Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yalçıntaş

Yalçıntaş /jaɫtʃɯnˈtaʃ/ ASCII Yalcintas

“sheer rock”3

Letters / syllables
9 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Y
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 Yalçıntaş?

Yalçıntaş

IPA /jaɫtʃɯnˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Yalçıntaş mean?

Yalçıntaş is made of yalçın and taş: “sheer, bare rock”. Yalçın is an old adjective for steep, smooth-faced rocks that are hard to climb; Nişanyan links it with yalın “bare”. The name carries the image of a firm rock that is hard to overcome.1,3

Grammar yalçın + taş (adjective + noun)

That Yalçıntaş goes back to yalçın and taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yalçıntaş made of?

Yalçıntaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yalçın (steep, sheer; bare) + taş (stone).

Yalçıntaş + root yalçın steep, sheer; bare TURKIC yalçın “steep, sheer; smooth andbare” root taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Yalçıntaş yalçın root steep, sheer; bare yalçın TURKIC “steep, sheer; smooth and bare” taş root stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Yalçıntaş: parts and root words
  • yalçın Turkic — steep, sheer; smooth and bare3
  • taş Turkic — stone1

How was the name Yalçıntaş formed?

Yalçıntaş is a name newly coined from yalçın (“steep, sheer; bare”) and taş (“stone”) in the years of the surname law.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Yalçıntaş?

Yalçıntaş Aktaş Yalçın Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Yalçınkaya Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Yalçın same root – –
03 Karataş same root – –
04 Taş same root – –
05 Altıntaş same root – –
06 Demirtaş same root – –
07 Taşdemir same root – –
08 Yalçınkaya same root – –
09 Taşçı same root – –
10 Ertaş same root – –
11 Göktaş same root – –
12 Taşkıran same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yalçıntaş?

  1. İlyas Yalçıntaş singer 1989–
  2. Murat Yalçıntaş businessperson 1965–
  3. Nevzat Yalçıntaş politician 1933–2016
  4. Mücahit Yalçıntaş association football player 1961–
  5. Selçuk Yalçıntaş association football player

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Yalçıntaş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yalçın accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yalçın accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yalçıntaş

Q1

What does the surname Yalçıntaş mean?

Yalçıntaş is made of yalçın and taş: “sheer, bare rock”. Yalçın is an old adjective for steep, smooth-faced rocks that are hard to climb; Nişanyan links it with yalın “bare”. The name carries the image of a firm rock that is hard to overcome.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yalçıntaş?

Yalçıntaş is made up of two elements: yalçın “steep, sheer; smooth and bare” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yalçıntaş?

Yal·çın·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /jaɫtʃɯnˈtaʃ/.