çkmazlar

Çıkmazlar is a Turkish term that primarily denotes dead ends or cul-de-sacs. The word comes from çıkmak, meaning to exit, combined with the negative suffix -maz, which yields the sense of something that cannot be exited. In everyday Turkish, it refers to streets, lanes, or routes that have no through passage.

In urban planning and geography, ç/kmazlar describe segments of streets that end at a terminus and do not connect to further roads. Such configurations can influence traffic flow, neighborhood design, and safety considerations, often shaping how residents move within a area and how services access it.

Metaphorically, çıkmazlar is used to describe situations lacking a clear exit or solution—impasses in decision-making, relationships, or institutional processes. The term appears in Turkish literature, media, and everyday speech to convey stagnation or obstruction without resorting to more charged language.

Variant spellings may occur, especially in non-Turkish texts or where diacritics are omitted, resulting in ckmazlar or cikmazlar. While the term is generally used as a common noun, it can appear in title or place-name contexts, though there is no widely recognized geographical or organizational entity by this name.