önemli

Önemli is a Turkish adjective meaning important or significant. The term derives from the Turkish noun önem, meaning importance, with the adjectival suffix -li, producing the sense “having importance” or “of significance.” In everyday Turkish, önemli is used across formal and informal registers to describe people, events, objects, and statements that carry weight or relevance. Common collocations include önemli haber (important news), önemli karar (important decision), and önemli konu (significant issue).

Apart from its ordinary use, Önemli is also a Turkish surname. Following the 1934 Surname Law, many Turkish families adopted adjectives and other descriptors as last names; Önemli is among the surnames that can be encountered in Turkey and among Turkish communities abroad.

In toponymy, the word may appear in place names or as part of compound geographic terms, reflecting an attributed quality of importance to a location. Such uses are not standardized and vary by region, but the adjective remains a common element in Turkish naming practices.