Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yedek

Yedek /jeˈdek/

“spare, reserve”1

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

How do you pronounce Yedek?

Yedek

IPA /jeˈdek/

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

What does the surname Yedek mean?

Yedek today means ‘spare, reserve’; formerly it also denoted a horse led alongside rather than ridden. Nişanyan traces it to Old Turkic yetgek ‘saddlebag, bundle’, from yet- ‘to lead alongside, take along’.1

Yedek is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yedek made of?

Yedek is a single root: yedek (spare, reserve; led horse).

Yedek root yedek spare, reserve; led horse TURKIC yedek “saddlebag, bundle;something led alongside” Yedek yedek root spare, reserve; led horse yedek TURKIC “saddlebag, bundle; something ledalongside”
Yedek: parts and root words
  • yedek Turkic — saddlebag, bundle; something led alongside1

How was the name Yedek formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Yedek?

  1. Köksal Yedek association football player 1985–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yedek 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 Yedek

Q1

What does the surname Yedek mean?

Yedek today means ‘spare, reserve’; formerly it also denoted a horse led alongside rather than ridden. Nişanyan traces it to Old Turkic yetgek ‘saddlebag, bundle’, from yet- ‘to lead alongside, take along’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yedek?

The root word of Yedek is yedek (Turkic): “saddlebag, bundle; something led alongside”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yedek?

Ye·dek, 2 syllables; IPA: /jeˈdek/.