Adresleme raf ünitelerine göre yapıldı.

The sentence breaks down like this:

• Adresleme = addressing, address assignment, or location coding depending on context
• raf ünitelerine göre = according to the shelf units
• yapıldı = was done

So the structure is:

[Subject] + [according to phrase] + [passive verb]

Literally, it is something like:

Addressing was done according to the shelf units.

Adresleme is a verbal noun formed from adreslemek, meaning to address, to assign an address, or in technical/logistics contexts, to assign location codes.

The ending -me / -ma often turns a verb into a noun meaning the act/process of doing something.

So:

• adreslemek = to address / assign an address
• adresleme = addressing / address assignment

In this sentence, it refers to the process itself, not a person doing it.

Because raf ünitesi is a Turkish noun compound meaning shelf unit.

Here is the breakdown:

• raf = shelf
• ünite = unit
• raf ünitesi = shelf unit

In Turkish, this kind of compound normally puts a suffix on the second noun. So raf ünitesi is the normal way to say shelf unit.

When you make it plural and then put it into the dative case, you get:

• raf ünitesi = shelf unit
• raf üniteleri = shelf units
• raf ünitelerine = to/according to the shelf units

So that extra part is not random; it is part of how the compound is built.

Because göre is a postposition that requires the dative case.

So Turkish says:

• bir şeye göre = according to something
• kurallara göre = according to the rules
• plana göre = according to the plan
• raf ünitelerine göre = according to the shelf units

A very common learner point is this:

• göre is not a standalone word you use with a plain noun
• the noun before it must take -a / -e

So raf ünitelerine göre is grammatically expected.

Here göre means according to, based on, or in accordance with.

So raf ünitelerine göre suggests that the addressing was organized using the shelf units as the basis or standard.

Depending on the situation, you could understand it as:

• according to the shelf units
• based on the shelf units
• in line with the shelf units

Turkish often uses X yapıldı to mean X was done/carried out.

So:

• adresleme yapıldı = addressing was done / the addressing process was carried out

This is slightly different from adreslendi, which would mean something more like:

• it was addressed
• it was assigned an address

Using adresleme yapıldı focuses on the process or operation. It can sound more formal, administrative, or procedural.

Yapıldı is:

• simple past
• passive
• third person singular

Breakdown:

• yap- = do / make
• -ıl- = passive
• -dı = past tense

So yapıldı means was done.

Because raf ünitelerine is not the subject of the sentence.

The main subject is adresleme, which is singular.

So the logic is:

• Adresleme = the addressing
• yapıldı = was done

Meanwhile, raf ünitelerine göre is just an adverbial phrase explaining the basis or criterion.

So the verb agrees with adresleme, not with raf ünitelerine.

Yes. Turkish word order is flexible.

You could also say:

• Raf ünitelerine göre adresleme yapıldı.

This is very natural and may even sound more expected in many contexts because the according to... phrase comes first.

The original sentence is still correct. It may place a bit more emphasis on adresleme at the start.

More or less, yes.

English:

• The addressing was done according to the shelf units.

Turkish:

• Adresleme raf ünitelerine göre yapıldı.

The verb yapıldı is passive, and the sentence focuses on the action/result rather than on who did it.

Turkish often prefers this kind of passive phrasing in formal, technical, or report-like language.

Yes.

In Turkish, verbal nouns can function as normal nouns in a sentence. So adresleme behaves as the subject here.

This is very common in formal or technical language:

• kontrol yapıldı = inspection was done
• değerlendirme yapıldı = evaluation was carried out
• adresleme yapıldı = addressing was done

So even though adresleme comes from a verb, here it is being used as a noun.

No. Turkish does not use articles like English the or a/an in the same way.

So adresleme can mean:

• addressing
• the addressing

and raf ünitelerine can mean:

• to shelf units
• to the shelf units

The exact interpretation comes from context.

Yes, especially in technical, warehouse, logistics, or administrative language.

It sounds more formal and process-oriented than everyday speech. In ordinary conversation, people might choose a more direct or simpler phrasing, but in reports, procedures, or system descriptions, this style is very normal.

So a learner should recognize it as standard formal Turkish rather than casual spoken Turkish.