Yetki alanı yerleşim yerine göre değişiyor.

Literally, yetki alanı means authority area. In natural English, that is usually translated as jurisdiction or area of authority.

The -ı is not a random ending. This is a very common Turkish noun-compound pattern:

• yetki = authority, authorization
• alan = area, field
• alanı = the second noun takes a possessive-type ending in the compound

So yetki alanı is a set phrase meaning jurisdiction / area of competence.

Yes, but not in exactly the same way as English possession.

It is an indefinite noun compound in Turkish. This pattern is:

• first noun: bare form
• second noun: takes a 3rd-person possessive ending

So:

• yetki alanı = literally something like authority’s area, but the real meaning is simply area of authority / jurisdiction

This same pattern appears in many common Turkish expressions:

• otobüs durağı = bus stop
• şehir merkezi = city center
• telefon numarası = phone number

So even though it looks possessive, it often just forms a compound noun.

It means according to the place of residence/settlement or more naturally depending on where the place of residence is.

Breakdown:

• yerleşim = settlement, habitation, residence
• yeri = place
• yerleşim yeri = place of residence / settlement area
• -ne göre = according to / depending on

So yerleşim yerine göre means according to the place of residence or depending on the residential location.

Because göre normally requires the dative case.

The base expression is:

• yerleşim yeri = place of residence

To say according to the place of residence, Turkish uses:

• yerleşim yerine göre

Here is what happened:

• yeri is the base compound form
• it takes the dative ending -e
• because the word already has a possessive ending, a buffer n appears before the case ending

So:

• yeri
  • -e → yerine

This buffer n is very common after possessed forms.

göre means according to, in comparison with, or depending on, depending on context.

In this sentence, it gives the meaning depending on or based on:

• yerleşim yerine göre değişiyor = it changes depending on the place of residence

A very useful pattern to remember is:

• X-e göre = according to X / in terms of X / depending on X

Examples:

• bana göre = according to me / in my opinion
• hava durumuna göre = according to the weather
• kurallara göre = according to the rules

Değişiyor is the present continuous form of değişmek:

• değişmek = to change
• değişiyor = is changing / changes

In Turkish, the present continuous often covers meanings that in English might be translated as:

• is changing
• changes
• varies

So here değişiyor does not necessarily mean that the jurisdiction is changing right this second. It can also mean that it varies as a general current fact.

That is very natural in Turkish.

Yes, absolutely. In fact, varies is often the most natural English translation here.

A very natural rendering of the whole sentence is:

• Jurisdiction varies depending on the place of residence.

That sounds more natural in English than the more literal:

• The jurisdiction is changing according to the place of residence.

So the Turkish form is present continuous, but the best English translation may use varies.

The sentence follows a very normal Turkish order:

• Yetki alanı = topic/subject
• yerleşim yerine göre = adverbial phrase (depending on the place of residence)
• değişiyor = verb

So the structure is roughly:

• [subject/topic] + [condition/reference phrase] + [verb]

Turkish usually puts the verb at the end.

You could also rearrange parts for emphasis, for example:

• Yerleşim yerine göre yetki alanı değişiyor.

That still means the same thing, but it puts more focus on depending on the place of residence.

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

So Turkish often leaves definiteness to context.

• yetki alanı can mean the jurisdiction, a jurisdiction, or just jurisdiction, depending on the situation.
• yerleşim yeri can mean the place of residence or a place of residence, again depending on context.

When translating into English, you choose the most natural article based on the meaning.

The dictionary form is değişmek, which means to change.

In this sentence it is intransitive, meaning it changes by itself:

• Yetki alanı değişiyor. = The jurisdiction is changing / varies.

Turkish also has a transitive version:

• değiştirmek = to change something

Compare:

• Plan değişiyor. = The plan is changing.
• Planı değiştiriyorum. = I am changing the plan.

So in your sentence, değişiyor is the intransitive verb.

They are similar, but not exactly the same in tone and usage.

• yerleşim yeri is a common formal/administrative term for place of residence
• ikametgah is also place of residence/domicile, but it sounds more legal, official, or old-fashioned to many learners

In many bureaucratic contexts, they can overlap. In modern usage, yerleşim yeri is often the clearer and more standard choice.

So in this sentence, yerleşim yerine göre sounds quite natural for an administrative or legal context.

Yes. It sounds quite natural in an official, administrative, or legal context.

Words like:

• yetki alanı
• yerleşim yeri
• göre

all have a somewhat formal feel together.

So this kind of sentence could easily appear in:

• government information
• municipal rules
• public service explanations
• legal or administrative documents

In everyday speech, someone might choose simpler wording, but this sentence is perfectly normal for formal Turkish.