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Yılmaztürk

Yılmaztürk /jɯɫmazˈtyɾc/ ASCII Yilmazturk

“the undaunted Turk”2

Probable origin Yılmaztürk: root entries for yılmak + Türk · How do we know?

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10 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
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How do you pronounce Yılmaztürk?

Yılmaztürk

IPA /jɯɫmazˈtyɾc/

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

What does the surname Yılmaztürk mean?

Built from yılmaz and Türk: ‘the undaunted Turk’. Yılmaz is the negative aorist of yılmak ‘to be daunted’; Nişanyan Adlar glosses it ‘does not give up’.1,2

Grammar yıl- + -maz + Türk.

That Yılmaztürk goes back to yılmak and Türk is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yılmaztürk made of?

Yılmaztürk is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yılmaz (yılmaz: undaunted) + Türk (Türk: Turk).

Yılmaztürk + root yılmaz yılmaz: undaunted TURKIC yılmak “to be daunted” root Türk Türk: Turk TURKIC Türk “Turk” Yılmaztürk yılmaz root yılmaz: undaunted yılmak TURKIC “to be daunted” Türk root Türk: Turk Türk TURKIC “Turk”
Yılmaztürk: parts and root words

How was the name Yılmaztürk formed?

Yılmaztürk was formed by joining yılmaz (“yılmaz: undaunted”) and Türk (“Türk: Turk”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yılmaztürk?

Yılmaztürk Yılmaz Öztürk Türkmen Şentürk Türkoğlu Ertürk
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 Öztürk same root 8 586,831
03 Türkmen same root – –
04 Şentürk same root – –
05 Türkoğlu same root – –
06 Ertürk same root – –
07 Türk same root – –
08 Türker same root – –
09 Yılmazer same root – –
10 Eryılmaz same root – –
11 Aktürk same root – –
12 Kocatürk same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yılmaztürk?

  1. Cumhur Yılmaztürk association football player 1990–
  2. Sadık Arda Yılmaztürk association football player 1997–
  3. Aydın Yılmaztürk basketball player

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

How is Yılmaztürk written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Yilmazturk.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yılmaztürk?

Acartürk, Alptürk and Arıtürk share gloss keywords with Yılmaztürk within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Yılmaztürk?

Read the root, formation and register information for Yılmaztürk alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Yılmaztürk
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yılmak
  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)
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)

Common questions about Yılmaztürk

Q1

What does the surname Yılmaztürk mean?

Built from yılmaz and Türk: ‘the undaunted Turk’. Yılmaz is the negative aorist of yılmak ‘to be daunted’; Nişanyan Adlar glosses it ‘does not give up’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yılmaztürk?

Yılmaztürk is made up of two elements: yılmak “to be daunted” (Turkic) and Türk “Turk” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yılmaztürk?

Yıl·maz·türk, 3 syllables; IPA: /jɯɫmazˈtyɾc/.