Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yürür

Yürür /jyˈɾyɾ/ ASCII Yurur

“one who walks on, advances”1

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

How do you pronounce Yürür?

Yürür

IPA /jyˈɾyɾ/

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

What does the surname Yürür mean?

Yürür is the aorist of yürümek: ‘(he) walks, advances’. The name suggests someone who keeps going and makes progress. The verb goes back to Old Turkic yorı-/yöri- ‘to walk’.1

Grammar yürü- + -r: aorist, third person singular.

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

What is Yürür made of?

Yürür is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yürü- (yürümek: to walk, advance) + -r (aorist suffix -Ar/-Ir).

Yürür + root yürü- yürümek: to walk, advance TURKIC yürümek “to walk; to advancesteadily” suffix -r aorist suffix -Ar/-Ir Yürür yürü- root yürümek: to walk, advance yürümek TURKIC “to walk; to advance steadily” -r suffix aorist suffix -Ar/-Ir
Yürür: parts and root words
  • yürümek Turkic — to walk; to advance steadily1

How was the name Yürür formed?

Yürür was formed by adding the suffix -r (“aorist suffix -Ar/-Ir”) to the verb stem yürü- (“yürümek: to walk, advance”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yürür?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yörük same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yürür?

  1. Mustafa Yürür association football player 1938–
  2. Ömer Faruk Yürür karateka 2004–
  3. Şükrü Yürür politician 1944–2023
  4. Bünyamin Yürür association football player 1997–
  5. Hüsrev Yürür politician 1913–2008
  6. Özgür Yürür computer scientist 1985–

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

How is Yürür written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name often loses its diacritics and appears as Yurur.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yürümek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yürümek 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

Common questions about Yürür

Q1

What does the surname Yürür mean?

Yürür is the aorist of yürümek: ‘(he) walks, advances’. The name suggests someone who keeps going and makes progress. The verb goes back to Old Turkic yorı-/yöri- ‘to walk’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yürür?

The root word of Yürür is yürümek (Turkic): “to walk; to advance steadily”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yürür?

Yü·rür, 2 syllables; IPA: /jyˈɾyɾ/.