Learn Hardcore Turkish: Her gün yeni veriler raporlanıyor.

Her is an adjective meaning each or every.
Gün means day.
Placed together, they form a frequency expression that usually appears at the beginning of a Turkish sentence.

Why is there no article like the, a, or an before veriler?

Turkish does not have articles such as the, a, or an.

Definiteness or indefiniteness is inferred from context, word order, or case endings.
In this sentence, veriler (plural of veri, “data”) is used generally, so no article is needed.

Why is veriler plural? In English, data is often uncountable.

In Turkish, veri (“datum/data”) follows regular noun rules and has a distinct plural form veriler.

When referring to “data” collectively, you normally pluralize it: yeni veriler = new data.
If you meant a single piece of data, you would say bir veri.

What role does yeni play in yeni veriler?

Yeni is an adjective meaning new.

Turkish adjectives always come before the noun they modify without any linking word.
So yeni veriler directly translates to new data.

Why is the verb raporlanıyor in the passive voice, and what does it mean?

Raporlanıyor is the passive form of raporlamak (“to report”), and it means is being reported or gets reported.

The passive is used when the doer (agent) is unknown, unimportant, or intentionally omitted.
Here the focus is on the action (“reporting”) rather than on who reports.

How do you form the passive voice in Turkish, as in raporlanıyor?

To form the simple passive of most Turkish verbs:

Drop -mak/-mek from the infinitive.
Add the passive suffix -lAn (vowel‐harmonized as -lan, -len, -lun, -lün).
Attach tense/aspect/person endings (here -ıyor for present continuous).
Example: rapor-lamak → rapor-lan → raporlan-ıyor.

Could you also say rapor ediliyor instead of raporlanıyor? What’s the difference?

Yes. Rapor ediliyor is the passive of rapor etmek (“to do/make a report”).

You treat rapor as a noun and add -et- (to do), then passive -il-, plus -iyor.
Raporlanmak is a direct passive of the verb raporlamak, while rapor edilmek is the passive of the verbal noun construction.
Both mean is being reported, but raporlanmak is more tightly bound to the verb root and often sounds more technical.

What tense and aspect does -ıyor express in raporlanıyor, and why is it used here?

The suffix -ıyor marks the present continuous tense. In Turkish it can express:

Ongoing actions (“is reporting” right now).
Habitual or regular actions (“reports every day”).
In Her gün yeni veriler raporlanıyor, it conveys a regular process (“new data is/is being reported every day”). You could use the simple‐present suffix -r (raporlanır) for a more general statement, but -ıyor often sounds more natural for repeated or ongoing events.

Why is the order Her gün – yeni veriler – raporlanıyor? How flexible is Turkish word order?

Turkish is predominantly Subject–Object–Verb (SOV).

Her gün (frequency adverbial) typically comes early in the sentence.
Yeni veriler (object noun phrase) follows.
The verb raporlanıyor closes the sentence.
Adverbials and adjective phrases can move around for emphasis, but the verb almost always stays at the end.

How would you make this sentence negative or turn it into a question?

To negate, insert -ma/-me before the tense suffix:

Raporlan-ıyor → raporlan-mıyor
Sentence: Her gün yeni veriler raporlanmıyor. (“New data is not reported every day.”)

To form a yes/no question, add the question particle -mı/-mi/-mu/-mü after the verb stem (or after the personal suffix), then raise your intonation:

Her gün yeni veriler raporlanıyor mu? (“Are new data reported every day?”)