Yazlar

Yazlar is the Turkish plural noun meaning summers. It refers to the summer seasons or to a sequence of summers across years. The word yaz means summer, and yazlar is formed by adding the plural suffix -lar. In ordinary use, yazlar can denote multiple summers within a narrative or historical period, or simply the summers of a region or person.

In Turkish, yazlar is used to describe events that occur during the summer season or to speak about summers in general. The phrase yazlar boyunca means “throughout the summers,” and it appears in literary and everyday contexts to set seasonal settings or timelines.

Cultural and contextual usage: The term often appears in literature, journalism, and media to evoke seasonal atmosphere, holidays, agricultural cycles, and rural or coastal life associated with warm months. It can carry connotations of youth, vacations, and the slower pace sometimes attributed to summer periods.

Climate and regional variation: Turkey’s summers vary by region. Interior Anatolia tends to have hot, dry summers with high daytime temperatures. Coastal areas along the Aegean and Mediterranean typically experience hot summers moderated by sea breezes. The Black Sea region generally has milder, more humid summers, while Southeastern Anatolia can reach extreme heat. Across the country, days are long and daylight is abundant in the summer months.

See also: Turkish language; seasons; climate of Turkey.