Müdür, “sunumu kısa tutalım” diye ekledi.

to add

Breakdown of Müdür, “sunumu kısa tutalım” diye ekledi.

• kısa: short
• tutmak: to keep
• müdür: the manager

Questions & Answers about Müdür, “sunumu kısa tutalım” diye ekledi.

What does diye do here?

It links the quoted clause to a speech/thought verb and means roughly “saying/that.” Here, sunumu kısa tutalım is the content the manager “added.” You’ll see diye with verbs like dedi, sordu, bağırdı, düşündü, ekledi to mark what was said/thought.

Can I use diyerek instead of diye? What’s the difference?

Yes: … diyerek ekledi is also natural. Nuance:

• diye functions like a complementizer “that …,” tightly attaching the content to the verb.
• diyerek (with -erek) is adverbial, “by saying …,” often used to describe manner or an accompanying action. In many contexts they’re interchangeable, with only a slight stylistic difference.

Why ekledi and not dedi?

• eklemek = “to add (to what was already being said).” It implies this line was an addition.
• demek = “to say,” neutral.
  Both are fine; ekledi gives the “added” nuance.

What is the tense/person of ekledi?