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Avukat, şüphelinin gizlice dışarı çıktığını kanıtladı.

Avukat, şüphelinin gizlice dışarı çıktığını kanıtladı.
The lawyer proved that the suspect secretly went out.
From Lesson 200:Present and past factive clauses (-dığı)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Avukat, şüphelinin gizlice dışarı çıktığını kanıtladı.

How do we break down çıktığını to mean "that [he] went"?
This word forms the core of the factive clause you are learning. It starts with the verb root çık (to go out). We add the past/present participle -dık (which becomes -tığ due to consonant mutation and vowel harmony). Then, we add the 3rd-person possessive -ı ("his/her"), a buffer -n-, and the accusative case -ı. Literally, it translates to something like "his having gone out."
Why is "suspect" written as şüphelinin (in the genitive case) instead of just şüpheli?
In Turkish factive clauses using -dık, the subject of the embedded clause (here, "the suspect") takes the genitive case (-nin). This links directly to the possessive suffix on the verb çıktığını. Think of the literal structure as: "The lawyer proved the suspect's secretly going out."
Why does çıktığını need that final accusative -ı?
The entire clause şüphelinin gizlice dışarı çıktığını (that the suspect secretly went out) acts as the direct object of the main verb, kanıtladı (proved). Because the lawyer proved a specific, defined thing, the whole phrase must be marked with the accusative case.
Why is it just dışarı and not dışarıya (with the dative "to" suffix)?
When direction words like içeri, dışarı, aşağı, or yukarı are used directly with a verb of motion (like çıkmak), they act as bare adverbs and don't need the dative suffix -ya/ye. Dışarı çıkmak is the standard, natural way to say "to go outside."
How is the word gizlice formed to mean "secretly"?
The root is gizli, which is an adjective meaning "secret" or "hidden". By adding the suffix -ce, it turns the adjective into an adverb of manner, meaning "in a secret way" or "secretly."

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