Rüçhan hakkı başvuru tarihini koruyor.

The right of priority protects the application date.

Breakdown of Rüçhan hakkı başvuru tarihini koruyor.

• korumak: to protect
• tarih: the date
• başvuru: the application
• rüçhan hakkı: the right of priority (patent)

Questions & Answers about Rüçhan hakkı başvuru tarihini koruyor.

Why is it hakkı and not just hak?

Because rüçhan hakkı is a Turkish noun compound, literally something like priority right or right of priority.

In this kind of compound, the second noun usually takes the 3rd person possessive suffix: -(s)ı / -(s)i / -(s)u / -(s)ü.

So:

• hak = right
• hak + -ı → hakkı

In this word, the final k becomes kk when that suffix is added. So hakkı is the normal form here.

This does not mean his/her right in this sentence. In compounds, this suffix is just part of the structure.

What kind of structure is rüçhan hakkı?

It is an indefinite noun compound in Turkish.

The pattern is:

• first noun stays plain
• second noun takes the compound suffix -(s)I

So:

• rüçhan = priority, precedence
• hak = right
• rüçhan hakkı = priority right / right of priority

This is very common in Turkish. Similar examples:

• öğrenci kartı = student card
• şehir merkezi = city center
• başvuru tarihi = application date

So rüçhan hakkı is not two random nouns next to each other; it is a regular Turkish compound pattern.