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Yurttaş

Yurttaş /juɾtˈtaʃ/ ASCII Yurttas

“citizen, compatriot”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Y
Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Yurttaş?

Yurttaş

IPA /juɾtˈtaʃ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yurttaş mean?

Yurttaş means a fellow citizen, one who shares the same homeland. It joins yurt ‘homeland’ with the fellowship suffix -daş seen in arkadaş ‘friend’ and kardeş ‘sibling’, and spread during the language reform as a Turkish word for Arabic-derived vatandaş.1,2

Grammar yurt plus the fellowship suffix -daş, written -taş after t.

Yurttaş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yurttaş made of?

Yurttaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yurt (homeland) + -taş (suffix of fellowship (-daş)).

Yurttaş ++ root yurt homeland TURKIC yurttaş “citizen, compatriot” suffix -taş suffix of fellowship(-daş) TURKIC yurt “homeland; dwelling place” Yurttaş yurt root homeland yurttaş TURKIC “citizen, compatriot” -taş suffix suffix of fellowship (-daş) yurt TURKIC “homeland; dwelling place”
Yurttaş: parts and root words
  • yurttaş Turkic — citizen, compatriot2
  • yurt Turkic — homeland; dwelling place1

How was the name Yurttaş formed?

Yurttaş was formed by adding the suffix -taş (“suffix of fellowship (-daş)”) to yurt (“homeland”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Yurttaş?

Yurttaş Yurtsever Yurdakul Yeşilyurt Özyurt Yurtseven Yurt Yurdatapan Eryurt Akyurt Çelikyurt Atayurt Bayyurt
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 Özyurt same root – –
05 Yurtseven same root – –
06 Yurt same root – –
07 Yurdatapan same root – –
08 Eryurt same root – –
09 Akyurt same root – –
10 Çelikyurt same root – –
11 Atayurt same root – –
12 Bayyurt same root – –

How else is Yurttaş spelled?

Yurtdaşspelling

Who are some well-known people named Yurttaş?

  1. Tarık Yurttaş association football player 1967–
  2. Yılmaz Yurttaş association football player 1938–
  3. Bektaş Yurttaş association football player 1947–2018
  4. Hüseyin Yurttaş poet 1946–
  5. Muzaffer Yurttaş statesperson 1967–
  6. Orkun Yurttaş basketball official
  7. Savaş Yurttaş actor 1944–2002
  8. Abdullah Yurttaş association football player

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

Is Yurttaş also a first name?

Yes. Yurttaş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “citizen, compatriot”.

Yurttaş as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Yurttaş written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language documents it often appears as Yurttas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yurt accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yurttaş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yurt accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Yurttaş

Q1

What does the surname Yurttaş mean?

Yurttaş means a fellow citizen, one who shares the same homeland. It joins yurt ‘homeland’ with the fellowship suffix -daş seen in arkadaş ‘friend’ and kardeş ‘sibling’, and spread during the language reform as a Turkish word for Arabic-derived vatandaş.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yurttaş?

The root word of Yurttaş is yurt (Turkic): “homeland; dwelling place”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yurttaş?

Yurt·taş, 2 syllables; IPA: /juɾtˈtaʃ/.