Gecikme zammı bakiyeye eklendi.

The late-payment surcharge was added to the balance.

Breakdown of Gecikme zammı bakiyeye eklendi.

• eklemek: to add
• gecikme zammı: a late-payment surcharge
• bakiye: the account balance

Questions & Answers about Gecikme zammı bakiyeye eklendi.

Why is it gecikme zammı and not just gecikme zam?

Because gecikme zammı is a common Turkish noun-compound pattern.

• gecikme = delay, lateness
• zam = increase, surcharge, extra charge

In this kind of compound, the second noun usually takes the compound suffix -(s)I:

• gecikme zammı = late fee / delay surcharge

So the structure is not random; it is a normal way to build expressions like X fee, X door, X color, etc. in Turkish.

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Why is it spelled zammı with a double m?

That happens because zam takes a vowel-initial suffix here, and some Turkish words double their final consonant when that happens.

So:

• base form: zam
• with the suffix: zam + ı
• result: zammı

This is something you just have to get used to with certain words. It is not a separate meaning change; it is just how the word behaves when a suffix is added.

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