Adyghe origin
Source-reportedFrom West Circassian Ислъамбэч (Jislˢambɛč). The name is composed of Ислъам (Jislˢam, “Islam”) and бэч (bɛč, “bey, lord”). The name was altered to sound Turkish (replacing the Caucasian -bech with standard Turkish bey) in order to avoid Kemalist bans on non-Turkish names and to make it easier to pronounce.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: İslambeyCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

