merkezdaki

Merkezdaki is a Turkish grammatical form that functions as a nominal modifier meaning "the one at the center" or "the central one." It is formed by combining merkez (center) with the locative suffix -de and the relative/identifying suffix -ki, typically realized as the fused suffix -deki. The result is a single word that attaches to a noun to indicate the entity located in the center and to identify it within a group.

In use, merkezdaki is placed before the noun it modifies. Examples include merkezdaki bina (the building in the center) and merkezdaki öğrenci (the student at the central location). The -deki ending signals both location and definiteness, indicating that the speaker refers to a specific entity among possible center-area options.

Merkezdaki is productive in Turkish and appears in everyday speech, media, and literature whenever a central-location reference is needed. It is part of a broader pattern in Turkish of forming locational descriptors by attaching a combined suffix to a noun, as in evdeki, okuldekiler, and benzeri.

See also: Turkish morphology; locative suffix -de; the suffix -ki; nominal modifiers in Turkish; relative clauses.