Breakdown of başkan
baş
head
Usages of başkan
cumhurbaşkanı
presidentSYSTEM IN TURKEY
Geçen hafta Amerika'nın yeni başkanı seçilmiş.
[Apparently] Last week, the new president of America was elected.
Başkan teröristler tarafından öldürüldü.
The president was killed by the terrorists.
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“How does vowel harmony work in Turkish?”
Turkish uses vowel harmony, meaning the vowels in suffixes change to match the last vowel of the word. Turkish vowels are divided into front (e, i, ö, ü) and back (a, ı, o, u) groups. Suffixes will use front or back vowels to harmonize with the root word.
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