Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yazır

Yazır /jaˈzɯɾ/ ASCII Yazir

“an Oghuz tribe”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Y
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Yazır?

Yazır

IPA /jaˈzɯɾ/

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

What does the surname Yazır mean?

Yazır is the name of one of the traditional twenty-four tribes of the Oghuz Turks. It also survives as a village name, in the Çubuk district of Ankara and in the Finike, Korkuteli and Kumluca districts of Antalya.1

What is Yazır made of?

Yazır is a single root: Yazır (one of the Oghuz tribes).

Yazır root Yazır one of the Oghuz tribes TURKIC Yazır “one of the twenty-fourOghuz tribes” Yazır Yazır root one of the Oghuz tribes Yazır TURKIC “one of the twenty-four Oghuztribes”
Yazır: parts and root words
  • Yazır Turkic — one of the twenty-four Oghuz tribes1

How was the name Yazır formed?

Yazır belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Yazır?

  1. Muhammed Hamdi Yazır politician 1878–1942
  2. Bahri Yazır politician 1914–2006
  3. Bora Yazır entrepreneur 1980–
  4. Devran Yazır researcher

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

How is Yazır written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Yazır accessed 8 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
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yazır

Q1

What does the surname Yazır mean?

Yazır is the name of one of the traditional twenty-four tribes of the Oghuz Turks. It also survives as a village name, in the Çubuk district of Ankara and in the Finike, Korkuteli and Kumluca districts of Antalya.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yazır?

The root word of Yazır is Yazır (Turkic): “one of the twenty-four Oghuz tribes”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yazır?

Ya·zır, 2 syllables; IPA: /jaˈzɯɾ/.