Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yurdatapan

Yurdatapan /juɾdataˈpan/

“devoted to the homeland”1

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

How do you pronounce Yurdatapan?

Yurdatapan

IPA /juɾdataˈpan/

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

What does the surname Yurdatapan mean?

Yurdatapan means “one who worships the homeland”, devoted to it with reverence. It joins yurda, the dative of yurt “homeland”, with tapan, the -an participle of tapmak “to worship”. In Old Turkic yurt meant “tent, encampment, dwelling”.1,2

Grammar yurt + -a (dative) + tap- + -an (participle).

That Yurdatapan goes back to yurt and tapmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yurdatapan made of?

Yurdatapan breaks into 3 parts: yurd-a (homeland + dative) + tap- (tapmak: to worship, to be devoted) + -an (participle suffix).

Yurdatapan ++ root yurd-a homeland + dative TURKIC yurt “tent, camp; dwelling;homeland” root tap- tapmak: to worship, to bedevoted TURKIC tapmak “to worship, to adore” suffix -an participle suffix Yurdatapan yurd-a root homeland + dative yurt TURKIC “tent, camp; dwelling; homeland” tap- root tapmak: to worship, to be devoted tapmak TURKIC “to worship, to adore” -an suffix participle suffix
Yurdatapan: parts and root words
  • yurt Turkic — tent, camp; dwelling; homeland1
  • tapmak Turkic — to worship, to adore2

How was the name Yurdatapan formed?

Yurdatapan belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (yurd-a + tap- + -an).

Which surnames are related to Yurdatapan?

Yurdatapan Yurtsever Yurdakul Yeşilyurt Yurttaş Özyurt Yurtseven Yurt Yurtdaş Eryurt Akyurt Çelikyurt Şenyurt
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yurtsever same root – –
02 Yurdakul same root – –
03 Yeşilyurt same root – –
04 Yurttaş same root – –
05 Özyurt same root – –
06 Yurtseven same root – –
07 Yurt same root – –
08 Yurtdaş same root – –
09 Eryurt same root – –
10 Akyurt same root – –
11 Çelikyurt same root – –
12 Şenyurt same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yurdatapan?

  1. Meriç Yurdatapan singer 1972–
  2. Danyal Yurdatapan soldier 1903–
  3. Mehmet Servet Yurdatapan soldier 1872–1958
  4. Şanar Yurdatapan composer 1941–
  5. Oktay Yurdatapan composer 1936–2005

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yurt accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tapmak accessed 8 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yurdatapan

Q1

What does the surname Yurdatapan mean?

Yurdatapan means “one who worships the homeland”, devoted to it with reverence. It joins yurda, the dative of yurt “homeland”, with tapan, the -an participle of tapmak “to worship”. In Old Turkic yurt meant “tent, encampment, dwelling”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yurdatapan?

The root word of Yurdatapan is yurt (Turkic): “tent, camp; dwelling; homeland”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yurdatapan?

Yur·da·ta·pan, 4 syllables; IPA: /juɾdataˈpan/.