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Çay tiryakileri küçük bir taburede oturur ve demli çay içer.

Çay tiryakileri küçük bir taburede oturur ve demli çay içer.
Tea addicts sit on a small stool and drink steeped tea.
From Lesson 453:Lexicalized case adjectives (-dan, -da)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Çay tiryakileri küçük bir taburede oturur ve demli çay içer.

Since this lesson covers lexicalized adjectives from the locative case, is taburede acting as one of those adjectives here?
No, taburede is functioning as a standard noun in the locative case, telling us exactly where they sit (on a stool). Unlike lexicalized forms where the locative word takes on a new figurative adjective meaning (like gözde meaning "favorite"), taburede is purely literal in this sentence.
Why does çay tiryakisi (tea addict) become çay tiryakileri in the plural, rather than keeping the compound marker -si?
When pluralizing a Turkish noun compound, the plural suffix -ler replaces the third-person possessive compound marker -(s)i. You add the plural directly to the second noun, followed by a new possessive suffix (tiryaki + ler + i), forming the plural compound.
Why do the verbs oturur and içer use the aorist tense instead of the present continuous (oturuyor, içiyor)?
The aorist tense (the -r / -ar / -er suffix) is used here to describe a general truth, characteristic, or habitual action. It tells us what tea addicts always or typically do in general, rather than describing an action happening right at this moment.
Could I say bir küçük taburede instead of küçük bir taburede?
Usually, no. In Turkish, when a noun is modified by both an adjective and the indefinite article bir, the adjective almost always comes first (Adjective + bir + Noun). Saying bir küçük taburede sounds unnatural unless you are heavily emphasizing the number "one."
What does demli mean, and how is it formed?
Demli comes from the noun dem (steeping/brew) plus the suffix -li (with/having). In Turkish tea culture, it specifically refers to tea that is dark, strong, and well-steeped. If you want the opposite (weak or light tea), you would ask for açık çay.

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