Tezin

Tezin is a Turkish word formed from tez, meaning “thesis” or “dissertation,” with a possessive suffix. The suffix -in signals a possessive relationship, and tezin is typically understood in contexts as “your thesis” or as part of a phrase linking a thesis to another noun. Turkish expresses possession through suffixes attached to the head noun, so tezin functions within noun phrases rather than as a standalone lexical item.

In practice, tezin appears in academic and formal Turkish to describe relations involving a thesis. It is common in phrases that relate the thesis to another element, such as tezin kapsamı (the scope of the thesis) or tezin savunması (the defense related to the thesis). Because Turkish does not use definite or indefinite articles, the definite sense of the phrase is determined by context and accompanying words rather than a separate article.

Morphology and usage notes: tezin results from tez plus a possessive suffix, with Turkish vowel harmony and consonant behavior shaping the final form. The exact interpretation of tezin depends on the sentence and surrounding nouns; it typically marks a specific possessive connection to a thesis within an established discourse, rather than standing as a separate, independent word.

See also: Tez (thesis), Turkish grammar, Turkish possessive suffixes.