Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yazıcıefendizâdeler

Yazıcıefendizâdeler /jazɯdʒɯefendizaːdeˈleɾ/ ASCII Yaziciefendizadeler

“sons of Yazıcı Efendi”1

Letters / syllables
19 / 9
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Y
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Yazıcıefendizâdeler?

Yazıcıefendizâdeler

IPA /jazɯdʒɯefendizaːdeˈleɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 9 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yazıcıefendizâdeler mean?

An Ottoman-style family name built from yazıcı “scribe”, the title efendi, Persian -zâde “son of” and the plural -ler. As a whole it means “the sons of Yazıcı Efendi, his family”.1,2

Grammar yazıcı + efendi + -zâde + plural -ler.

That Yazıcıefendizâdeler goes back to yazıcı and efendi is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yazıcıefendizâdeler made of?

Yazıcıefendizâdeler combines Turkic, Greek and Persian elements in 4 parts: yazıcı (yazıcı: scribe, clerk) + efendi (efendi: Ottoman title for an educated man) + -zâde (Persian “son of”) + -ler (plural, the family).

Yazıcıefendizâdeler ++++ root yazıcı yazıcı: scribe, clerk TURKIC yazıcı “scribe, clerk” root efendi efendi: Ottoman title foran educated man GREEK efendi “title for an educatedman” suffix -zâde Persian “son of” suffix -ler plural, the family PERSIAN zâde “son, offspring” Yazıcıefendizâdeler yazıcı root yazıcı: scribe, clerk yazıcı TURKIC “scribe, clerk” efendi root efendi: Ottoman title for an educatedman efendi GREEK “title for an educated man” -zâde suffix Persian “son of” -ler suffix plural, the family zâde PERSIAN “son, offspring”
Yazıcıefendizâdeler: parts and root words
  • yazıcı Turkic — scribe, clerk1
  • efendi Greek — title for an educated man2
  • zâde Persian — son, offspring1

How was the name Yazıcıefendizâdeler formed?

Yazıcıefendizâdeler was formed by adding -zâde, “son of”, to yazıcı + efendi.

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

Which surnames are related to Yazıcıefendizâdeler?

Yazıcıefendizâdeler Yazıcı Yazıcıoğlu Özyazıcı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yazıcı same root – –
02 Yazıcıoğlu same root – –
03 Özyazıcı same root – –

How is Yazıcıefendizâdeler written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Yaziciefendizadeler: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; the circumflex is dropped.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yazıcı accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: efendi accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: zade accessed 9 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 Yazıcıefendizâdeler

Q1

What does the surname Yazıcıefendizâdeler mean?

An Ottoman-style family name built from yazıcı “scribe”, the title efendi, Persian -zâde “son of” and the plural -ler. As a whole it means “the sons of Yazıcı Efendi, his family”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yazıcıefendizâdeler?

Three elements combine in Yazıcıefendizâdeler: yazıcı “scribe, clerk” (Turkic), efendi “title for an educated man” (Greek) and zâde “son, offspring” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yazıcıefendizâdeler?

Ya·zı·cı·e·fen·di·zâ·de·ler, 9 syllables; IPA: /jazɯdʒɯefendizaːdeˈleɾ/.