Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yıkılmaz

Yıkılmaz /jɯkɯɫˈmaz/ ASCII Yikilmaz

“unshakeable, indestructible”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
From a verb
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 Yıkılmaz?

Yıkılmaz

IPA /jɯkɯɫˈmaz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yıkılmaz mean?

Yıkılmaz means “one who cannot be toppled”, describing a steadfast, enduring person. It is the negative aorist of yıkılmak, the passive of yıkmak “to knock down”, a verb already found in Old Turkic.1

Grammar yık- + -ıl- (passive) + -maz (negative aorist).

Yıkılmaz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yıkılmaz made of?

Yıkılmaz breaks into 3 parts: yık- (yıkmak: to knock down) + -ıl- (passive suffix) + -maz (negative aorist).

Yıkılmaz ++ root yık- yıkmak: to knock down TURKIC yıkmak “to knock down, todestroy” suffix -ıl- passive suffix suffix -maz negative aorist Yıkılmaz yık- root yıkmak: to knock down yıkmak TURKIC “to knock down, to destroy” -ıl- suffix passive suffix -maz suffix negative aorist
Yıkılmaz: parts and root words
  • yıkmak Turkic — to knock down, to destroy1

How was the name Yıkılmaz formed?

Yıkılmaz belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (yık- + -ıl- + -maz).

Who are some well-known people named Yıkılmaz?

  1. Ozan Yıkılmaz basketball player
  2. Sönmez Yıkılmaz actor 1940–2022
  3. Aysun Şentürk Yıkılmaz researcher
  4. Bilal Yıkılmaz actor 1960–
  5. Rüstem Yiğit Yıkılmaz association football player 2002–

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

How is Yıkılmaz written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yık- 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 Yıkılmaz

Q1

What does the surname Yıkılmaz mean?

Yıkılmaz means “one who cannot be toppled”, describing a steadfast, enduring person. It is the negative aorist of yıkılmak, the passive of yıkmak “to knock down”, a verb already found in Old Turkic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yıkılmaz?

The root word of Yıkılmaz is yıkmak (Turkic): “to knock down, to destroy”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yıkılmaz?

Yı·kıl·maz, 3 syllables; IPA: /jɯkɯɫˈmaz/.