tarafndan
Tarafından is a Turkish postpositional form used to mark the agent in a passive clause, roughly equivalent to the English word “by.” It is derived from the noun taraf (side, party, actor in a situation) combined with the ablative suffix -ından, producing tarafından. The form is standard Turkish and is written as tarafından.
In Turkish grammar, tarafından appears after the noun that performs the action in a passive sentence. It
- Bu karar Meclis tarafından alındı. (This decision was made by the Parliament.)
- Haberler devlet başkanı tarafından açıklandı. (The news was announced by the president.)
- Eser, ünlü bir yazar tarafından yazılmıştır. (The work was written by a famous author.)
- The form is used regardless of the number of the agent (singular or plural) by placing tarafından
- In everyday conversation Turkish often favors simpler expressions, but tarafından remains standard in formal or written