iyileiyor

Iyileiyor is a Turkish verb form often translated as "is getting better" or "is improving" in English. In standard Turkish, the present continuous form of the verb iyileşmek (to recover, to improve) is iyileşiyor. The form iyileiyor is typically encountered as an informal spelling or colloquial variant in everyday writing and speech, and while it conveys the same meaning, the normative spelling is iyileşiyor.

The underlying root is iyileş-, derived from iyi (good) and the suffix -leşmek, which marks a change of state or becoming. The related verb iyileştirmek means to improve something or to make something better, while iyileşmek refers to a change toward a better state for the subject, such as a person’s health or a situation.

Common usage describes progress toward improvement in health, conditions, or situations. Examples (standard form) include: Hasta iyileşiyor. Durum giderek iyileşiyor. These sentences communicate that recovery or improvement is taking place.

In Turkish, iyileşmek and iyileştirmek illustrate related but distinct ideas: iyileşmek focuses on a change of state in the subject, often health-related, whereas iyileştirmek describes actionable improvement that is applied to an object or system. The noun forms include iyileşme (recovery, improvement) and iyileştirme (improvement, enhancement).