Surnames
The surname Gülen
Source: TÜİK, ADNKS. The lists cover the 30 most common surnames for Türkiye and for each province.
What the surname Gülen means
Laughing, smiling, one who smiles
Adds the participial suffix -en to gülmek, meaning to laugh or smile.
What a surname means says nothing about the origins of the families who bear it.
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System. All surnames →