Bankadan para çektim.

Bankadan is banka + -dan.

• banka = bank
• -dan = from

So bankadan means from the bank.

This ending is called the ablative case in Turkish, and it often gives the idea of:

• from
• out of
• away from

Examples:

• evden = from the house
• okuldan = from school
• bankadan = from the bank

This is because of two common Turkish sound rules:

1. Vowel harmony
2. Consonant voicing / devoicing

For the ablative ending, the basic possibilities are:

• -dan
• -den
• -tan
• -ten

1) Vowel harmony

The last vowel in banka is a, so the suffix uses a too:

• -dan or -tan

2) Final consonant rule

The word banka ends in a vowel, so the suffix keeps d, not t.

So:

• banka + dan = bankadan

Compare:

• ev + den = evden
• ağaç + tan = ağaçtan
• okul + dan = okuldan

Çektim breaks down like this:

• çek- = verb root
• -ti- = past tense
• -m = I

So çektim literally means I withdrew / I pulled / I drew depending on context.

In this sentence, çekmek is being used in the sense of withdrawing money.

So:

• çektim = I withdrew

Because Turkish usually does not need a subject pronoun when the verb already shows the person.

Here, -m in çektim already means I.

So:

• çektim = I withdrew

You could say:

• Ben bankadan para çektim.

But ben is often unnecessary unless you want emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

For example:

• Ben bankadan para çektim, o yatırdı.
  I withdrew money from the bank, he deposited it.

This is a very common question. Turkish often marks a specific definite direct object with the accusative ending.

• para = money
• parayı = the money / specific money

In Bankadan para çektim, para is non-specific or indefinite. It means something like:

• I withdrew money
• not necessarily the money

If you say:

• Bankadan parayı çektim

that sounds more like:

• I withdrew the money
• a particular, already known amount of money

So:

• para çektim = I withdrew money
• parayı çektim = I withdrew the money

The verb çekmek has several meanings in Turkish, depending on context. Its core idea is often something like pull or draw.

Common meanings include:

• to pull
• to draw
• to take a photo
  
  • fotoğraf çekmek
• to suffer/endure
  
  • sıkıntı çekmek
• to withdraw money
  
  • para çekmek

So in this sentence, para çekmek is a very common expression meaning:

• to withdraw money

You should learn para çekmek as a useful phrase, not just as a literal combination of separate words.

No, Turkish word order is fairly flexible, although some orders sound more neutral than others.

The most neutral order here is:

• Bankadan para çektim.

But other versions are possible:

• Para bankadan çektim.
• Parayı bankadan çektim.
• Bankadan parayı çektim.

The meaning stays similar, but the focus can change.

Very roughly:

• Bankadan para çektim. = neutral
• Parayı bankadan çektim. = emphasizes the money
• Bankadan parayı çektim. = emphasizes from the bank

Turkish often places the most important or focused element close to the verb.

Turkish does not have articles like English a/an and the.

Instead, Turkish shows definiteness in other ways, especially through:

• context
• word order
• case endings, especially the accusative

So:

• para can mean money or some money
• parayı often means the money

This is one reason why para vs parayı matters so much.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation:

• bankadan ≈ bahn-kah-dahn
• çektim ≈ chek-teem

A few important letters:

• ç = ch as in chair
• a = a clean ah sound
• e = like e in bet
• ı is not in this sentence, but learners often look for it in Turkish words; it is a different vowel from i

So:

• çektim starts with ç = ch
• not sek-tim and not kek-tim

You could, but it does not mean exactly the same thing.

• para çektim = I withdrew money
• para aldım = I took/got money

If you are specifically talking about taking money out of your bank account, para çekmek is the normal expression.

So for withdrawing cash, çekmek is the best choice.

In everyday Turkish, bankadan para çekmek naturally means to withdraw money from the bank, often understood as:

• from your bank account
• through a bank branch
• or through a cash machine connected to the bank

If you want to be more specific, you can say:

• ATM'den para çektim. = I withdrew money from the ATM.
• Banka hesabımdan para çektim. = I withdrew money from my bank account.

So bankadan para çektim is completely natural, even if the money was accessed through the banking system rather than physically taken from inside a bank building.