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### Speaking "On Behalf Of"

When participating in formal settings or speaking for a community, you will often need to act "on behalf of" a group or cause. In Turkish, this is expressed using the postposition **adına**.

To say "on behalf of" or "in the name of," simply place a noun directly before **adına**.

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### Acting "In Order To"

**Adına** can also express a formal purpose or intention, translating to "in order to" or "for the sake of." Pair it with the infinitive form of a verb (ending in **-mak** or **-mek**). 

This structure sounds more official and deliberate than simply using **için** (for), making it perfect for civic duties and formal proposals.

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Representation and formal purpose (adına)

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
person / individual (formal)	şahıs
on behalf of / in the name of	adına
to take the floor	söz almak
I want to take the floor not as an individual, but on behalf of the association.	Bir şahıs olarak değil, dernek adına söz almak istiyorum.
to represent	temsil etmek
I attended the meeting in order to represent you.	Sizi temsil etmek adına toplantıya katıldım.
civil	sivil
to express / to voice	dile getirmek
We are voicing these problems on behalf of civil society.	Sivil toplum adına bu sorunları dile getiriyoruz.
interest / benefit (self-interest, personal gain)	menfaat
motion / formal proposal	önerge
We prepared a new motion in order to protect our interests.	Menfaatlerimizi korumak adına yeni bir önerge hazırladık.
unanimity	oybirliği
to authorize	yetkilendirmek
We know that the assembly authorized us unanimously.	Meclisin bizi oybirliğiyle yetkilendirdiğini biliyoruz.
This person is here in order to represent the workers.	Bu kişi, işçileri temsil etmek adına burada.
If he is taking the floor at the meeting, he has to voice the people's problems.	Toplantıda söz alıyorsa, halkın sorunlarını dile getirmek zorunda.
The day we presented the motion, the assembly decided unanimously.	Önergeyi sunduğumuz gün, meclis oybirliğiyle karar verdi.
They authorized the police in order to protect the civilian population.	Sivil halkı korumak adına polisi yetkilendirdiler.
The president is working not for the sake of his own interest, but on behalf of society.	Başkan, kendi menfaati adına değil, toplum adına çalışıyor.
I am speaking here on behalf of these individuals.	Burada bu şahıslar adına konuşuyorum.
member	üye
I am speaking on behalf of all members.	Tüm üyeler adına konuşuyorum.
New members joined the club.	Kulübe yeni üyeler katıldı.
invitation	davet
She accepted the invitation on behalf of the company.	Daveti şirket adına kabul etti.
The wedding invitation came yesterday.	Düğün daveti dün geldi.
respect	saygı
We remember with respect on behalf of everyone.	Herkes adına saygı ile anıyoruz.
He respects his teacher.	Öğretmenine saygı duyuyor.

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