Spor yaptıktan sonra duş almak bana iyi geliyor.

It is a time clause meaning after doing exercise / after working out.

Breakdown:

• spor yapmak = to do sports / to exercise
• yap-tık-tan sonra = after having done

The pattern is:

• verb stem + -DIK + -tan/-ten sonra
  = after doing ...

So:

• spor yaptıktan sonra = after exercising

This construction is very common in Turkish:

• Yemek yedikten sonra = after eating
• Eve geldikten sonra = after coming home

Because Turkish usually uses -DIKten sonra to mean after doing something in this kind of sentence.

Compare:

• yapmak = to do
• yaptıktan sonra = after doing

So -mak/-mek is just the basic infinitive form, but it does not normally make this after doing structure.

The natural pattern is:

• gelmek → geldikten sonra = after coming
• bitirmek → bitirdikten sonra = after finishing
• spor yapmak → spor yaptıktan sonra = after exercising

No case ending is needed here because spor yapmak is a fixed and very common expression meaning to do sports / to exercise.

In this phrase:

• spor functions like the object inside the compound expression
• spor yapmak behaves almost like a single lexical unit

So learners should remember:

• spor yapmak = to exercise
• yürüyüş yapmak = to take a walk
• alışveriş yapmak = to shop / do shopping

Not every object in Turkish needs an ending. Bare objects are very common, especially in general or indefinite meanings.

Yes, almak often means to take or to buy, but in Turkish many everyday actions are expressed with noun + verb combinations.

So:

• duş almak = to take a shower
• literally, yes, it uses almak
• but as a whole expression, it simply means to shower / to take a shower

This is similar to English, where we also say take a shower rather than just shower in some contexts.

Other similar expressions:

• fotoğraf çekmek = to take a photo
• karar almak = to make/take a decision
• nefes almak = to breathe

Because here it acts like the subject of the sentence.

The sentence is essentially:

• [Spor yaptıktan sonra duş almak] bana iyi geliyor.
• [Taking a shower after exercise] feels good to me.

In Turkish, infinitives in -mak/-mek can function like English -ing forms:

• Yüzmek eğlenceli. = Swimming is fun.
• Kitap okumak faydalı. = Reading books is useful.
• Duş almak bana iyi geliyor. = Taking a shower feels good to me.

So duş almak is not a command or a dictionary form here only; it is a verbal noun.

bana means to me / for me.

Breakdown:

• ben = I
• bana = to me

It is in the dative case because the expression iyi gelmek often works like to feel good to someone or to be good for someone.

So:

• Bana iyi geliyor = It feels good to me / It is good for me
• Sana iyi geliyor = It feels good to you
• Ona iyi geliyor = It feels good to him/her

This is one of those Turkish patterns you learn as a chunk:

• X, birine iyi gelmek = X is good for someone / X does someone good

Here, iyi geliyor is an idiomatic expression meaning:

• feels good
• is good for me
• does me good

It is not just the literal combination good + comes in the English sense, even though that is the literal structure.

The expression iyi gelmek is very common in Turkish and can be used for physical or emotional benefit:

• Bu ilaç bana iyi geliyor. = This medicine helps me / is good for me.
• Temiz hava iyi geliyor. = Fresh air feels good.
• Tatil bana iyi geldi. = The vacation did me good.

So in your sentence, the idea is that taking a shower after exercise has a positive effect on the speaker.

geliyor is the present continuous form, but in Turkish that form is often used for general personal experience too, not only for actions happening right this second.

So:

• iyi geliyor can mean feels good, is good for me, or tends to feel good
• it sounds natural for a general statement about what usually helps or feels pleasant

Compare:

• Bu çay bana iyi geliyor. = This tea is good for me.
• Erken yatmak bana iyi geliyor. = Going to bed early is good for me.

Other possible forms:

• iyi gelir = also possible; more habitual, general, or proverb-like
• iyi geldi = felt good / was good for me

So geliyor is very natural here.

Yes, Turkish word order is flexible, but this version is very natural.

Current order:

• Spor yaptıktan sonra = after exercising
• duş almak = taking a shower
• bana = to me
• iyi geliyor = feels good

A very literal structure is:

• After exercising, taking a shower feels good to me.

Turkish often places:

1. time expressions first
2. then the main topic/content
3. and the verb at the end

You might also hear variations such as:

• Duş almak spor yaptıktan sonra bana iyi geliyor.
• Bana spor yaptıktan sonra duş almak iyi geliyor.

These can all work, but the original sentence is smooth and standard.

Not exactly, though they can be similar.

• iyi geliyor = feels good to me / is good for me / does me good
• iyi hissettiriyor = makes me feel good

The difference is subtle:

• iyi gelmek often focuses on the beneficial effect
• iyi hissettirmek more directly means to cause a good feeling

For example:

• Spor yaptıktan sonra duş almak bana iyi geliyor.
  = Taking a shower after exercise does me good / feels good to me.

• Spor yaptıktan sonra duş almak beni iyi hissettiriyor.
  = Taking a shower after exercise makes me feel good.

Both are possible, but iyi geliyor is a very natural everyday way to say it.

Grammatically, that reflects the Turkish pieces, but it is not natural English.

A piece-by-piece view is helpful for learning:

• spor yaptıktan sonra = after doing exercise
• duş almak = taking a shower
• bana = to me
• iyi geliyor = comes good / feels good / is good for me

But in real English, you would say things like:

• Taking a shower after working out feels good to me.
• A shower after exercise does me good.
• I feel good when I take a shower after exercising.

So the literal structure helps you understand the Turkish, but you should not copy it directly into English.

Yes, absolutely.

• spordan sonra = after sports / after exercise
• spor yaptıktan sonra = after doing exercise

Both are natural, but they are slightly different in structure:

• spordan sonra uses a noun phrase
• spor yaptıktan sonra uses a verb clause

Compare:

• Spordan sonra duş almak bana iyi geliyor.
• Spor yaptıktan sonra duş almak bana iyi geliyor.

Both mean roughly the same thing here. The version with yaptıktan sonra sounds a bit more explicitly tied to the action of exercising.

The main verb is geliyor.

That can be confusing because there are several verbal forms in the sentence:

• yaptıktan sonra = subordinate time clause, not the main verb
• almak = infinitive acting as a noun-like subject
• geliyor = main finite verb of the sentence

So the core structure is:

• Duş almak bana iyi geliyor.
• Taking a shower feels good to me.

And spor yaptıktan sonra just adds the time context:

• after exercising

So if you want to find the sentence’s main predicate, it is iyi geliyor.