Seçime

Seçime is the dative form of the Turkish noun seçim, which means election or vote. It is used with verbs that take a dative object to indicate the event toward which an action is directed or in which participation occurs. Common phrases include seçime katılmak (to participate in the election) and seçime aday göstermek (to nominate someone for the election). The form also appears in constructions such as seçime girmek, used to indicate entering the election race, though more often people say aday olmak to express candidacy.

In addition to actions of participation, seçime can appear in phrases describing relations to the event, such as seçime ilişkin (relating to the election) or seçime yönelik (aimed at the election). These usages show how Turkish uses the dative form of the noun to link a verb or modifier to the election event.

Etymology and morphology: seçim is formed from the root seç- meaning to choose, with the nominalizing suffix -im to yield “the act of choosing” or “choice/election.” The ending -e is the dative suffix, indicating direction toward or involvement with the event. The corresponding plural form is seçimler (elections) and the plural dative is seçimlere (to the elections).

Overall, seçime functions as a grammatical instrument to express participation in, direction toward, or relation to an election within Turkish syntax, appearing frequently in formal, media, and everyday language.