Editlemek

Editlemek is a Turkish verb meaning to edit, revise, or modify content to improve accuracy, clarity, or presentation. It is commonly used in publishing, journalism, academia, and digital media to describe the act of making changes to a text, document, or script.

The word is formed from the English loanword edit with the Turkish infinitive suffix -lemek, yielding editlemek. It is a regular -mek verb and follows standard Turkish conjugation patterns, with forms such as editleyorum, editleiyorsun, editleyor; editlemek, editlemiş, editleyecek, and so on. In everyday usage, it behaves like other -mek verbs.

Typical usage includes describing revisions: a text can be editlemek to fix errors, improve flow, and ensure sources are correctly cited. In journalism and academia, editlemek often means incorporating feedback or updating information. In multimedia contexts, speakers frequently use düzenlemek for video or audio editing, but editlemek is understood and is commonly used for editing scripts, captions, or transcripts.

Editlemek is closely related to düzenlemek (to organize or adjust) and revize etmek (to revise). The emphasis of editlemek is applying edits to content rather than broad rearrangement. Related nouns include editleme (the act of editing) and editleyen/editlemen (the editor). The term reflects the growing role of collaborative content creation in Turkish-speaking contexts.