beklerin

Beklerin is the genitive plural form of the Turkish noun bekler, a word that refers to guards or watchmen. The singular form bek denotes a guard or sentinel, and bekler is its plural, meaning “guards” or “watchmen.” Beklerin then marks possession or relation to the guards, yielding “the guards’” or “of the guards.”

In usage, beklerin is employed to indicate that something belongs to or is associated with the guards. For example, beklerin görevi means the guards’ duty, and bu karar beklerin onayını gerektiriyordu means this decision required the guards’ approval. The construction exemplifies Turkish noun combination where the plural suffix -ler is followed by the genitive suffix -in, producing beklerin.

Morphology and form: bekler is created by adding the plural suffix -ler to bek. To form the genitive plural, the genitive suffix -in is added to bekler, and due to vowel harmony the result is beklerin. This pattern—plural suffix followed by genitive suffix—is common in Turkish for signaling possession by a plural noun.

See also: Turkish grammar; Turkish possessive and genitive constructions; Turkish plural suffixes.