Ekerler

Ekerler is a Turkish surname and toponym. As a surname, it is derived from the Turkish root ek- meaning to sow or plant, with the agentive suffix -er and the plural suffix -ler, producing a meaning akin to “the sowers” or “the planters.” The surname is part of a broader pattern of occupational or descriptive Turkish family names that became fixed after the Surname Law of 1934.

As a toponym, Ekerler designates several small settlements or neighborhoods in Turkey. These places are typically rural and administratively categorized as villages or neighborhoods within a district. The use of Ekerler as a place name reflects the common practice of adopting surnames or occupational terms as geographic identifiers in Turkish geography.

In practical use, Ekerler appears in census records, genealogical sources, and regional inventories as both a surname and a place name. Notable individuals with the surname are not widely documented in standard reference works, but the name is borne by people within Turkish-speaking communities and diaspora populations.

See also: Eker, a related Turkish root meaning “sower,” and other occupationally derived surnames common in Turkish nomenclature.