Sanayideki

Sanayideki is a Turkish locative-relative modifier formed from sanayi (industry, factory) plus the locative suffix -de and the relative suffix -ki. It literally conveys “the one in the factory” or “the one in the industrial area” and is used to describe a noun by indicating its location or association with an industrial setting.

In usage, sanayideki typically precedes the noun it modifies and functions as an attributive adjective. It is common in everyday and formal Turkish to refer to people, objects, or phenomena tied to a factory or industrial zone. For example: sanayideki işçiler (the workers in the factory), sanayideki gürültü (the noise in the industrial area), sanayideki tesisler (the facilities in the industrial area). The phrase can also indicate ownership or relation within a factory context when combined with other nouns, such as sanayideki kapasite (the capacity in the industrial sector or at the plants).

Etymologically, the construction reflects Turkish word formation patterns that attach location and a relative element to a head noun, enabling concise descriptive phrases about places and institutions tied to industry. While sanayideki is most often linked to factories or industrial zones, its meaning can shift slightly with context to emphasize what is located there or associated with it.

See also: sanayi, locative suffix -de, the relative suffix -ki, Turkish compound adjectives, Turkish grammar resources.