güvenilir

Güvenilir is a Turkish adjective meaning reliable, trustworthy, or credible; it describes people, sources, institutions, or information that can be depended on for accuracy, honesty, and consistency. In everyday usage, it signals credibility and dependability. Common phrases include güvenilir bir kişi, güvenilir bir kaynak, güvenilir bir kurum, güvenilir veriler.

The noun form güvenilirlik denotes the quality of being trustworthy, and its negations are güvensiz or güvenilmez. Güvenli, another related word, refers to safety or security rather than trustworthiness. Güvenilirlik is widely used in journalism, business, academia, and everyday speech to convey credibility and dependability.

Origin and usage: Güvenilir derives from güven (trust) with an adjectival suffix, producing a descriptor of character or reliability. It is widely used in journalism, business, academia, and everyday speech to convey credibility. In statistics and research, güvenilirlik is used to denote reliability or consistency of measurements and instruments, such as assessing the reliability of a survey. Examples: “Bu kaynak güvenilirdir.” “Bu sonuçlar güvenilir değildir.” “Bu çalışma güvenilirlik açısından değerlendirildi.”