Göktaş (IPA: [ɡœctaʃ], literally "sky stone", i. e. "meteor"; "meteorite") is a Turkish surname[1][2] formed by the combination of the two Turkish words gök ("sky") and taş ("stone; rock") and may refer to:
- Emre Vefa Göktaş (born 2001), Turkish karateka
- İsmail Özgür Göktaş (born 1989), Turkish footballer
- Mustafa Levent Göktaş (born 1959), Turkish colonel
Places
edit- Göktaş, Azdavay, a village in Kastamonu Province, Turkey
- Göktaş, Derik, a village in Mardin Province, Turkey
- Göktaş, Kilis, a village in Kilis Province, Turkey
- Göktaş, Tercan, a village in Erzincan Province, Turkey
References
edit- ^ "Göktaş Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
Approximately 32,290 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Turkey. Highest density in: Turkey.
- ^ "Statistics and meaning of name Goktas". namespedia.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
Surname Goktas is used at least 311 times in at least 16 countries.