Oturumu

Oturumu is a Turkish noun form that derives from oturum, a word with several related meanings. In everyday Turkish, oturum most often means the act or condition of staying in a place (residence, living there) or a period of time spent in a place. In formal language, oturum can also mean a session or sitting of a legislative body, a committee, or other formal gatherings. In information technology, oturum is used for the concept of a user session or login state, with common phrases such as oturum açmak (to log in) and oturum kapatmak (to end a session).

The form oturumu specifically marks possession and can be translated as “his/her/its stay” or “the stay of someone,” depending on the sentence. For example, Oturumum uzadı means “My stay lasted longer,” while Meclisin oturumu bugün başladı means “The parliament’s session began today.” Although oturumu can function as a possessed noun, Turkish can also express possession with separate pronouns or suffixes, so the exact translation may vary with context.

Etymologically, oturum is built from the verb root otur- (to sit, to live, to stay) plus nominalizing and suffixal elements that create the noun meaning “a sitting, a stay, a residence, or a session.” This versatility makes oturum a common term across social, administrative, and technical domains in Turkish.

See also: oturma izni (residence permit), oturum açmak (to log in), oturum süresi (session duration).