benzer

Benzer is a Turkish adjective meaning similar or alike. It is used to describe something that shares characteristics or appearance with something else. In use, benzer can be predicative, as in Bu iki resim benzer (These two pictures are similar), or attributive, as in benzer özellikler (similar features). For expressing resemblance between two things, Turkish commonly employs the construction birbirine benzer, for example Bu iki ev birbirine benzer (These two houses resemble each other).

The superlative form en benzer is used to indicate the most similar. The noun benzerlik denotes the quality or state of being similar or the degree of likeness. The related verb benzemek means to resemble; for example O annesine benziyor (She resembles her mother). The participle benzeren or benzer olan may appear in some contexts to describe something that resembles something else, though its usage is less common in everyday speech.

The word is native to Turkish and forms part of standard lexicon across formal and informal contexts. It appears in descriptions, comparisons, and explanatory writing to note parallels or likeness between objects, ideas, or people. In linguistic and stylistic discussions, benzer helps frame analogies or parallel structures without implying exact identity.