Pehlivanoğlu Explained

Pehlivanoğlu is a Turkish patronymic surname, meaning "wrestler's son".^[1] As of 2014, there are 4,845 people with the surname Pehlivanoğlu in Turkey, making it the 1,996th most common surname in the country.^[2]

People with named Pehlivanoğlu include:

• Cavit Şadi Pehlivanoğlu, Turkish politician and member of the Grand National Assembly
• Mustafa Pehlivanoğlu, Turkish mass shooter
• , Turkish former politician

See also

• Pehlivan, another Turkish surname with a similar etymology
• , Turkish grocery store chain

Notes and References

1. Tüm . Gülden . Turkish Patronymic Surnames Ending with -oğlu ‘Son of': A Corpus Linguistic Investigation . Names: A Journal of Onomastics . 2021 . 69 . 2 . 21-32 . 13 January 2024.
2. Web site: Pehlivanoğlu . Forebears . 13 January 2024.