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Çeliks

Çeliks is a Turkish surname. It is derived from Çelik, the Turkish word for steel, and represents a family name formed from that root. The name is most commonly found in Turkey and among Turkish communities abroad. Like many Turkish surnames, Çeliks was standardized after the Surname Law of 1934, which required fixed hereditary surnames. The form Çeliks may reflect ancestral connections to a person named Çelik, an occupation associated with steel, or a symbolic association with strength.

In onomastics, Çeliks is considered a patronymic-style surname linked to the root Çelik, rather than a place

name.
The
surname
is
used
by
various
individuals
in
Turkish
society,
spanning
fields
such
as
sports,
arts,
and
academia,
without
a
single
bearer
defining
the
name.
See
also
Çelik
for
related
etymology
and
common
variants
of
the
root
name.