Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yeşiltepe

Yeşiltepe /jeʃilteˈpe/ ASCII Yesiltepe

“green hill”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
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 Yeşiltepe?

Yeşiltepe

IPA /jeʃilteˈpe/

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

What does the surname Yeşiltepe mean?

The name means “green hill”, a hill covered with grass and trees. A tepe is a rise lower than a mountain, often standing on its own; yeşil, green, speaks of vegetation and freshness. Many villages and neighbourhoods in Turkey are also called Yeşiltepe.1,2

Grammar Compound of yeşil + tepe.

That Yeşiltepe goes back to yeşil and tepe is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yeşiltepe made of?

Yeşiltepe breaks into 2 parts: yeşil (green; fresh) + tepe (hill).

Yeşiltepe + root yeşil green; fresh TURKIC yeşil “green; Proto-Turkic*yāĺïl” root tepe hill TURKIC tepe “hill” Yeşiltepe yeşil root green; fresh yeşil TURKIC “green; Proto-Turkic *yāĺïl” tepe root hill tepe TURKIC “hill”
Yeşiltepe: parts and root words
  • yeşil Turkic — green; Proto-Turkic *yāĺïl1
  • tepe Turkic — hill2

How was the name Yeşiltepe formed?

Yeşiltepe belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (yeşil + tepe).

Which surnames are related to Yeşiltepe?

Yeşiltepe Yeşil Yeşilyurt Tepe Boztepe Göktepe Karatepe Kocatepe Yeşilkaya Yeşilbaş Yeşiltaş Göztepe Akçatepe
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yeşil same root – –
02 Yeşilyurt same root – –
03 Tepe same root – –
04 Boztepe same root – –
05 Göktepe same root – –
06 Karatepe same root – –
07 Kocatepe same root – –
08 Yeşilkaya same root – –
09 Yeşilbaş same root – –
10 Yeşiltaş same root – –
11 Göztepe same root – –
12 Akçatepe same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yeşiltepe?

  1. Ahmet Yeşiltepe journalist 1968–
  2. Ertuğrul Yeşiltepe journalist 1933–1986
  3. Demet Yeşiltepe researcher
  4. Metin Yeşiltepe researcher
  5. Ozan Yeşiltepe researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yeşil accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tepe accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yeşiltepe

Q1

What does the surname Yeşiltepe mean?

The name means “green hill”, a hill covered with grass and trees. A tepe is a rise lower than a mountain, often standing on its own; yeşil, green, speaks of vegetation and freshness. Many villages and neighbourhoods in Turkey are also called Yeşiltepe.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yeşiltepe?

The root word of Yeşiltepe is yeşil (Turkic): “green; Proto-Turkic *yāĺïl”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yeşiltepe?

Ye·şil·te·pe, 4 syllables; IPA: /jeʃilteˈpe/.