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Yüksektepe

Yüksektepe /jyksekteˈpe/ ASCII Yuksektepe

“high hill”1

Probable origin Yüksektepe: root entries for yüksek + tepe · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Yüksektepe?

Yüksektepe

IPA /jyksekteˈpe/

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

What does the surname Yüksektepe mean?

Yüksektepe combines yüksek ‘high’ and tepe ‘hill, summit’: ‘high hill’. Yüksek derives from Old Turkic yükse- ‘to rise’, and tepe from Old Turkic tepe ‘top of a mountain or head’.1,2

Grammar yüksek + tepe.

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

What is Yüksektepe made of?

Yüksektepe is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yüksek (high) + tepe (hill, summit).

Yüksektepe + root yüksek high TURKIC yüksek “high” root tepe hill, summit TURKIC tepe “top of a mountain orhead” Yüksektepe yüksek root high yüksek TURKIC “high” tepe root hill, summit tepe TURKIC “top of a mountain or head”
Yüksektepe: parts and root words

How was the name Yüksektepe formed?

Yüksektepe was formed by joining yüksek (“high”) and tepe (“hill, summit”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yüksektepe?

Yüksektepe Tepe Boztepe Göktepe Yüksek Karatepe Kocatepe
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Tepe same root – –
02 Boztepe same root – –
03 Göktepe same root – –
04 Yüksek same root – –
05 Karatepe same root – –
06 Kocatepe same root – –
07 Yeşiltepe same root – –
08 Göztepe same root – –
09 Akçatepe same root – –
10 Aktepe same root – –
11 Kartaltepe same root – –
12 Kızıltepe same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yüksektepe?

  1. Emre Yüksektepe association football player 1991–
  2. Mehmet Yüksektepe statesperson 1966–
  3. Mert Yüksektepe television presenter 1992–

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

How is Yüksektepe written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Yuksektepe (in German records also Yueksektepe).

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yüksektepe?

Kırantepe, Tepe and Tepecik share gloss keywords with Yüksektepe within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Yüksektepe?

Read the root, formation and register information for Yüksektepe 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 Sözlük: yüksek
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tepe
  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)

Common questions about Yüksektepe

Q1

What does the surname Yüksektepe mean?

Yüksektepe combines yüksek ‘high’ and tepe ‘hill, summit’: ‘high hill’. Yüksek derives from Old Turkic yükse- ‘to rise’, and tepe from Old Turkic tepe ‘top of a mountain or head’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yüksektepe?

Yüksektepe is made up of two elements: yüksek “high” (Turkic) and tepe “top of a mountain or head” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yüksektepe?

Yük·sek·te·pe, 4 syllables; IPA: /jyksekteˈpe/.