Bu sıcak havada soğuk su içmeden edemiyorum.

Bu sıcak havada means in this hot weather.

• bu = this
• sıcak = hot
• hava = weather / air
• -da = the locative ending, meaning in / on / at

So havada literally means in the weather / in the air, but in this sentence it naturally means in this hot weather.

Because hava ends in a vowel, the locative ending appears as -da rather than something like -ta. Also, Turkish uses vowel harmony and consonant harmony when choosing case endings.

In Turkish, adjectives normally come before the noun they describe.

So:

• sıcak hava = hot weather
• bu sıcak hava = this hot weather
• bu sıcak havada = in this hot weather

If you said bu havada sıcak, that would sound more like the weather is hot in this... or would simply not match the intended structure here. In this sentence, sıcak is directly describing hava.

Soğuk su means cold water.

• soğuk = cold
• su = water

There is no accusative ending on su because it is being used as an indefinite object here. Turkish often leaves the direct object unmarked when it is non-specific or generic.

So:

• soğuk su içiyorum = I drink cold water / I am drinking cold water
• soğuk suyu içiyorum = I am drinking the cold water

In your sentence, the meaning is general: I can’t help drinking cold water, not I can’t help drinking that specific cold water.

This is a very common Turkish pattern:

-meden / -madan edememek

It means:

• to be unable to help doing something
• to be unable to refrain from doing something
• to not be able to stop oneself from doing something

So:

• içmeden edemiyorum = I can’t help drinking
• more literally: I can’t do without drinking

This is an idiomatic structure, so it should be learned as a chunk.

Because -meden / -madan is a converb ending meaning without doing.

Here:

• içmek = to drink
• verb stem: iç-
• içmeden = without drinking

You can see the same pattern in other examples:

• bakmadan = without looking
• sormadan = without asking
• gitmeden = without going

So literally, içmeden edemiyorum is something like I can’t manage without drinking. But the natural English meaning is I can’t help drinking.

It looks like a double negative to an English speaker, but in Turkish this is a normal fixed pattern.

Break it down:

• içmeden = without drinking
• edemiyorum = I can’t do / I’m unable to do

Together, they form the idiom:

X-meden edememek = cannot help X-ing

So the sentence does not mean a confusing logical double negative. It is simply the standard Turkish way to express I can’t help drinking cold water.

Edemiyorum comes from etmek (to do) in an inability form.

The structure is:

• et- = do
• -e- = linking vowel
• -me- = inability/negative element in this pattern
• -iyor = present continuous
• -um = I

Because of sound changes, et- becomes ed- before a vowel, so you get edemiyorum.

So edemiyorum means I can’t do or I’m unable to do.

In this sentence, it works inside the idiom içmeden edemiyorum.

Because soğuk su içemiyorum means something very different.

• soğuk su içemiyorum = I can’t drink cold water
• soğuk su içmeden edemiyorum = I can’t help drinking cold water

These are almost opposites.

The first means lack of ability, permission, or possibility. The second means strong tendency or irresistible urge.

So the longer form is necessary to express I can’t stop myself from drinking cold water.

It is in the present continuous form, but Turkish present continuous often covers meanings that English expresses with either:

• I am ...
• I do ...
• I can ... / can’t ... in current situations

So edemiyorum here is naturally understood as:

• I can’t help...
• I just can’t avoid...

It is not only about something happening at this exact second. It can also describe a current habit or repeated tendency.

Yes. A more literal translation would be:

In this hot weather, I can’t do without drinking cold water.

But the most natural English translation is usually:

• In this hot weather, I can’t help drinking cold water.
• In this hot weather, I just can’t stop myself from drinking cold water.

The literal version helps you understand the grammar, while the natural version gives the real meaning.

Yes, Turkish word order is somewhat flexible, although the given version is very natural:

Bu sıcak havada soğuk su içmeden edemiyorum.

This order emphasizes the setting first:

1. Bu sıcak havada = in this hot weather
2. soğuk su = cold water
3. içmeden edemiyorum = I can’t help drinking

You could move parts around for emphasis, but the original order is clear and standard. Turkish often places the main verb at the end, as in this sentence.

It suggests a strong tendency or irresistible urge.

It does not necessarily mean a medical need. It sounds more like:

• I just can’t resist drinking cold water in this weather
• When it’s this hot, I always end up drinking cold water

So the tone is often informal and expressive, not purely factual.

Yes. In everyday Turkish, people often say:

Bu sıcakta...

That means roughly in this heat or in weather like this.

So a shorter alternative could be:

Bu sıcakta soğuk su içmeden edemiyorum.

That sounds very natural too. The version with havada is still perfectly correct; it is just a bit fuller.