Etmenleri

Etmenleri is a Turkish term formed from etmen (agent, factor, instigator) with plural and possessive suffixes. In Turkish usage, etmenleri generally means “their agents” or “the agents/instigators associated with someone or something,” and it appears in formal, legal, historical, and analytical writing.

Meanings and contexts

Etmenler (the base plural) refers to individuals or factors that influence events or outcomes, including people who act as agents, accomplices, or catalysts in a given process. In a legal context, etmen can denote a person who instigates or participates in a crime as an accomplice or conspirator. In political or sociological discourse, etmenler can describe influential figures, supporters, or external factors that shape a situation. The form etmenleri combines the plural noun with the third-person plural possessive suffix, and it may function as the object of a sentence, meaning “their agents” or “the agents of them.”

Usage notes

Etmenleri is typically employed in formal or specialized language. It can refer to real individuals, organized groups, or abstract factors depending on the discipline. Related terms include etmen (agent/factor), etken (causal factor or influence), and etmenlik (the act or status of being an instigator or factor).

See also

Turkish linguistic morphology, etmen, etken, etmenlik, conspirator, factor.