Söylediklerine

Söylediklerine is a Turkish grammatical form that functions as a reference to statements made by someone, often translating roughly as “to what they said” or “the things they said,” depending on the context. It is not a standalone word with a fixed meaning; rather, it is a form produced from the verb söylemek (to say) and is most commonly encountered in constructions that quote, cite, or base interpretation on someone’s statements. In many usages, it appears together with göre or dayanarak to express the idea “according to what they said” or “based on what they said.”

Morphologically, söylediklerine is built from a form tied to the act of saying (söyle-), referencing the content of those statements, plus the suffix -lerine, which marks a directional or referential relation to those statements (often rendered in English as “to what they said” or “to their statements”). The exact segmentation can vary with the surrounding clause, but the core function remains referential: it points to the content of what was said by others.

Common usages include phrases such as:

- Söylediklerine göre, toplantı bugün başladı. (According to what they said, the meeting started today.)

- Söylediklerine dayanarak karar verildi. (A decision was made based on what they said.)

- Söylediklerine itibar etmek gerekiyor. (One should pay regard to what they said.)

See also: Turkish grammar, cited speech, relative clauses in Turkish, -lerine suffix.