türün

Türün is a Turkish term that functions as an inflected form of the noun tür, which means kind, type, or species. The base noun tür is used broadly to categorize objects and groups, with particular prominence in biology where it denotes a species, the basic unit of classification below genus (cins).

The form türün is the genitive singular form, used to indicate possession or relation to a type. It corresponds to expressions such as “of the type” or “the type’s.” For example, bir türün özellikleri means “the characteristics of a species/type,” and bir türün sınıflandırması means “the classification of a species/type.” In everyday Turkish, tür can also mean “this kind” as in bu tür bir araç, “this kind of vehicle.”

In scientific contexts, tür is the standard Turkish word for species. It is commonly contrasted with cins, the term for genus, and with broader categories used in taxonomy. Turkish does not always align one-to-one with Latin or English taxonomic vocabulary, but tür is widely understood to denote the species level in biological discussions and literature.

Beyond biology, tür is used generically to refer to kinds or categories of non-living things, ideas, or phenomena. The word supports a range of inflected forms to express possession, plurality, and relations within Turkish grammar, making it a versatile term in both everyday language and academic writing.

See also: türler, cins, zooloji, botanik, dilbilim.