âlemler

âlemler is a Turkish noun meaning "worlds" or "realms," the plural of âlem (world, universe, realm). The term derives from Arabic al-ʿālam and has entered Turkish through Persianate literary tradition. In Ottoman and early Republican Turkish, diacritical marks such as â are used to indicate long vowels; in contemporary writing the form "alemler" is more common, with diacritics often omitted.

Used mainly in literary, religious, and philosophical contexts, âlemler denotes separate planes of existence or domains, such as the material world and spiritual realms. In Sufi and poetic discourse one speaks of different "âlemler" to describe stages of being or modes of knowledge. Common phrases include "âlem-i mevcudat" (the realm of existence) and "âlem-i aşk" (the realm of love).

Today the term appears primarily in classical texts, religious treatises, and literary works; in everyday Turkish speakers would typically simply say "alemler" or use synonyms like "evren" (universe) or "dünya" (world). It remains a useful literary device to convey multiplicity of realities or layers of meaning. See also: Alem, Evren, Kainat, Sufi literature.