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### The "icap eden" Relative Clause

When dealing with bureaucratic or formal matters, you often need to refer to actions you "must" take or documents you "are required to" handle. To build this type of formal relative clause, Turkish pairs a verbal noun with the phrase `icap eden` (which is necessitated / which is required).

To form this structure:
- Start with the verb stem and add the verbal noun suffix (`-mA`).
- Add a possessive suffix to show *who* is required to perform the action (`-m` for me, `-nız` for you, etc.).
- Follow with the phrase `icap eden`.
- Place the target noun being described at the very end.

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### Official Authorities and Paperwork

This phrasing is essential when discussing mandatory documentation or dealing with an official `makam` (authority). Notice how the entire clause acts as a giant adjective modifying the noun.

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### Third-Person and Plural Requirements

The possessive suffix attached to the verbal noun changes depending on whose obligation it is. For "he/she/it", use `-sı` or `-si`. For "they", use `-ları` or `-leri`.

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### Adding Case Endings

Because the target noun sits at the very end of the structure, it will take any case endings required by its role in the broader sentence. For example, if the required document is the specific direct object of the main verb, it must take the accusative case suffix.

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Clauses of necessity (icap eden)

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
to get approved / to have approved	onaylatmak
power of attorney	vekâletname
The power of attorney that you are required to get approved is at the notary.	Onaylatmanız icap eden vekâletname noterde.
Along with the power of attorney, there is no other document he is required to get approved.	Vekâletnamenin yanı sıra onaylatması icap eden başka bir belge yok.
certificate of residence	ikametgâh
copy (of a document)	suret
The copy of the certificate of residence that we are required to bring is in the folder.	Getirmemiz icap eden ikametgâh sureti dosyada.
They did not accept the copy of the certificate of residence that you were required to hand in.	Teslim etmeniz icap eden ikametgâh suretini kabul etmediler.
criminal record	sabıka
The criminal record that I am required to present is clean.	İbraz etmem icap eden sabıka kaydı temiz.
Is it necessary for the criminal record that he is required to present to be recent?	Sunması icap eden sabıka kaydının yeni olması gerekli mi?
register / official record (registry)	sicil
Where is the register file that he is required to check?	Kontrol etmesi icap eden sicil dosyası nerede?
I gave the register record that you are required to check to the manager.	Kontrol etmeniz icap eden sicil kaydını müdüre verdim.
official authority / office (position or post)	makam
The official authority that we are required to inform is very busy today.	Bilgilendirmemiz icap eden resmî makam bugün çok meşgul.
This is the highest authority that he is required to apply to.	Bu, başvurması icap eden en yüksek makamdır.
official notification	tebliğ
I read the official notification that I am required to sign.	İmzalamam icap eden tebliği okudum.
The notification that they are required to send is at the post office.	Göndermeleri icap eden tebliğ postanede.
relation / clearance	ilişik
The clearance document that he is required to get is not ready yet.	Alması icap eden ilişik belgesi henüz hazır değil.
The clearance documents that you are required to complete are in the archive.	Tamamlamanız icap eden ilişik belgeleri arşivde.
to stamp / to seal (with a formal seal)	mühürlemek
Along with the file, the copies that you are required to seal are on the table.	Dosyanın yanı sıra mühürlemeniz icap eden suretler masada.
It is forbidden to tear the document that we are required to seal.	Mühürlememiz icap eden belgeyi yırtmak yasak.

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