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When outlining expectations or making predictions, you often want to show how reality confirmed them. In Turkish, you do this using **nitekim**.

### Nitekim (Indeed / As a matter of fact)

**Nitekim** is a conjunction used to show that an outcome proved an earlier statement or forecast true. It translates to "indeed," "as a matter of fact," or "sure enough."

It frequently joins two clauses, separating the expectation from the factual confirmation. It is common in analytical contexts, like discussing economics.

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It also works well when a known problem inevitably leads to a logical consequence:

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### Starting a New Sentence

**Nitekim** can also start a new sentence to confirm the previous one. A common phrase is **Nitekim öyle oldu** (Indeed, it happened exactly like that).

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Factual confirmation (nitekim)

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
analyst	analist
indeed / as a matter of fact	nitekim
forecast / prediction (foresight, anticipation)	öngörü
The analysts were expecting a crisis, indeed their forecasts turned out to be right.	Analistler kriz bekliyordu, nitekim öngörüleri haklı çıktı.
inflation	enflasyon
rise / increase (upward movement, elevation)	yükseliş
Prices were going to increase, indeed we saw a big rise in inflation.	Fiyatlar artacaktı, nitekim enflasyonda büyük bir yükseliş gördük.
exports	ihracat
decline / fall	düşüş
to happen / to occur (general; also to be/become)	olmak
There was a problem in the market abroad, indeed a decline in exports happened.	Yurt dışı pazarında sorun vardı, nitekim ihracatta düşüş oldu.
index	endeks
contraction	daralma
The stock market index was bad, indeed a contraction in the economy started.	Borsa endeksi kötüydü, nitekim ekonomide daralma başladı.
supply	arz
The actual problem was supply. Our forecasts were going to change.	Asıl sorun olan arzdı. Öngörülerimiz değişecekti.
Even inflation, which is the real risk, did not surprise the analysts.	Asıl risk olan enflasyon bile analistleri şaşırtmadı.
Exports were going to increase last year. In fact, we were expecting a big rise.	İhracat geçen yıl artacaktı. Hatta büyük bir yükseliş bekliyorduk.
Even a decline in production does not mean a contraction.	Üretimde düşüş bile daralma anlamına gelmiyor.
The industry index went up. Indeed, supply increased in the market.	Sanayi endeksi yükseldi. Nitekim piyasada arz arttı.
Analysts were forecasting a contraction in exports. Indeed, it happened exactly like that.	Analistler ihracatta daralma öngörüyordu. Nitekim öyle oldu.
The price index was very high. Even inflation was not going to drop anymore.	Fiyat endeksi çok yüksekti. Enflasyon bile artık düşmeyecekti.
This rise was hiding the decline, which is the real problem.	Bu yükseliş, asıl sorun olan düşüşü gizliyordu.