Düzenli

Düzenli is a Turkish adjective meaning order, neatness, being well-organized, or regular. It can describe people who are disciplined, objects that are neatly arranged, or processes and schedules that operate in a predictable, systematic way. In everyday use, it conveys a sense of regularity and orderly arrangement rather than mere correctness.

The word is formed from the Turkish noun düzen, meaning order, arrangement, or system, combined with the suffix -li, which means having or characterized by. The term is widely used across Turkish dialects to express both physical neatness and methodological regularity. Related phrases include düzenli aralıklar (regular intervals) and düzenli olarak (regularly).

It is commonly used with nouns such as uyku (sleep), beslenme (diet), program, and aralıklar, to describe routines or practices performed consistently: düzenli uyku, düzenli beslenme, düzenli program, düzenli aralıklar. In computing, düzenli ifade is the Turkish equivalent of “regular expression.” In everyday language, its distinction from düzgün (proper, correct) is subtle but important: düzenli emphasizes order and regularity, while düzgün emphasizes propriety or correctness.

Antonyms include düzensiz (irregular) and düzensizlik (irregularity). See also düzen (order) and planlı (planned) as related concepts.