Learn Hardcore Turkish: Şikayetleri hızlıca çözmek tesisin itibarını yükseltir. - Quickly resolving complaints enhances the reputation of the facility.

-ler makes “complaint” into “complaints.”
-i marks the noun as a definite direct object.
So şikayetleri literally means “the (specific) complaints” and signals that you’re talking about known complaints being resolved.

Why is çözmek in the infinitive form, and what function does it serve in the sentence?

In Turkish, the infinitive (verb + -mek/-mak) can act like a noun. Here, şikayetleri hızlıca çözmek (“to solve complaints quickly”) is a nominalized clause functioning as the subject of yükseltir. It’s similar to using a gerund or “-ing” form in English: “Solving complaints quickly raises the facility’s reputation.”

Why is hızlıca used instead of hızlı, and how is the adverb formed?

hızlı is an adjective (“fast”). To make it an adverb (“quickly”) you add the suffix -ca/-çe according to vowel harmony:

hızlı
- -ca → hızlıca.
  You could also say:
hızla (using -la/-le), or
hızlı bir şekilde (“in a fast manner”).

How is possession marked in tesisin itibarını?

Possession uses two key steps:
1) Genitive on the possessor:
tesis (“facility”) + -in → tesisin (“of the facility”).
2) Possessive on the possessed noun:
itibar (“reputation”) + -ı → itibarı (“its reputation”).
Finally, because itibarını is also a definite direct object, that same -ı doubles as the accusative marker.

Why does itibarını also take the accusative case?

As the direct object of yükseltir, itibarını refers to a specific reputation (the facility’s reputation). Turkish marks definite direct objects with the accusative suffix -ı/-i/-u/-ü, so you see itibarını rather than just itbarı.

What tense and person does yükseltir represent?

The ending -ir (here appearing as -tir after the stem yükselt-) is the simple present/aorist tense marker, expressing a general or habitual fact. There is no separate subject pronoun because Turkish verbs encode person: this form is third person singular, “he/she/it raises” or “one raises.”

What is the subject of this sentence, and why isn’t there a separate pronoun?

The subject is the entire infinitive phrase Şikayetleri hızlıca çözmek. In Turkish, when the subject is a noun or nominalized clause, you don’t need a pronoun. The verb yükseltir carries the third-person information, so no extra “it” or “they” is needed.

What are some alternative ways to say “quickly” in Turkish instead of hızlıca?

Common synonyms include:
• hızla
• çabucak
• aceleyle
• çabuk
• hızlı bir şekilde
Each conveys “quickly” with slight stylistic or formality differences.