yediler

Yediler is a Turkish toponym that refers to several villages and settlements in Turkey. The name comes from the Turkish word yedi, meaning seven, with the plural suffix -ler, and is commonly interpreted as denoting a place associated with seven things—often seven hills, streams, or springs—though the exact origin is local and varies by site.

As a toponym, Yediler appears in many rural parts of the country, where small agricultural villages adopt nature- or numerically based names. In administration, villages named Yediler are typically rural neighborhoods within a district (ilçe) of a province (iller). They are part of the contemporary Turkish village system and generally have modest populations, with livelihoods based on farming, animal husbandry, and local trades.

Historically, the use of number-based names is common in Turkish toponymy, reflecting geographic or symbolic attributes valued by early settlers. The form Yediler is encountered in maps and records from the late Ottoman period through the republican era, continuing in use in some localities today.

See also: Yedi, Turkish toponymy; other places with numerically derived names.