Turkey Genealogical Records

Turkey Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Newspapers Covering Turkey

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Jewish Names in US State Department Files (1910-1929)

An index of close to 10,000 Jews named in State Department files. The records cover Palestine, Romania, and Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Tripoli, Barca, Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.

Turkey Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Turkey Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Turkey Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Turkey Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Turkey

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Emperors and Nobility of Byzantium (395-1453)

The lineages of Byzantine Emperors and noble families, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Turkey Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

Emperors and Nobility of Byzantium (395-1453)

The lineages of Byzantine Emperors and noble families, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Lineages of Medieval Antiochian Nobility (1052-1300)

The lineages of rulers of Antioch (now part of Turkey), with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Turkey Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Historical Description

Many provinces, formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, have been declared independent under the terms of the treaty of Sevres (1920). The area of Turkey in Europe is now reduced to 1,500 square miles as against 12,000 before the European War, and that of Turkey in Asia only amounts to 140,000 square miles, roughly one seventh of its pre-war size. The total population of the empire is estimated at 9,300,000 inhabitants. Imports from the United Kingdom, chiefly woollen and cotton manufactures, amounted to £32,409,576 in 1920, and Exports to us were £12,092,253 during the same year. The population of Constantinople, the capital, situated on the European shore of the Bosphorus is about 1,250,000. During the last critical years the Newspaper Press has undergone many changes, and with unsettled conditions still prevailing no reliable record of the present situation is forthcoming.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Turkey

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Yılmaz1,109,2351:70
2Kaya790,7431:98
3Demir751,4281:104
4Çelik637,9021:122
5Şahin636,2351:122
6Yıldız622,2871:125
7Yıldırım609,2391:128
8Öztürk554,4911:140
9Aydın552,0741:141
10Özdemir515,3321:151
11Arslan467,9811:166
12Doğan446,6021:174
13Kılıç401,0261:194
14Aslan344,7711:226
15Çetin321,2481:242
16Kara265,3331:293
17Koç263,6431:295
18Kurt257,5201:302
19Özkan237,4501:328
20Acar232,5791:335
21Polat231,7201:336
22Şimşek231,1731:337
23Korkmaz228,1391:341
24Özcan227,5931:342
25Erdoğan223,0371:349
26Çakir221,7641:351
27Yavuz217,1091:358
28Can215,1341:362
29Şen210,0191:371
30Yalçın206,8921:376
31Güler205,8901:378
32Aktaş202,0311:385
33Güneş196,1131:397
34Bozkurt190,2991:409
35Bulut189,4111:411
36Işık187,7341:415
37Turan183,5061:424
38Keskin182,6861:426
39Avci181,9121:428
40Ünal181,0221:430
41Gül179,0961:435
42Coşkun178,4181:436
43Özer177,1741:439
44Kaplan172,7771:450
45Sari170,3601:457
46Tekin160,9711:483
47Taş160,6211:485
48Yüksel157,3791:494
49Köse156,2791:498
50Ateş154,9771:502
51Aksoy151,6851:513
52Yiğit151,6801:513
53Karataş150,9641:515
54Uzun149,1621:522
55Ceylan144,2891:539
56Karaca143,6411:542
57Çiftçi143,0471:544
58Çiçek141,5691:550
59Çoban140,9671:552
60Çalişkan140,1611:555
61Yaşar137,9191:564
62Demirci136,5351:570
63Bayram133,7181:582
64Deniz133,5731:583
65Çakmak132,3911:588
66Güngör130,1281:598
67Uçar128,1011:608
68Erdem126,9521:613
69Kahraman124,3181:626
70Uysal123,4841:630
71Genç123,2401:631
72Çinar123,2291:632
73Duman122,6021:635
74Akın122,0241:638
75Sönmez120,7271:645
76Demirel118,4201:657
77Ay117,0391:665
78Kilinç116,4631:668
79Koçak116,0321:671
80Mutlu115,5281:674
81Küçük114,1401:682
82Çetinkaya114,0801:682
83Yaman113,5011:686
84Altun111,5961:697
85Gündüz111,0901:701
86Gümüş110,9611:701
87Öz104,9001:742
88Eren103,3891:753
89Aydemir103,2881:753
90Çolak103,2101:754
91Tunç103,1151:755
92Karakaya103,0931:755
93Güven103,0271:755
94Kartal102,7311:758
95Gök101,1191:770
96Karaman100,3151:776
97Dönmez100,1941:777
98Erol98,1871:793
99Aksu98,1471:793
100Alkan97,2221:800
101Tosun96,2221:809
102Özen95,9081:811
103Türk95,6451:814
104Balci94,8071:821
105Sağlam94,3511:825
106Karakuş94,3031:825
107Cengiz93,5491:832
108Çevik93,4551:833
109Güzel92,6641:840
110Karabulut91,1231:854
111Akbaş90,7571:857
112Keleş90,3301:862
113Duran90,2101:863
114Durmuş90,1281:863
115Ince89,8381:866
116Baş87,9251:885
117Eroğlu86,6481:898
118Akkaya85,9941:905
119Akbulut85,1931:913
120Demirtaş85,1591:914
121Durmaz84,9621:916
122Akgün84,9231:916
123Yücel84,3951:922
124Uslu84,2771:923
125Dursun83,9031:928
126Aydoğan83,4281:933
127Yazici83,2241:935
128Özçelik81,5381:954
129Er81,4911:955
130Çelebi81,4721:955
131Koca79,8461:975
132Karagöz79,6941:977
133Ünlü79,3741:980
134Ekinci79,1491:983
135Karakaş78,6471:990
136Gürbüz78,6071:990
137Toprak77,8501:1,000
138Akgül77,3041:1,007
139Türkmen77,0131:1,010
140Topal76,9041:1,012
141Dinç76,0871:1,023
142Gültekin75,8731:1,026
143Dağ75,7611:1,027
144Topçu75,5221:1,030
145Sarıkaya74,5831:1,043
146Şentürk74,1641:1,049
147Vural73,9741:1,052
148Zengin73,0211:1,066
149Özmen72,8121:1,069
150Ergün72,2791:1,077
151Şeker72,0261:1,080
152Gündoğdu71,9831:1,081
153Bilgin71,4111:1,090
154Ilhan71,0281:1,096
155Bal70,9891:1,096
156Gökçe70,6401:1,102
157Fidan70,5881:1,102
158Sezer70,5641:1,103
159Güney70,0201:1,111
160Albayrak69,9361:1,113
161Güner69,5661:1,119
162Bektaş69,5321:1,119
163Akyol69,3731:1,122
164Oğuz68,4951:1,136
165Inan67,8031:1,148
166Karadağ67,5081:1,153
167Bayrak67,4681:1,153
168Turgut67,3641:1,155
169Orhan66,9991:1,162
170Akar66,9551:1,162
171Aydoğdu66,5911:1,169
172Taşkın66,3411:1,173
173Kalkan65,8111:1,182
174Özel65,3361:1,191
175Ak65,1901:1,194
176Ercan64,3401:1,210
177Akyüz63,2791:1,230
178Ipek62,9441:1,236
179Uğur62,9021:1,237
180Esen61,6001:1,263
181Akkuş61,5301:1,265
182Günay61,4721:1,266
183Bayraktar61,3031:1,269
184Taşdemir61,1851:1,272
185Budak60,1001:1,295
186Akpınar59,8541:1,300
187Açıkgöz59,2271:1,314
188Aygün59,0261:1,318
189Özbek58,7871:1,324
190Öner58,7561:1,324
191Temel58,4131:1,332
192Ersoy58,2211:1,337
193Ayhan57,7761:1,347
194Efe57,7331:1,348
195Çam57,3891:1,356
196Ari57,2021:1,360
197Şener56,5121:1,377
198Sevinç56,3121:1,382
199Çağlar56,2461:1,384
200Ergin56,0851:1,388