bildirilirken

Bildirilirken is a Turkish adverbial verb form derived from the verb bildirmek, meaning to inform or report. The form bildirilmek conveys the sense of “to be informed” or “to be notified” in the passive voice, and the addition of the ending -ken creates a non-finite clause that expresses simultaneity, roughly translating to “while being informed/notified” or “as it is being reported.” In this sense, bildirilirken functions as an adverbial clause marker indicating that another event occurs during the act of reporting.

Morphology and usage are primarily formal. The base is bildir-, from bildirmek, with passive derivation in bildirilmek, and the adverbial participle suffix -ken (in its variant -irken) attaches to form bildirilirken. The clause is non-finite, so it does not by itself form a complete sentence and must be connected to a main clause. The exact timing reference depends on the main verb’s tense: it can refer to past, present, or future contexts through the surrounding clause, making it a flexible tool for signaling temporal overlap.

Common contexts for bildirilirken include formal writing, news reports, official statements, and academic Turkish, where simultaneous actions with reporting are described. It can be contrasted with other temporal forms such as bildirildiğinde (when it was reported) or bildirilirkenki zamanı belirtmek (specifying the time being reported) to convey different shades of timing.

Examples:

- Bildirilirken olay yerinde güvenlik önlemleri alındı. (While it was being reported, security measures were taken at the scene.)

- Bildirilirken yetkili kişiler halkı bilgilendirdi. (While it was being reported, the authorities informed the public.)