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Because the verb bakmak (to look) usually takes the dative case in Turkish.
So:
- bilgisayar = computer
- bilgisayara = to/at the computer
With bakmak, Turkish says something like look at/to something, not just look something.
Examples:
- Televizyona bakıyorum. = I’m looking at the TV.
- Çocuğa baktı. = He/she looked at the child.
So bilgisayara bakmak means to look at the computer.
Bakınca comes from bakmak + -ınca / -ince, and here it means when, once, or whenever depending on context.
So:
- bakınca = when (someone) looks
- in this sentence, more naturally: when I look
In the full sentence, it gives the sense:
- When I look at the computer for a long time, my neck hurts.
Because the second part is a general statement, bakınca is understood as whenever/when in a habitual sense.