Albüm

Albüm is the Turkish term for album, used to describe a bound collection or a curated set of items. The word is borrowed from European languages and is written in Turkish with the umlaut ü, as albüm. In Turkish usage, it covers both physical books and digital collections.

The most common senses are foto albümü and müzik albümü. A foto albümü is a bound or digital collection of photographs, often organized chronologically or by theme, and may include captions. A müzik albümü refers to a collection of audio tracks released together by an artist or group, typically on formats such as CD, vinyl, or digital download and streaming. In addition to these, the term can apply to other bounded collections such as stamp albümleri (stamp albums) or coin albümleri (coin albums), which organize and protect items for display and storage.

Etymology and usage: albüm derives from the European word album, historically used for a book that collects autographs, illustrations, or other keepsakes. In Turkish, the spelling with the umlaut reflects phonetic adaptation to Turkish orthography and pronunciation.

In modern Turkish, the concept survives in both physical and digital forms. The term remains commonly used in everyday language to describe both personal memorabilia collections and commercially released music records. With the rise of digital media, online photo albums and streaming music albums have become prevalent, though the basic idea of a curated collection remains central to the term albüm.