cumhuriyeti

Cumhuriyeti is the Turkish accusative form of cumhuriyet, meaning “the republic.” It marks the noun as a definite direct object in sentences, and is used when the republic is the thing being acted upon by a verb. For example: cumhuriyeti kurmak (to establish the republic) or cumhuriyeti korumak (to protect the republic).

Etymology and form: cumhuriyet combines cumhur (people, public) with a noun-forming suffix -iyet, yielding the abstract concept of a republic. The addition of the definite suffix -i in Cumhuriyeti signals that the republic is a specific, identified entity in the discourse.

Usage: Cumhuriyeti appears in many Turkish phrases and titles, notably in Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (the Republic of Turkey). It also appears in constructions like cumhuriyeti ilan etmek (to proclaim the republic), cumhuriyeti sürdürmek (to sustain the republic), or cumhuriyeti yok saymak (to deny or ignore the republic), depending on the verb. As a grammatical form, it is not a separate word with different meaning but the object case of cumhuriyet.

Historical context: The concept of a republic has been central to Turkish political life since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, transitioning from the Ottoman imperial system to a republican state. The term cumhuriyet remains a core element in Turkey’s constitutional language, education, and public discourse, reflecting the nation's official status and its political heritage.

Overall, Cumhuriyeti functions as the governed, definite form of the noun cumhuriyet in Turkish syntax, widely used in reference to the state, its institutions, and related political actions.