Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yaylacı

Yaylacı /jajɫaˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Yaylaci

“one who summers on the high pasture”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
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 Yaylacı?

Yaylacı

IPA /jajɫaˈdʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Yaylacı mean?

A yaylacı is someone who moves up to the yayla, the high summer pasture, with flocks or household. The word is yayla plus the suffix -cı. Yayla goes back to Old Turkic yaylag “summer quarters”, from yayla- “to spend the summer”, itself from yay “summer”.1,2

Grammar yayla + -cı (agent suffix).

Yaylacı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yaylacı made of?

Yaylacı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yayla (summer pasture) + -cı (agent suffix).

Yaylacı ++ root yayla summer pasture TURKIC yayla “summer camp; Old Turkicyaylag” suffix -cı agent suffix TURKIC yaylacı “one who goes up to thesummer pasture” Yaylacı yayla root summer pasture yayla TURKIC “summer camp; Old Turkic yaylag” -cı suffix agent suffix yaylacı TURKIC “one who goes up to the summerpasture”
Yaylacı: parts and root words
  • yayla Turkic — summer camp; Old Turkic yaylag1
  • yaylacı Turkic — one who goes up to the summer pasture2

How was the name Yaylacı formed?

Yaylacı was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“agent suffix”) to yayla (“summer pasture”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Yaylacı?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yayla same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yaylacı?

  1. Erhan Yaylacı amateur wrestler 1998–
  2. Koray Yaylacı botanist
  3. Kübra Yaylacı basketball player 2006–
  4. Selçuk Yaylacı researcher
  5. Ömer Yaylacı association football player 1999–

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

How is Yaylacı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Yaylaci in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yayla accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yaylacı 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

Common questions about Yaylacı

Q1

What does the surname Yaylacı mean?

A yaylacı is someone who moves up to the yayla, the high summer pasture, with flocks or household. The word is yayla plus the suffix -cı. Yayla goes back to Old Turkic yaylag “summer quarters”, from yayla- “to spend the summer”, itself from yay “summer”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yaylacı?

The root word of Yaylacı is yayla (Turkic): “summer camp; Old Turkic yaylag”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yaylacı?

Yay·la·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /jajɫaˈdʒɯ/.