Masadaki kitabı görünce okumadan edemiyorum.

Masadaki comes from:

• masa = table
• -da = in/on/at
• -ki = a suffix that turns a location phrase into something like the one that is... / the ... on/in/at ...

So:

• masada = on the table
• masadaki kitap = the book on the table

Here, masadaki is acting like an adjective and describing kitabı.

Because kitabı is the definite direct object of the sentence.

In Turkish, a specific/definite direct object usually takes the accusative ending:

• kitap = a book / book
• kitabı = the book

Also, the final p in kitap changes to b before a vowel suffix:

• kitap + -(y)ı → kitabı

So this is not a possessive form here; it simply means the book as the object.

Görünce is a converb form of görmek (to see). It means things like:

• when (I) see
• once (I) see
• upon seeing

It is formed with the suffix -(y)IncA:

• gör-
  • -ünce → görünce

Because of vowel harmony, the suffix appears here as -ünce.

This form connects one action to another:

• Masadaki kitabı görünce... = When I see the book on the table...

Turkish often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb already shows the person.

The verb edemiyorum tells us the subject is I:

• -yorum = I am ...
• edemiyorum = I cannot ...

So the subject of the whole sentence is understood as I, and görünce is naturally interpreted as when I see.

This is a very common Turkish pattern:

• -madan / -meden edememek

It means:

• to be unable to help doing
• to be unable to resist doing
• to not be able to stop oneself from doing

So:

• okumadan edemiyorum = I can’t help reading it
• more literally: I can’t manage not to read it

This is more expressive than simply saying okuyorum (I read it). It suggests a strong urge or irresistible habit.

This is one of the most important things to notice in the sentence.

• okumadan = without reading
• edemiyorum = I cannot do/manage

Together, they form the idiomatic structure:

• okumadan edemiyorum = I can’t help reading

So although both parts look negative, the whole expression does not mean a simple double negative like in English logic. It is a fixed Turkish pattern meaning I cannot refrain from reading.

Because this specific idiom requires -madan / -meden.

Compare:

• okuyarak = by reading / while reading
• okumayı = reading (as an object)
• okumadan edememek = cannot help reading

So in this pattern, -madan is the normal form. You do not replace it with another verbal form.

In everyday Turkish, the present continuous -yor is often used not only for actions happening right now, but also for:

• habits
• repeated tendencies
• personal reactions

So edemiyorum here can mean something like:

• I just can’t help reading it
• Whenever I see it, I can’t resist reading it

It does not have to mean only one single action happening at this exact second.

It depends on context, but in this sentence it most naturally feels general/habitual, because the main verb is edemiyorum.

So the sentence is likely understood as:

• Whenever I see the book on the table, I can’t help reading it.

In another context, görünce could refer to one specific occasion:

• When I saw / when I see it...

But here the overall sense is probably repeated behavior.

No, Turkish word order is flexible, but the given order is natural.

• Masadaki kitabı görünce okumadan edemiyorum.

This puts focus first on the book on the table and then gives the reaction.

Turkish often places background information before the main verb, and the main verb usually comes at the end. Here:

• Masadaki kitabı = the object/topic
• görünce = when I see it
• okumadan edemiyorum = I can’t help reading it

So the structure is very normal.

No. Masadaki kitap does not mean possession.

It means:

• the book on the table
• the book that is on the table

The suffix -ki often works a bit like a short relative clause in English. So masadaki is about location, not ownership.

That would mean something more neutral, like:

• When I see the book on the table, I read it.

But okumadan edemiyorum adds a strong emotional nuance:

• I can’t help reading it
• I just can’t resist reading it

So the original sentence suggests compulsion, temptation, or an automatic reaction, not just a plain action.