Learn Hardcore Turkish: Fuar ziyaretinde yeni ürünlerin tanıtımı için standımızı kurduk. - At the trade fair, we set up our booth to showcase new products.

Break it down: Fuar = fair, ziyaret = visit. Then -in is the genitive suffix (“of the visit”), and -de is the locative suffix (“at/during”). So Fuar ziyaretinde literally means “at/during the visit of the fair,” i.e. “during the trade fair visit.”

Why is the locative suffix -de (written “-de”) instead of -da in ziyaretinde?

Turkish locative uses vowel harmony. Since ziyaret contains front vowel e, the suffix is -de (front vowel version) rather than -da (back vowel version). Also, it becomes -nde because of the linking consonant “n” from the genitive plus locative.

How does yeni ürünlerin tanıtımı için translate word-for-word?

yeni = new
ürünlerin = products + plural -ler
- genitive -in (“of the products”)
tanıtım = introduction/promotion
-ı = 3rd-person-singular possessive (“their introduction”)
için = for
Altogether: “for the introduction/promotion of the new products.”

Why do we need both genitive -in on ürünlerin and possessive -ı on tanıtımı?