Nesiller

Nesiller is the plural form of nesil in Turkish, meaning generations or lineages. It is used to refer to groups of people born in a similar time period who share social, cultural, or historical experiences. The term derives from the Arabic nasl, meaning lineage or descent, via Turkish.

In Turkish, nesil is used in both technical and everyday speech, but nesiller often appears in academic, historical, and demographic contexts to discuss birth cohorts, inheritance, or the succession of generations within families or societies. It can denote both biological descent and the broader cultural transmission of knowledge, values, and customs.

Nesiller is commonly contrasted with kuşak, another Turkish word for generation. While kuşak is widely used in media and casual speech to refer to a generation, nesil tends to emphasize lineage, continuity, and historical periodization, and is more common in formal writing.

In research and discourse, nesiller may be used to analyze changes across generations in areas such as education, labor markets, technology adoption, and political attitudes.

Example: Nesiller arası farklar, teknolojinin hızla yayılmasıyla giderek belirginleşti.