Nalci Explained

Nalci, Nalcı, Nalchi
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /tr/, in Persian pronounced as /ˈnæltʃiː/
Meaning:	From Arabic/Persian/Turkish nal + cı or chi suffix meaning horseshoe maker
Region:	Central Anatolia, Black Sea, Iran, Marmara
Language origin:	Persian, Turkish
Variant:	Nalband, Nalbandian

Nalci (Turkish: Nalcı, spelled as Nalchi in transliterations from Persian) is a family name of people from Iran and Turkey meaning horseshoe maker.^[1] The variant occupational -cı ending appears in Turkish spellings.

Nalcı is also the tribal name of an Alevi group found in Ordu Province, Turkey.^{[2] [3]}

People named Nalcı

• Aris Nalcı, executive editor of the Armenian weekly newspaper Agos published in Istanbul, Turkey
• Hüseyin Nalcı, Mayor of Gündoğdu, Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey

See also

• Nalchik, capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, meaning small horseshoe, some inhabitants use this as a surname

Notes and References

1. Web site: L. Amara. Behind the Name: Nalci. Behindthename.com. 5 April 2012.
2. Andrews. Peter. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies - Special Issue: Heterodox Movements in the Contemporary Islamic World: Alevis, Yezidis and Ahmadis. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 37. 3. 287–334. 10.1080/13530194.2010.524439. 2010. 218603790.
3. Book: Benninghaus, Rüdiger. Ethnic groups in the Republic of Turkey, Volume 1. Reichert. 5 April 2012. 9783882264180. 1989.