Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 4,714

Yılmaztekin

Yılmaztekin /jɯɫmazteˈcin/ ASCII Yilmaztekin

“undaunted prince”2

Letters / syllables
11 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Y
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Yılmaztekin?

Yılmaztekin

IPA /jɯɫmazteˈcin/

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

What does the surname Yılmaztekin mean?

Yılmaz “undaunted” joined to the old Turkic title tekin “prince”: “the undaunted prince”.1,2

Grammar Negative aorist of yılmak + tekin.

What is Yılmaztekin made of?

Yılmaztekin is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yıl-maz (yılmak + -maz: undaunted) + tekin (tekin: prince (title); auspicious).

Yılmaztekin + root yıl-maz yılmak + -maz: undaunted TURKIC yılmak “to be daunted” root tekin tekin: prince (title);auspicious TURKIC tekin “title of a prince” Yılmaztekin yıl-maz root yılmak + -maz: undaunted yılmak TURKIC “to be daunted” tekin root tekin: prince (title); auspicious tekin TURKIC “title of a prince”
Yılmaztekin: parts and root words
  • yılmak Turkic — to be daunted2
  • tekin Turkic — title of a prince1

How was the name Yılmaztekin formed?

Yılmaztekin was formed by joining yıl-maz (“yılmak + -maz: undaunted”) and tekin (“tekin: prince (title); auspicious”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yılmaztekin?

Yılmaztekin Yılmaz Tekin Aytekin Yılmazer Eryılmaz Alptekin Ertekin Türkyılmaz Öztekin Karatekin Taştekin Aktekin
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yılmaz same root 1 1,177,896
02 Tekin same root – –
03 Aytekin same root – –
04 Yılmazer same root – –
05 Eryılmaz same root – –
06 Alptekin same root – –
07 Ertekin same root – –
08 Türkyılmaz same root – –
09 Öztekin same root – –
10 Karatekin same root – –
11 Taştekin same root – –
12 Aktekin same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yılmaztekin?

  1. Kemalettin Yılmaztekin statesperson 1980–
  2. Murat Yılmaztekin researcher

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

How is Yılmaztekin written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Yilmaztekin.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tekin accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yılmak accessed 9 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yılmaztekin

Q1

What does the surname Yılmaztekin mean?

Yılmaz “undaunted” joined to the old Turkic title tekin “prince”: “the undaunted prince”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yılmaztekin?

Yılmaztekin is made up of two elements: yılmak “to be daunted” (Turkic) and tekin “title of a prince” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yılmaztekin?

Yıl·maz·te·kin, 4 syllables; IPA: /jɯɫmazteˈcin/.