Harekete

Harekete is a Turkish term built from the noun hareket, meaning movement or action. In standard Turkish usage, harekete functions as the dative form of hareket and appears mainly in idiomatic expressions rather than as a standalone noun. The most common form is harekete geçmek, which translates to “to take action” or “to mobilize,” implying a shift from inaction to action.

Linguistic function and usage

Harekete is primarily encountered in phrases that describe initiating or coordinating action. In these contexts, the sense is to bring a group, organization, or society into motion in response to a situation. The construction harekete geçmek can be used with subjects such as individuals, companies, governments, or social groups. The term is frequent in news reports, political discourse, and descriptions of organized campaigns or responses to events.

Context and examples

Examples in Turkish include sentences like “Hükümet harekete geçti” (The government has taken action) and “Sendika harekete geçti” (The union mobilized). Beyond politics, harekete geçmek appears in discussions of social movements, emergency responses, and organizational action plans. The word does not have a direct one-to-one English equivalent beyond the broader sense of “to take action” or “to mobilize.”

Related terms

Related Turkish words include hareket (movement), hareket etmek (to move), and other phrases built around the concept of acting or mobilizing.