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### Talking "About" Things with "Hakkında"

To say "about" a topic in Turkish, use the postposition **hakkında**. It comes directly after the noun you are discussing.

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You will often see **hakkında** used with verbs of communication or thought, like speaking, reading, or asking questions.

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### "Related To" with "İle İlgili"

Another very common way to express "about" or "concerning" is **ile ilgili** (literally "related with"). It functions very similarly to **hakkında**, but is especially useful when linking a topic directly to another noun, such as "agenda items related to the economy" or "a rumor about the minister's resignation."

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### "Regarding" with "-A Dair"

For a slightly more formal or specific tone, you can use the postposition **dair** to mean "regarding" or "concerning." Unlike the previous two postpositions, **dair** requires the preceding noun to take the **dative case** suffix (**-e**, **-a**, **-ye**, or **-ya**).

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Topic postpositions (hakkında, ile ilgili)

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
economy	ekonomi
comprehensive	kapsamlı
We will read a comprehensive report about the economy.	Ekonomi hakkında kapsamlı bir rapor okuyacağız.
minister	bakan
resignation	istifa
statement, expression	ifade
The minister will not give an official statement about his resignation.	Bakan, istifası hakkında resmî bir ifade vermeyecek.
media	medya
politics	siyaset
The media knows nothing about politics.	Medya siyaset hakkında hiçbir şey bilmiyor.
rumor	söylenti
What did the minister say about this rumor?	Bakan bu söylenti hakkında ne söyledi?
agenda	gündem
item, article (of an agenda or law)	madde
The agenda items related to the economy are very important.	Ekonomi ile ilgili gündem maddeleri çok önemli.
You need to read the news that the media wrote related to politics.	Medyanın siyaset ile ilgili yazdığı haberleri okuman lazım.
Is there a rumor related to the minister's resignation?	Bakanın istifası ile ilgili bir söylenti var mı?
They will make a comprehensive presentation related to the new project in the meeting.	Toplantıda yeni proje ile ilgili kapsamlı bir sunum yapacaklar.
regarding, concerning	dair
There is no new item on the agenda regarding the economy.	Gündemde ekonomiye dair yeni bir madde yok.
Your comprehensive statements regarding politics are very interesting.	Siyasete dair kapsamlı ifadeleriniz çok ilginç.
The journalists asked the minister questions regarding the resignation.	Gazeteciler bakana istifaya dair sorular sordu.
You should believe this rumor regarding the media.	Medyaya dair bu söylentiye inanmalısın.