Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yufkacıgil

Yufkacıgil /jufkadʒɯˈɟil/ ASCII Yufkacigil

“the yufka maker’s family”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Yufkacıgil?

Yufkacıgil

IPA /jufkadʒɯˈɟil/

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

What does the surname Yufkacıgil mean?

A yufkacı makes and sells yufka, the thin sheets of rolled dough used for börek and flatbread. The ending -gil means “the family of”: Yufkacıgil, “the yufka maker’s family”.1

Grammar yufka + -cı + -gil.

That Yufkacıgil goes back to yufka is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Yufkacıgil made of?

Yufkacıgil is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: yufka (yufka: thin rolled-out dough sheet) + -cı (agent suffix (maker, seller, worker)) + -gil (suffix for a family or household).

Yufkacıgil ++ root yufka yufka: thin rolled-outdough sheet TURKIC yufka “thin sheet of dough;thin” suffix -cı agent suffix (maker,seller, worker) suffix -gil suffix for a family orhousehold Yufkacıgil yufka root yufka: thin rolled-out dough sheet yufka TURKIC “thin sheet of dough; thin” -cı suffix agent suffix (maker, seller, worker) -gil suffix suffix for a family or household
Yufkacıgil: parts and root words
  • yufka Turkic — thin sheet of dough; thin1

How was the name Yufkacıgil formed?

Yufkacıgil was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“agent suffix (maker, seller, worker)”) to yufka (“yufka: thin rolled-out dough sheet”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Yufkacıgil?

  1. Hakan Yufkacıgil actor 1980–

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

How is Yufkacıgil written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Yufkacigil: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yufka accessed 9 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

Common questions about Yufkacıgil

Q1

What does the surname Yufkacıgil mean?

A yufkacı makes and sells yufka, the thin sheets of rolled dough used for börek and flatbread. The ending -gil means “the family of”: Yufkacıgil, “the yufka maker’s family”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yufkacıgil?

The root word of Yufkacıgil is yufka (Turkic): “thin sheet of dough; thin”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yufkacıgil?

Yuf·ka·cı·gil, 4 syllables; IPA: /jufkadʒɯˈɟil/.