Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yaycı

Yaycı /jajˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Yayci

“bowmaker”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Y
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 Yaycı?

Yaycı

IPA /jajˈdʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Yaycı mean?

Yay “bow” plus the occupational suffix -cı: a bowmaker or bowman. Bow-making was a craft of its own among Ottoman guilds.1

Grammar yay + occupational -cı.

What is Yaycı made of?

Yaycı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yay (yay: bow) + -cı (-cı: occupational suffix).

Yaycı + root yay yay: bow TURKIC yay “bow (weapon)” suffix -cı -cı: occupational suffix Yaycı yay root yay: bow yay TURKIC “bow (weapon)” -cı suffix -cı: occupational suffix
Yaycı: parts and root words
  • yay Turkic — bow (weapon)1

How was the name Yaycı formed?

Yaycı was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“-cı: occupational suffix”) to yay (“yay: bow”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Yaycı?

Yaycı Okyay Yaycıoğlu Gökyay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Okyay same root – –
02 Yaycıoğlu same root – –
03 Gökyay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yaycı?

  1. Cihat Yaycı writer 1966–

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

How is Yaycı written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Yayci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yay accessed 9 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

Common questions about Yaycı

Q1

What does the surname Yaycı mean?

Yay “bow” plus the occupational suffix -cı: a bowmaker or bowman. Bow-making was a craft of its own among Ottoman guilds.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yaycı?

The root word of Yaycı is yay (Turkic): “bow (weapon)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yaycı?

Yay·cı, 2 syllables; IPA: /jajˈdʒɯ/.