Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yerli

Yerli /jeɾˈli/

“native, local”2

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

How do you pronounce Yerli?

Yerli

IPA /jeɾˈli/

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

What does the surname Yerli mean?

Yerli means a native, someone born and raised where they live and whose forebears lived there too; as an adjective it means ‘local, indigenous’. Nişanyan Sözlük shows it as formed from yer ‘place’ with the suffix +lI(g).2

Grammar yer + -li: adjective of belonging.

Yerli is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yerli made of?

Yerli breaks into 2 parts: yer (place, ground) + -li (suffix -lI: having, with; from (a place)).

Yerli + root yer place, ground TURKIC yerli “native, local person;indigenous” suffix -li suffix -lI: having, with;from (a place) Yerli yer root place, ground yerli TURKIC “native, local person; indigenous” -li suffix suffix -lI: having, with; from (aplace)
Yerli: parts and root words
  • yerli Turkic — native, local person; indigenous2

How was the name Yerli formed?

Yerli belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (yer + -li).

Which surnames are related to Yerli?

Yerli Yerlikaya Yerebakan Özyer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yerlikaya same root – –
02 Yerebakan same root – –
03 Özyer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yerli?

  1. Nilgün Yerli cabaret performer 1977–
  2. Başak Yerli association football player 1998–
  3. Alper Yerli association football player
  4. Mustafa Yerli association football player 2000–
  5. Cevat Yerli video game producer 1978–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yerli accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yerli accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Yerli (soyadı) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yerli

Q1

What does the surname Yerli mean?

Yerli means a native, someone born and raised where they live and whose forebears lived there too; as an adjective it means ‘local, indigenous’. Nişanyan Sözlük shows it as formed from yer ‘place’ with the suffix +lI(g).
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yerli?

The root word of Yerli is yerli (Turkic): “native, local person; indigenous”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yerli?

Yer·li, 2 syllables; IPA: /jeɾˈli/.