Rüçhan hakkı başvuru tarihini koruyor.

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.

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.

The base form is başvuru tarihi = application date.

But in this sentence, it is the direct object of the verb koruyor, so it takes the accusative case.

Step by step:

• başvuru tarihi = application date
• add accusative -(y)I
• because the word already ends in the possessive suffix -i, Turkish uses a buffer n
• so: tarih-i-n-i
• result: başvuru tarihini

So:

• başvuru tarihi = application date
• başvuru tarihini = the application date, as a specific object

That -n- is a buffer consonant.

Turkish often inserts buffer consonants to make pronunciation smoother when suffixes are added. Here, the noun compound already ends in a possessive suffix, and then the accusative is added after it.

So the structure is:

• tarih = date
• tarih-i = its date / date of application (as part of the compound)
• tarih-i-n-i = the date, as a definite direct object

That middle -n- helps connect the endings.

Because Turkish shows grammatical roles mainly through case endings, not just word order.

Here:

• rüçhan hakkı has no object marking, so it is the subject
• başvuru tarihini has the accusative ending, so it is the direct object

So the sentence structure is:

• rüçhan hakkı = subject
• başvuru tarihini = object
• koruyor = verb

In English, word order is more rigid. In Turkish, the endings give you a lot of this information.

Because Turkish is normally a verb-final language.

A very common neutral word order is:

subject + object + verb

So:

• Rüçhan hakkı = subject
• başvuru tarihini = object
• koruyor = verb

That makes the sentence perfectly normal Turkish.

Koruyor is the -yor form, often called the present continuous.

From the verb:

• korumak = to protect, preserve
• stem: koru-
• koru-yor = is protecting / protects

In Turkish, -yor is often used in places where English would use either:

• is protecting or
• protects

So depending on context, koruyor can sound natural as either is protecting or protects in English.

Yes, korur is possible in many contexts, but it has a slightly different feel.

• koruyor often sounds more immediate, current, or descriptive
• korur is the aorist, which often sounds more general, habitual, or timeless

In formal or explanatory language, Turkish sometimes prefers -yor even where English uses a simple present like protects.

So koruyor here is not strange at all.

The verb is korumak = to protect / preserve.

Its stem is koru-.

Then Turkish adds -yor:

• koru-
• koru-yor
• koruyor

There is no extra ending here for he/she/it, because in the 3rd person singular, Turkish often has zero ending after the tense marker.

So koruyor by itself can mean:

• he is protecting
• she is protecting
• it is protecting

The subject rüçhan hakkı tells us it means it.

Turkish does not have a separate word like English the.

Instead, definiteness is often shown by:

• context
• word order
• case marking

Here, başvuru tarihini has the accusative ending, which usually tells you it is a specific/definite object. That is why English often translates it with the:

• başvuru tarihini = the application date

So Turkish expresses this idea grammatically, not with a separate article.

Yes. Turkish word order is flexible because case endings show the roles of words.

For example, you could also say:

Başvuru tarihini rüçhan hakkı koruyor.

That would put more focus on başvuru tarihini.

But the original sentence:

Rüçhan hakkı başvuru tarihini koruyor.

is the most neutral, straightforward order.