Breakdown of Yeni yasa, halkın huzur içinde yaşaması maksadıyla onaylanmıştır.
yeni
new
yaşamak
to live / to experience / to undergo
iç
inside
onaylamak
to approve
Questions & Answers about Yeni yasa, halkın huzur içinde yaşaması maksadıyla onaylanmıştır.
Why is it halkın ... yaşaması maksadıyla instead of using the infinitive yaşamak?
Because the subject of the purpose clause ("the public") is different from the subject of the main sentence ("the new law"). When the subjects are different, we use the genitive-possessive construction: halkın (genitive) + yaşaması (verbal noun + 3rd person possessive) + maksadıyla. If the subjects were the same, we would just use the infinitive -mAk maksadıyla.
Is there a difference between using maksadıyla and amacıyla here?
No, they mean exactly the same thing ("for the purpose of" or "with the aim of") and are both used in formal contexts. Maksat is a loanword from Arabic, while amaç is of Turkic origin. You will frequently see both used interchangeably in official texts.
Why does the sentence end with onaylanmıştır instead of the simple past tense onaylandı?
The -mIş + -tIr combination is used here to create a formal, official, or "encyclopedic" tone. Because this sentence is stating an objective, documented fact about a new law (yasa), this official register is much more appropriate than the standard conversational past tense onaylandı.
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