Pahalle

Pahalle is a term used in Turkish-speaking contexts with more than one meaning. In informal Turkish, pahalle is used to describe something as expensive or overpriced; it is regional and nonstandard, and its precise connotation can vary between speakers. The term often surfaces in colloquial speech, social media, and popular culture as a blunt comment on cost, sometimes conveying skepticism or irony about the price of goods or services.

Pahalle is also found as a toponym in some localities within Turkey and nearby regions, where it designates a neighborhood, district, or rural settlement in local administrative practice or on maps. Because place names can be reused across municipalities, there is no single universally known place called Pahalle; the term tends to occur as part of composite place names or in regional references rather than as a standalone widely recognized locale. In written sources, variations in spelling may appear due to transliteration from Turkish or regional languages.

The term is not to be confused with standard Turkish words such as pahalı (expensive) or paha (worth/value), though it shares a root connected to price and value. The usage and recognition of pahalle thus depend on local speech norms and cartographic context.