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Cumhuriyetin

Cumhuriyetin is the genitive form of the Turkish noun Cumhuriyet, meaning “the Republic.” It is used to express possession or association with the Republic, equivalent to “of the Republic” or “the Republic’s” in English. Turkish forms the genitive with suffixes that vary by vowel harmony; the standard ending is -in (with variations such as -ın, -ün, -un). When attached to a proper name, the form yields phrases like Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin, meaning “the Republic of Turkey.”

Common uses of Cumhuriyetin appear in phrases that name institutions, events, or concepts connected to the

Historical note: Cumhuriyet refers to the republic established in 1923 after the Turkish War of Independence,

Republic.
Examples
include
Cumhuriyetin
ilanı
(the
proclamation
of
the
Republic)
and
Cumhuriyetin
kuruluşu
(the
founding
of
the
Republic).
It
also
occurs
in
juridical
or
historical
contexts,
such
as
Türkiye
Cumhuriyeti’nin
anayasal
düzeni
(the
constitutional
order
of
the
Republic
of
Turkey)
or
Cumhuriyetin
değerleri
(the
values
of
the
Republic).
with
the
Republic
of
Turkey
proclaimed
on
October
29,
1923.
The
possessive
form
Cumhuriyetin
is
therefore
a
grammatical
tool
used
in
Turkish
to
indicate
“of
the
Republic”
and
does
not
denote
a
separate
political
entity.
In
usage
with
proper
names,
it
often
appears
in
the
form
Türkiye
Cumhuriyeti’nin,
reflecting
possession
within
official
and
scholarly
writing.