Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yaralı

Yaralı /jaɾaˈɫɯ/ ASCII Yarali

“wounded”1

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

How do you pronounce Yaralı?

Yaralı

IPA /jaɾaˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Yaralı mean?

Yaralı means ‘wounded’, and figuratively ‘grieving, heart-sore’. It is yara ‘wound’ with the suffix -lı. As a surname it may rest on a nickname for a forebear wounded in war or in an accident; a village near Polatlı has the same name.1

Grammar yara + -lı.

Yaralı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yaralı made of?

Yaralı breaks into 2 parts: yara (wound) + -lı (from; having).

Yaralı + root yara wound TURKIC yaralı “wounded; figurativelygrieving” suffix -lı from; having Yaralı yara root wound yaralı TURKIC “wounded; figuratively grieving” -lı suffix from; having
Yaralı: parts and root words
  • yaralı Turkic — wounded; figuratively grieving1

How was the name Yaralı formed?

Yaralı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (yara + -lı).

Who are some well-known people named Yaralı?

  1. Şemsi Yaralı boxer 1982–
  2. Halil Yaralı politician 1895–1935
  3. Ayşe Yaralı researcher
  4. Cevat Yaralı basketball player 1976–
  5. Cevdet Yaralı researcher
  6. Emre Yaralı researcher
  7. Mehmet Yaralı researcher
  8. Ziyşan Buse Yaralı researcher

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

How is Yaralı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Yarali.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yaralı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yaralı

Q1

What does the surname Yaralı mean?

Yaralı means ‘wounded’, and figuratively ‘grieving, heart-sore’. It is yara ‘wound’ with the suffix -lı. As a surname it may rest on a nickname for a forebear wounded in war or in an accident; a village near Polatlı has the same name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yaralı?

The root word of Yaralı is yaralı (Turkic): “wounded; figuratively grieving”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yaralı?

Ya·ra·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /jaɾaˈɫɯ/.