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When building a case—like choosing a university or defending a career path—you can deliver a final, decisive argument using the conjunction **kaldı ki**.

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Translating to "moreover," "besides," or "the fact remains that," **kaldı ki** introduces an additional reason that makes your previous statement even stronger.

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Use it to stack positive or negative points when justifying an important life choice:

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### Punctuation

**Kaldı ki** most commonly starts a new sentence, but it can also follow a semicolon when the two thoughts are closely linked.

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Additional arguments (kaldı ki)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
well-established	köklü
moreover / besides (the fact remains, anyway)	kaldı ki
prestigious (loanword)	prestijli
That university is very well-established. Besides, the most prestigious department is there.	O üniversite çok köklü. Kaldı ki, en prestijli bölüm orada.
branch / field (of study or specialty)	branş
to specialize	uzmanlaşmak
I will choose a different branch. Besides, it is hard to specialize in this field.	Farklı bir branş seçeceğim. Kaldı ki, bu alanda uzmanlaşmak zor.
potential	potansiyel
advantage	avantaj
You know that I see your potential. Besides, it is certain that this will provide a big advantage for you.	Potansiyelini gördüğümü biliyorsun. Kaldı ki, bunun sana büyük bir avantaj sağlayacağı kesin.
ideal	ideal
with a scholarship	burslu
This is an ideal option for you. Besides, you will study on a scholarship in the department.	Bu senin için ideal bir seçenek. Kaldı ki, bölümde burslu okuyacaksın.
satisfaction	tatmin
I don't think I will be satisfied in this company. Besides, it is not even a prestigious place.	Bu şirkette tatmin olacağımı sanmıyorum. Kaldı ki, prestijli bir yer bile değil.
That university is not only well-established, but also prestigious. Besides, I really want to study there.	O üniversite sadece köklü değil, aynı zamanda prestijli. Kaldı ki, orada okumayı gerçekten istiyorum.
I think that you have a good potential. Besides, you need to be satisfied with the salary too.	Senin iyi bir potansiyelin olduğunu düşünüyorum. Kaldı ki, maaştan da memnun olman lazım.
Medicine is a very difficult department. Besides, I don't want to specialize in a new branch.	Tıp çok zor bir bölüm. Kaldı ki, yeni bir branşta uzmanlaşmak istemiyorum.
Scholarship students have a great potential. Besides, they are our biggest advantage in this project.	Burslu öğrencilerin büyük bir potansiyeli var. Kaldı ki, bu projede en büyük avantajımız onlar.
This profession is not ideal for me; besides, I would not be satisfied with that salary.	Bu meslek benim için ideal değil; kaldı ki o maaşla tatmin olmam.