Learn Turkish: Bildiğim kadarıyla, halkın yeni muhtar hakkında izlenimi olumlu. - As far as I know, the public's impression about the new headman is positive.

It combines the verb bilmek (to know) with the participle suffix -dik and the possessive -im, creating bildiğim (what I know). Then, kadarıyla (which comes from kadar meaning 'amount' or 'extent' plus the instrumental suffix -yla meaning 'with') is added. Literally, it translates to 'with the extent of what I know,' which smoothly gives us 'as far as I know.'

Why does izlenimi end with an -i?

That -i is the third-person singular possessive suffix. It links the word back to the genitive noun halkın (the public's) to complete the genitive-possessive phrase halkın izlenimi (the public's impression).

Why is yeni muhtar hakkında placed right in the middle of halkın izlenimi?

In Turkish, descriptive phrases are placed right before the word they modify. The phrase yeni muhtar hakkında (about the new headman) modifies the noun izlenimi (impression). Therefore, it tucks naturally inside the genitive-possessive chain halkın ... izlenimi to specify what that impression is about.

Since it translates to 'about the new headman,' shouldn't it be muhtarın hakkında with a genitive suffix?