Popüler

Popüler is a Turkish adjective meaning widely liked or widely accepted; it translates to popular in English. It describes objects, ideas, people, or movements that have broad appeal or public recognition. In Turkish, the term appears in many compound phrases such as popüler kültür (popular culture), popüler bilim (popular science), and popüler müzik (popular music).

Etymology: Popüler is a loanword from Western European languages, ultimately deriving from Latin popularis via French populaire or German populär. It entered Turkish through contact with Western languages during the modernization of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Turkish orthography renders the word as popüler, including the umlaut ü.

Morphology and related terms: Related noun form is popülerlik (popularity). The verb form is popülerleşmek (to become popular).

Usage and nuance: The term is neutral but can carry positive connotations depending on context; it is widely used in media, academia, commerce, and everyday speech to describe broad appeal or mass reception.