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Yazar

Yazar /jaˈzaɾ/

“writer, author”2

Established origin Yazar: root entries for yazar + yazmak · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Yazar?

Yazar

IPA /jaˈzaɾ/

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

What does the surname Yazar mean?

Yazar means a writer or author. It began as the aorist participle of yazmak ‘to write’, literally ‘one who writes’, and became established during the language reform as the native word for Ottoman muharrir and müellif.1,2

Grammar The aorist participle yaz-ar of yazmak, nominalised as ‘one who writes’.

Yazar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yazar made of?

Yazar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yaz- (yazmak: to write) + -ar (aorist participle).

Yazar ++ root yaz- yazmak: to write TURKIC yazar “writer, author” suffix -ar aorist participle TURKIC yazmak “to write” Yazar yaz- root yazmak: to write yazar TURKIC “writer, author” -ar suffix aorist participle yazmak TURKIC “to write”
Yazar: parts and root words

How was the name Yazar formed?

Yazar was formed by adding the suffix -ar (“aorist participle”) to yaz- (“yazmak: to write”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yazar?

Yazar Yazıcıoğlu Binyazar Yazan Yazgı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Yazıcıoğlu same root – –
02 Binyazar same root – –
03 Yazan same root – –
04 Yazgı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yazar?

  1. Gönül Yazar singer 1936–
  2. Ceyhun Yazar association football player 1992–
  3. Saffet Gurur Yazar association football player 1987–
  4. Adil Yazar statesperson
  5. Ceyhan Yazar association football player 1944–
  6. Abdülaziz Yazar politician 1951–
  7. Ahmet Yazar association football player 1995–
  8. Mehmet Yazar politician 1936–

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yazar?

Binyazar, Yazan and Yazıcıoğlu share gloss keywords with Yazar within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Yazar?

Read the root, formation and register information for Yazar alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Yazar (soyadı)
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yazar
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Yazar

Q1

What does the surname Yazar mean?

Yazar means a writer or author. It began as the aorist participle of yazmak ‘to write’, literally ‘one who writes’, and became established during the language reform as the native word for Ottoman muharrir and müellif.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yazar?

The root word of Yazar is yazmak (Turkic): “to write”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yazar?

Ya·zar, 2 syllables; IPA: /jaˈzaɾ/.