Sustur

Sustur is a Turkish verb form associated with the stem sustur-, meaning to silence, hush, or suppress. It is most commonly encountered as part of the infinitive susturmak, which means to silence or to mute something or someone. The imperative singular form, used to order someone to make silence, is sustur. In addition to literal silencing, the verb is widely used metaphorically to mean suppressing information, speech, or dissent, such as in phrases like basını susturmak (to hush the press).

The word has several related forms. Susturma denotes the act or process of silencing. Susturucu can refer to a device used to silence or mute, such as a silencer in firearms. The passive and verbal nouns include susturulma (the act of being silenced or the state of silencing) and susturulmak (to be silenced). Morphological variations allow the verb to appear in different tenses and moods, including past tense forms like susturdu (he silenced) and sustained forms for other grammatical persons.

In usage, sustur commonly appears in everyday Turkish as well as in media, politics, and law enforcement contexts. It can carry neutral, descriptive meanings when discussing actions that silence sound or voices, but it can also convey coercive or critical tones when referring to attempts to suppress information or opposition. Overall, sustur functions as a core term for describing the act of silencing in Turkish.