Eşitlik bozma sorusu beraberliği bitirdi.

It is a noun phrase made up of several parts:

• eşitlik = equality, tie
• bozma = breaking, disrupting
• sorusu = its question / the question

Together, eşitlik bozma sorusu means tie-breaking question or question to break the tie.

The structure is very common in Turkish: a noun plus a verbal noun plus another noun can function like a compact descriptive phrase in English.

So you can think of it as:

• eşitlik bozma = tie-breaking
• eşitlik bozma sorusu = tie-breaking question

Because bozma is a verbal noun (sometimes called an infinitive-like noun), while bozmak is the dictionary form to break / to spoil / to disrupt.

Here:

• bozmak = to break
• bozma = breaking

Turkish often uses -ma / -me to turn a verb into a noun-like form:

• yazmak = to write
• yazma = writing
• konuşmak = to speak
• konuşma = speaking, speech
• bozmak = to break
• bozma = breaking

So eşitlik bozma sorusu literally means something like the question for breaking the tie.

This is because Turkish often marks the second noun in a noun compound with the 3rd person possessive suffix.

So:

• soru = question
• eşitlik bozma sorusu = tie-breaking question

This does not necessarily mean his/her question here. In compounds, this suffix is just part of the normal structure.

Compare:

• okul kapısı = school gate
• yemek masası = dining table
• sınav sorusu = exam question
• eşitlik bozma sorusu = tie-breaking question

So sorusu here is best understood as the question of tie-breaking or simply tie-breaking question.

Yes, they are close in meaning, and that is exactly why this sentence may catch a learner’s attention.

• eşitlik often means equality or a tied score
• beraberlik often means draw / tie, especially in games, matches, or competitions

In this sentence:

• eşitlik bozma sorusu = tie-break question
• beraberliği bitirdi = ended the tie

Using both words is natural because Turkish sometimes prefers one term in a fixed expression and another in the rest of the sentence.

A similar English idea would be something like:

• The tie-break question ended the deadlock.

You are not repeating the exact same word, but the meanings are closely related.

Because it is the definite direct object of bitirdi.

• beraberlik = tie, draw
• beraberliği = the tie / the draw (as a specific object)

Turkish often marks a specific direct object with the accusative ending -(y)ı / -(y)i / -(y)u / -(y)ü.

Here:

• bitirmek = to end
• What did it end? the tie
• So the object takes the accusative: beraberliği

Also notice the sound change:

• beraberlik
  • -i
• final k softens to ğ
• so it becomes beraberliği

Bitirdi comes from bitirmek, which means to finish or to end.

Breakdown:

• bitir- = finish/end
• -di = past tense
• implied subject = it

So bitirdi means:

• ended
• finished

In this sentence, the subject is eşitlik bozma sorusu, so:

• Eşitlik bozma sorusu beraberliği bitirdi.
• The tie-breaking question ended the tie.

Turkish has no definite article like English the.

Whether something is understood as a or the depends on context, word order, and case marking.

In this sentence, beraberliği is definite because it has the accusative ending and refers to a specific tie.
And eşitlik bozma sorusu is also understood as a specific tie-break question from context.

So Turkish can express the same idea without using a separate word for the.

Yes. It is very normal Turkish word order.

The sentence is:

• Eşitlik bozma sorusu = subject
• beraberliği = object
• bitirdi = verb

This follows the common Turkish pattern:

• Subject + Object + Verb

Turkish usually puts the verb at the end.

So this sentence is quite standard and natural.

Yes, depending on context.

A very literal translation is:

• The tie-breaking question ended the tie.

But in smoother English, you might also say:

• The tie-breaker question ended the tie.
• The tie-break question ended the tie.
• The tie-breaker ended the tie.

If the context is clearly a quiz or contest where an extra question is used to break a tie, then tie-break question is probably the best translation.

Yes, it is a fairly common and understandable expression.

Turkish often forms descriptive phrases like this:

• rekor kırma denemesi = record-breaking attempt
• sorun çözme becerisi = problem-solving skill
• eşitlik bozma sorusu = tie-breaking question

So even if you have not memorized the whole phrase as a single vocabulary item, the structure is productive and natural.

Yes, but that would be a slightly different structure and emphasis.

• eşitlik bozma sorusu = tie-breaking question
• eşitliği bozma sorusu = question for breaking the tie

The version with eşitliği sounds more explicitly connected to breaking the tie as a specific object.
The version in your sentence, eşitlik bozma sorusu, is more compact and feels like a standard compound expression.

So the given sentence is natural, and probably the more idiomatic way to package the idea.

Not always. Bozmak has several related meanings depending on context:

• to break
• to spoil
• to ruin
• to disrupt
• to undo
• to break up an equality/tie

For example:

• düzeni bozmak = to disrupt the order
• moralini bozmak = to spoil someone’s mood
• eşitliği bozmak = to break the tie

So here, bozma is not physical breaking. It means ending the tied state.

Most likely in a context where two sides or two people are tied, and an extra question is used to decide the winner.

For example:

• a quiz show
• a classroom competition
• a game show
• a contest with equal scores

So the sentence suggests that there was a tie, then a special question was asked, and that question resolved it.

A couple of things may stand out:

• eşitlik
• beraberliği

The main pronunciation point is beraberliği, because the final k of beraberlik changes to ğ before a vowel-ending suffix:

• beraberlik
• beraberliği

That ğ is usually not pronounced like a strong consonant. It often lengthens or smooths the preceding vowel.

So learners may find beraberliği harder to say than to understand.

A simple breakdown is:

• eşitlik = equality / tie
• bozma = breaking
• sorusu = question
• beraberliği = the tie / the draw
• bitirdi = ended

So literally:

• Tie-breaking question the-tie ended

Natural English:

• The tie-breaking question ended the tie.

That kind of word-by-word analysis is very useful in Turkish, because many meanings are packed into suffixes and noun compounds.