Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yalın

Yalın /jaˈɫɯn/ ASCII Yalin

“plain, unadorned; flame”3

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Y
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Yalın?

Yalın

IPA /jaˈɫɯn/

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

What does the surname Yalın mean?

Yalın is an adjective meaning “plain, unadorned, simple”. In regional speech the same word also means “flame” and “bare, unsheathed”: a yalın kılıç is a sword drawn from its scabbard. It is given as a name to both boys and girls.3

Yalın is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yalın made of?

Yalın is a single root: yalın (yalın: plain, unadorned; dialectal “flame”).

Yalın root yalın yalın: plain, unadorned;dialectal “flame” TURKIC yalın “plain, unadorned;dialectal flame; bare,…” Yalın yalın root yalın: plain, unadorned; dialectal“flame” yalın TURKIC “plain, unadorned; dialectalflame; bare, unsheathed”
Yalın: parts and root words
  • yalın Turkic — plain, unadorned; dialectal flame; bare, unsheathed3

How was the name Yalın formed?

Yalın belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Yalın?

  1. Yalın singer 1980–
  2. Cem Yalın author 1954–1999
  3. Ali Erdinç Yalın researcher
  4. Emin Yalın association football player 1989–
  5. Mehmet Selim Yalın athlete 1925–2007
  6. Osman Özgür Yalın researcher
  7. Saip Cem Yalın writer 1954–

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

Is Yalın also a first name?

Yes. Yalın is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “plain, unadorned; flame”.

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

How is Yalın written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Yalin.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yalın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yalın accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Yalın accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yalın

Q1

What does the surname Yalın mean?

Yalın is an adjective meaning “plain, unadorned, simple”. In regional speech the same word also means “flame” and “bare, unsheathed”: a yalın kılıç is a sword drawn from its scabbard. It is given as a name to both boys and girls.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yalın?

The root word of Yalın is yalın (Turkic): “plain, unadorned; dialectal flame; bare, unsheathed”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yalın?

Ya·lın, 2 syllables; IPA: /jaˈɫɯn/.