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Yerebakan

Yerebakan /jeɾebaˈkan/

“looking at the ground”1

Probable origin Yerebakan: root entries for yer + bakmak · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Y
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How do you pronounce Yerebakan?

Yerebakan

IPA /jeɾebaˈkan/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yerebakan mean?

From the phrase yere bakan ‘looking at the ground’: the dative of yer ‘ground’ and the participle of bakmak ‘to look’. It is a nickname pattern for someone who keeps their eyes lowered, appearing shy or modest.1,2

Grammar yer + dative -e + bak- + -an.

That Yerebakan goes back to yer and bakmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yerebakan made of?

Yerebakan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: yere (to the ground) + bak- (to look) + -an (participle suffix).

Yerebakan ++ root yere to the ground TURKIC yer “ground, earth” root bak- to look TURKIC bakmak “to look” suffix -an participle suffix Yerebakan yere root to the ground yer TURKIC “ground, earth” bak- root to look bakmak TURKIC “to look” -an suffix participle suffix
Yerebakan: parts and root words

How was the name Yerebakan formed?

Yerebakan was formed by adding the suffix -an (“participle suffix”) to the verb stem yere + bak-.

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

Which surnames are related to Yerebakan?

Yerebakan Tanyeri Bakan Erbakan Bakar Yerli Gökbakar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tanyeri same root – –
02 Bakan same root – –
03 Erbakan same root – –
04 Bakar same root – –
05 Yerli same root – –
06 Gökbakar same root – –
07 Özyer same root – –
08 Yerlitaş same root – –
09 Bakış same root – –
10 Yeral same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yerebakan?

  1. Abidin Yerebakan actor 1966–
  2. Halit Yerebakan statesperson 1982–
  3. Can Yerebakan researcher 1977–
  4. Metin Yerebakan engineer 1949–
  5. Uğur Emre Yerebakan association football player

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yerebakan?

Süzen, Arıkoğlu and Bakan share gloss keywords with Yerebakan within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Yerebakan?

Read the root, formation and register information for Yerebakan alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yer
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bakmak
  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 Yerebakan

Q1

What does the surname Yerebakan mean?

From the phrase yere bakan ‘looking at the ground’: the dative of yer ‘ground’ and the participle of bakmak ‘to look’. It is a nickname pattern for someone who keeps their eyes lowered, appearing shy or modest.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yerebakan?

Yerebakan is made up of two elements: yer “ground, earth” (Turkic) and bakmak “to look” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yerebakan?

Ye·re·ba·kan, 4 syllables; IPA: /jeɾebaˈkan/.