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Pages in category "Turkish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 867 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Turkish masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 589 total. ... This page was last edited on 3 May ...
A Turkish name consists of an ad or an isim (given name; plural adlar and isimler) and a soyadı or soyisim (surname). [1] Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one soyadı (surname) in the full name there may be more than one ad (given name). Married women may carry both their maiden and husband's surnames.
Turkish-language surnames (867 P) Turkmen-language surnames (17 P) U. Uyghur-language surnames (4 P) ... This page was last edited on 23 February 2016, at 19:25 (UTC).
The title sultan (سلطان), originally meaning "authority" or "dominion", used in an ungendered manner to encompass the whole imperial family, men and women, reflected the Ottoman conception of sovereign power as a "family prerogative". Male dynasty member carrying the title before their given name, with female member carrying it after. [1]
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Prior to 1934, Turkish families in the major urban centres had names by which they were known locally (often ending with the suffixes -zade, -oğlu or -gil), and were used in similar manner to a surname. The Surname Law of 1934 enforced the use of official surnames but also stipulated that citizens choose Turkish names. Until it was repealed in ...
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