odunlar

Odunlar is the name of several inhabited localities in Turkey. The toponym is derived from Turkish odun, meaning "wood" or "timber," combined with the plural suffix -lar, a common pattern in Turkish place names that denotes association with a feature or resource. As a result, Odunlar likely originated to describe settlements located near woodlands or engaged in forestry or timber production in the past.

These places are small rural communities that fall under the administrative framework of Turkish provinces and their districts. Each Odunlar is governed as part of a district (ilçe) within its province (il) and shares the general administrative structure of Turkish local government, including village or neighborhood status depending on the locality. Population and economic activity vary by location, but many Odunlar settlements historically relied on agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, or small-scale trade.

Because the name is relatively common, Odunlar is considered a toponym with multiple instances rather than a single, primary town. In encyclopedic references, Odunlar articles typically indicate the specific province or district to distinguish among the different localities that bear the name.