Learn Hardcore Turkish: Spor haberlerini takip ediyorum.

In Turkish, when you talk about a specific or definite object, you add the accusative suffix -i (here -ni because the noun ends in -ler). So spor haberlerini isn’t just “sports news” in general—it’s “the sports news” (that you’re following). Without -ni, spor haberleri would be indefinite or more abstract.

Why do we use -ler on haber when English “news” is singular?

English treats “news” as an uncountable noun, but Turkish often pluralizes haber to mean individual news items. So haber → haberler literally means “news items,” which is how Turkish usually talks about news in general.

What are the parts of spor haberlerini and what does each part do?

• spor = “sport” or “sports” (acts like an adjective here)
• haber = “news”
• -ler = plural marker (“items”)
• -ni = accusative case marker indicating a definite direct object

Put together: “(the) sports-news-items-ACC.”

Why is there no word for “I” (ben) at the beginning?

Turkish is a pro-drop language: the verb ending -yorum in takip ediyorum already tells you “I.” Adding ben would be redundant unless you want extra emphasis.