Learn Hardcore Turkish: Şifreli bağlantı açılmayınca sizden yeni bağlantı istedim. - When the encrypted link wouldn’t open, I asked you for a new link.

The suffix -ınca/-ince forms an adverbial clause meaning “when/once/whenever,” and often also implies a causal relationship (“since/as”). So açılmayınca means “when it didn’t open” or “since it didn’t open,” leading to the next action.

Why is it açıl- and not aç-?

Açmak is “to open (something)” (transitive). Açılmak is the intransitive/passive-like form “to open, to be opened.” A connection opens by itself, so bağlantı açılmadı = “the connection didn’t open.” If you want to say “I couldn’t open the link,” you’d use the active: Bağlantıyı açamadım.

How is açılmayınca built morphologically?

aç- (open)
-ıl- (intransitive/passive marker)
-ma- (negation)
-y- (buffer/glide to prevent vowel clash)
-ınca (when/since) Result: aç-ıl-ma-y-ınca → “when it didn’t open.”

Why is there a y in açılma-y-ınca?

Turkish inserts a buffer consonant (often y) between vowels to make pronunciation smooth when a suffix beginning with a vowel follows a stem ending in a vowel. Here: -ma + -ınca → -ma-y-ınca.

Could I say Şifreli bağlantı açılmadığı için sizden yeni bağlantı istedim?

Yes. -DIĞI için marks explicit cause: “because it didn’t open.” -ınca often implies “when/so,” with a temporal flavor. Both work; -ince is a bit more conversational and compact.

What about açılmadığında?

-DIĞINDA = “when/at the time that.” Şifreli bağlantı açılmadığında sizden yeni bağlantı istedim is grammatical and a bit more formal/literary. -ınca feels more natural in everyday speech for this kind of cause-then-action sequence.

Who is the subject of açılmayınca?

The subject is şifreli bağlantı. In Turkish, a noun phrase before a converb like -ınca can serve as the understood subject of that subordinate clause: [Şifreli bağlantı] [açılmayınca] ...

Why is it sizden and not size?

With “request/ask (for) something from someone,” Turkish uses the ablative: bir şeyi birinden istemek. So: sizden yeni bağlantı istedim = “I asked you (from you) for a new link.” Size (to you) is not used with istemek in this sense.

What’s the difference between sizden and senden?

Both mean “from you,” but:

sizden = formal singular or plural “you”
senden = informal singular “you”

Why isn’t there an accusative on yeni bağlantı?

Indefinite direct objects in Turkish usually have no accusative. yeni bağlantı istedim = “I asked for a new link (some new link).” If it’s a specific/known link, you’d use the accusative: yeni bağlantıyı istedim = “I asked for the new link (the specific one).”

Can I say yeni bir bağlantı instead of yeni bağlantı?

Yes. yeni bir bağlantı is very natural and slightly emphasizes the “a single new” idea. Note the typical order is adjective + bir + noun: yeni bir bağlantı, not bir yeni bağlantı.

Are there word order alternatives in the main clause?

Yes, word order is flexible for focus:

Neutral: sizden yeni (bir) bağlantı istedim
Emphasize “from you”: yeni (bir) bağlantıyı sizden istedim
Emphasize “a new link” (as opposed to something else): sizden YENİ (bir) bağlantı istedim Focus typically falls on the element right before the verb.

Do I need to say Ben?

No. The verb ending -dim already marks first person singular. Ben is added only for emphasis/contrast: Ben sizden… istedim = “I (as opposed to someone else) asked you…”

Does şifreli bağlantı mean “encrypted connection” or “password-protected link”?

Context decides. Technically, şifreli bağlantı = “encrypted connection” (e.g., TLS). In everyday app/meeting contexts, many use it for “a link that requires a password.” Alternatives:

şifrelenmiş bağlantı = “encrypted (result state) connection”
parolalı bağlantı = “password-protected connection/link”
güvenli bağlantı = “secure connection”

Is a comma needed after the -ınca clause?

Optional. Şifreli bağlantı açılmayınca sizden… is standard without a comma. You can add one if the clause is long: Açılmayınca, …

Why simple past istedim and not another tense?

Simple past states a completed action: you asked. Variants:

istemiştim = “I had asked” (pluperfect, backgrounding a prior request)
istiyorum = “I want/am asking (now)”
isteyeceğim = “I will ask”

Is rica etmek more polite than istemek?

Yes. sizden yeni bağlantı rica ettim or sizden yeni bir bağlantı rica ediyorum softens the request. İstemek is neutral/direct.

How would I say “I asked you to send a new link”?

Use a verbal noun with possessive: Sizden yeni bir bağlantı göndermenizi istedim. (Literally: “I asked for your sending a new link.”) Informal singular: Senden … göndermeni istedim.

Is spelling like açılmıyınca ever correct?

No. The correct form is açılmayınca (…-ma-y-ınca). Writing -mıyınca is a common error.

How do I pronounce tricky bits like açılmayınca and bağlantı?

açılmayınca: a-CHIL-ma-yin- DJA. The Turkish ı is a close back unrounded vowel (like the “e” in “taken” but backer).
bağlantı: baa-lahn-tuh. ğ lengthens the preceding vowel; it’s not a hard “g.”