Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yazğılı

Yazğılı /jazɯˈɫɯ/ ASCII Yazgili

“fated”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 Yazğılı?

Yazğılı

IPA /jazɯˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Yazğılı mean?

Yazğılı appears to be the dialect form yazğı of yazgı with the suffix -lı: “fated, one whose lot is written”. Yazgı is derived from yaz-, “to write”; Nişanyan notes that in the dialects of Diyarbakır and Gaziantep the word was also recorded for “floor covering, rug, kilim”. The sources do not say which sense lies behind the surname.1

Grammar yazğı (yazgı) + -lı.

That Yazğılı goes back to yazgı is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Yazğılı made of?

Yazğılı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yazğı (yazgı: fate; in dialect rug, kilim) + -lı (having, with).

Yazğılı + root yazğı yazgı: fate; in dialectrug, kilim TURKIC yazgı “fate, destiny; yaz- +-gı” suffix -lı having, with Yazğılı yazğı root yazgı: fate; in dialect rug, kilim yazgı TURKIC “fate, destiny; yaz- + -gı” -lı suffix having, with
Yazğılı: parts and root words
  • yazgı Turkic — fate, destiny; yaz- + -gı1

How was the name Yazğılı formed?

Yazğılı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“having, with”) to yazğı (“yazgı: fate; in dialect rug, kilim”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yazğılı?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yazgı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yazğılı?

  1. Uğurcan Yazğılı association football player 1999–
  2. Halil İbrahim Yazğılı association football player

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

How is Yazğılı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Yazğılı is usually written Yazgili. In Turkish, ı is a back unrounded vowel, close to the vowel in English “roses”; ğ is silent and lengthens the vowel before it.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yazgı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Yazgı 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 Yazğılı

Q1

What does the surname Yazğılı mean?

Yazğılı appears to be the dialect form yazğı of yazgı with the suffix -lı: “fated, one whose lot is written”. Yazgı is derived from yaz-, “to write”; Nişanyan notes that in the dialects of Diyarbakır and Gaziantep the word was also recorded for “floor covering, rug, kilim”. The sources do not say which sense lies behind the surname.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yazğılı?

The root word of Yazğılı is yazgı (Turkic): “fate, destiny; yaz- + -gı”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yazğılı?

Yaz·ğı·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /jazɯˈɫɯ/.