Çetinkaya Karakaya Sarıkaya Özkaya Kayalı Kızılkaya Şahinkaya Yerlikaya Kayacan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kaya same root 2 899,722
02 Yalçın same root – –
03 Akkaya same root – –
04 Çetinkaya same root – –
05 Karakaya same root – –
06 Sarıkaya same root – –
07 Özkaya same root – –
08 Kayalı same root – –
09 Kızılkaya same root – –
10 Şahinkaya same root – –
11 Yerlikaya same root – –
12 Kayacan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yalçınkaya?

  1. Atagün Yalçınkaya boxer 1986–
  2. Ahmet Yalçınkaya writer 1963–
  3. Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya judge 1950–
  4. Bilâl Yalçınkaya association football player 2006–
  5. Furkan Yalçınkaya volleyball player 1986–
  6. Büşra Yalçınkaya badminton player 1996–
  7. Mehmet Yalçınkaya cook 1974–
  8. İbrahim Yalçınkaya association football player 1941–

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

How is Yalçınkaya written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Yalcinkaya in English and German records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yalçın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Yalçınkaya 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yalçınkaya

Q1

What does the surname Yalçınkaya mean?

From yalçın “steep, sheer; bare and slippery” and kaya “rock”: “a sheer rock”. The image of a bare cliff that is hard to climb suggests steadfastness and solidity.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yalçınkaya?

The root word of Yalçınkaya is yalçın (Turkic): “steep, sheer; bare and slippery”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yalçınkaya?

Yal·çın·ka·ya, 4 syllables; IPA: /jaɫtʃɯnkaˈja/.