Yönelmesi

Yönelmesi is a Turkish noun formed from the verb yönelmek, meaning to turn toward or to incline. The nominalizing suffix -mesi (or -ması) turns the verb into a noun that expresses the act of turning toward something or the tendency or inclination of a subject toward a goal, idea, or direction. In this sense, yönelmesi can refer to a concrete directional movement as well as to a more abstract tendency.

In use, yönelmesi appears mainly in formal or analytic Turkish. It can function as the subject or the object of a sentence and is often followed by a genitive phrase indicating what the tendency is directed toward, for example, doğaya yönelmesi (the tendency toward nature) or teknolojiye yönelmesi (the tendency toward technology). The form inflects for case and possession, producing forms such as yönelmesinin (of its turning toward), yönelmesine (to its turning toward), or yönelmesini (the turning toward it as the object).

Etymologically, yönelmesi derives from yönelmek with the nominal suffix -mesi and the possessive suffix -si. Related forms include yönelme (the act of turning toward) and, in some contexts, yöneliş, which also conveys a sense of tendency or approach. In academic or analytical writing, yönelmesi is used to describe observable shifts, preferences, or directional changes in behavior, opinions, or systems.